62 GMC railroad crew cab

[Barry Taylor]

You can Google the above caption and the whole story can be found! Cool story!

 

[427John]

That's where most the earliest crew cabs originated, RR's kind of drove their development most of the early Ford and Mopar crew cabs I've seen were also ex RR trucks, is this truck a 3 door? Most of the RR rigs I've seen were, kind of like the early Suburbans.

 

[La Hot Rods]

 

[rsavage]

There were a couple of aftermarket companies that converted Chevrolet and GMC pickups in the 60's and 70's to 4 doors for various uses - parks, rail road, etc.

 

[bobs409]

Now tell us what the gas mileage was on that thing. (especially with that GMC engine)

 

[Dä Huäbär]

61 crew cap

 

[62BillT]

Now tell us what the gas mileage was on that thing. (especially with that GMC engine)

V-6's were sure known to get poor mileage but that said, I once super-tuned the 305 in my '66 pick-up and got 15 1/2 hi-way.

 

[Greg Reimer]

I remember hearing them called "chugger motors" because of how they sounded. Careful pulling spark plugs- they point straight up and its easy for debris to fall into the cylinder with the plugs out.

 

[62BillT]

I remember hearing them called "chugger motors" because of how they sounded. Careful pulling spark plugs- they point straight up and its easy for debris to fall into the cylinder with the plugs out.

The factory mufflers were straight thru. My 478 V-6 had dual straight thru's from the factory. Sure sounded sweet.

You are right about the Plugs. I would always carefully clean around them before changing. Air pressure is ideal.