That '47 2 ton Loadmaster would have originally had a 235 Loadmaster engine in it and not a 216 Thriftmaster engine. The 216 Thriftmaster engines only came in big trucks that were 1 1/2 ton rated. And of course, they came in the 1/2 ton thru 1 ton light duty trucks.


Spanky Hardy
Collector Of Fine Old G.M. COE Trucks & Antique Holmes Wreckers

1948 Chevrolet 5700 COE Holmes HD W35 Wrecker
In the Stovebolt Gallery
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1950 GMC 250 1-Ton
In the Stovebolt Gallery