I think it was the GMC gas engine of that era, but they could have had several
engines over the whole run from the 30s to the 50s.
Mark Noakes
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K M Lehmann" <klehmann@bentonrea.com>
> To: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>, wmh678@att.net,
>oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Check this out (GM Futureliner)
> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:34:38 -0800
>
>
> Does anyone know the design of these engines? Were they regular GM engines
> or some special design? The busses around that time used GM [Detroit
> Diesel].
> Lee
> Many old Chevy's
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>
> To: <wmh678@att.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:37 AM
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Check this out (GM Futureliner)
>
>
> > Bill:
> > Took a closer look at the Barrett-Jackson photos at their website and I
> > agree, it's not the same one we looked at back in 2004. Giveaways were
> the
> > manual transmission and the 400 Cu In 6 Cylinder (the one we looked at was
> > an automatic and had a 305 Cu In 6.
> >
> > Carl Ham
> > '56 Chevy Stepside
> > Hopewell, IL
> >
> >
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