The largest cabover trucks ever produced by gm, the titan and more common astro were introduced for 1969, replacing the 19601968 gmc crackerbox coes. Bus tour in 1948 gmc detroit diesel 671 by arjan kolkman. Our fast shipping, low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. I will sacrifice either a titan or astro for this conversion and will post pics when build starts. This truck has sat for decades and now its time to get it started.
Clint freeman components 1965 gmc crackerbox, d 80009000 resin kit. I first heard this truck coming down nc 197 into burnsville, nc. Browse our inventory of new and used gmc farm trucks grain trucks for sale near you at marketbook. Gmc cracker box with sleeper trucks, big trucks, vintage. Basically 99% scratch built form micro i beam, tube and 160 thousands plastic carved into main cross member and straight pins for. Gmc great mountain climbernot hardly or general mess of crap.
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The semi truck history is one built from necessity and some of the quirky, cool, and badass solutions they came up with is on par with what hot rodders did to find speed in the early days. The first, afaik, steering axle air ride system was on a jimmy. Press the push to talk button on the steering wheel. This truck has a 400 cummins with a fuller 9 speed and a 4 speed spicer auxiliary. Arranged in order of increasing engine size and cylinder number, this playlist contains awesome sound snippets of virtually every detroit diesel engine. Gmc crackerbox 671 detroit diesel 10 spd, running through. Detroit diesel 671 starting, at idle, accelerating, and shutting down. Owner sings a set at end of night and tells the history of cracker box. Gmc truck 471 detroit diesel coming back to life after 25 yrs.
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If you have any pictures you would like to share wed love to see them. The all new gmc aluminum tiltcab cruiser is commonly called the crackerbox by truck fans. More jokes about gmcs than macks, almost 03252012, 03. I dont know nearly as much as id like to about these. The 12v71 came out about the same time as the rest of the vblock 71s.
Original 1948 gmc 34 ton pickup 228 gmc 6 cylinder, 4 speed manual on the floor, push button starter on the floor, just like it was in 1948. One owner and only 94,499 miles, this well cared for truck is a rare find. Gmc introduced them in 1959, production was stopped after 1968 when they came out with the astro. This 1964 gmc 7000 fire truck is said to have just 23k miles, the seller adding that it remains fully functional thanks to a lifetime of careful maintenance and indoor storage. For those of you that asked for a driving video i finally got one. Any idea what the curb weight of a 1963 gmc crackerbox truck tractor. Had to drill out the mount holes in the manifold for the exhaust outlet and make a new gasket. It has a straightpipe 671 detroit diesel, 10 speed, and. By 41chevy, august 17, 2018 in model truck workbench. Could you or would you give me directions so i could go look for it. Anyone help me with finding some pictures of the old gmc crackerbox i am also looking for a diecast version of any scale, which im sure is near impossibleanyway, any. Saw this unique ol rig at the 2015 owls head truck and tractor show and thought it deserved its own videos. Though the historic vehicle plate says 77, im not sure if that year is accurate to this truck.
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