Posted on 01/04/2015 4:53:02 PM PST by upbeat5
I just googled it and there was a 292 Ford V8 at that time, so that’s probably it.
And I was mistaken about the Chevy 292 six cylinder. It actually wasn’t introduced until 1962. Before that it was the 261 that was the bigger six.
Woofda!......Wifey comes from Uffdaville, and we started going up there in the early 1980's - back then ALL the cars/trucks had those dangly plug-in thingies dangling out of the grills. Now, not so much......but being as we've bought our "plot" in the New Munich churhyard, we're pretty certain that for at least one of us there will be some permafrost-busting needed....
Back in 69 I was working at the same Summer retreat and owned an English Ford. Two guys I knew pretty well were driving that pickup, I am pretty sure that is the same one. They were using it to haul linen to and from a nearby laundry.
For some reason I thought I might be able to beat it as the Cortina ran pretty well. Bad idea, they beat me easily.
Fine machine.
I wonder if he uses snow tires in the Minn. winter?
Those 2wd pickups were never good for traction, I had a ‘72 that would spin the right rear like crazy just when it was damp.
From the front side marker light and the gas cap located on the cab that would be a 1968 to 1972 model Chevy P/U.
And that’s a fine crew you would be hauling:-)
Regards
alfa6 ;.}
“292 sounds right” 292 was a ford v8 in the early 60s.
Thanks, they were a good crew.
I got a 79 chevy pick-up. It’s a 5.7 ltr engine. What I like about it is, for inspection I don’t need emissions so inspect is $15 for a safety check where they usually just check the lights if that and slap a sticker on. Sure it’s a gas gussler but runs like a champ. What I also like about it is, there’s almost nothing under the hood to breakdown. I bought it 10 years ago at a school district auction for $500.
Unfortunately, it wouldn’t pass inspection in Vermont. Nanny State, when it comes to cars.
Late 50s and early 60s according to some quick googling. It looks like the trucks got the 292 starting in 1958 (the cars had it a few years earlier...in fact it was introduced in the Thunderbird). A truck in 1956 probably would have had a 272.
As you well understand, motorized personal transportation is poison to statists. Thus the desire in blue states to reduce the number of usable vehicles on the road by any method.
I own a 94 Silverado turbo diesel with 298k on the odometer. Two driver side window motors, no heat because the core leaks and has been bypassed. Three vacuum pumps and three starters. The diesel is the GM product used in the original military Hummers. The only real issue is the 24 volt starter. I am constantly dealing with battery connections on two batteries. A mechanic bud asked me the other day why every diesel he worked on came in with hammer marks on the batteries. “Dude, it’s because they get old and will not crank!”
WC ....WT... it was so long ago I can barely remember the stores. I do remember the Bradford Room restaurants.
Original transmission?
Just curious.
Thank you for that info. I actually had a 55 Ford car with a 272. I figured a 3/4 ton would probably have a larger engine but didn’t know the 292 came later in the pickups.
I think my 272 was only rated at 164 HP but that car really ran well. I remember beating a friend in a drag and he had 65 with a 352 and a four barrel. That little 272 would really go.
You’re correct. My Dad bought a 1956 F250 with the biggest V8 they had, and it was a 272.
“REAL BENCH SEATS!! Yay!”
So agree!
“Maybe his job is a half mile down the road.”
Good point, it’s got to be a pretty short commute, that would be my guess too.
One of the few good things Governor Graham did in Florida. He got the state vehicle inspection removed. Fortunately it never has come back.
One of the few good things Governor Graham did in Florida. He got the state vehicle inspection removed. Fortunately it never has come back.
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