The truck is a 1958 Chevrolet Viking,built in the St Louis Truck Assembly factory, sometime early in the year(I forget the exact date) this one is a grain truck, and as such, is a farmyard survivor. This truck's vin ends in 41, so it came with the six cylinder Thriftmaster. Combining this with the 70s-80s era gas pedal, extremely faulty throttle connection, And the farm connection, I can only guess, but I bet the farmer killed the six, and stuffed the v8 in its place. The front mounting brackets, while solid, are clearly homemade.
Don't quote me on the engine stampings; the only way I could even hope to read them was by spraying a thin coat of brake cleaner on the block, and reading the refractions.
On a separate note, does anyone know if the 2-speed 15000 rear axle came in different pinion and ring ratios? This truck is absurdly slow, and it has the 22.5" wheels, so my only hopes are to install a "transfer box" between transmission and axle, or change the final drive speed.
