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Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head #186547 08/01/2005 4:01 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5 Waukesha, Wisconsin J Jason Davies New Guy
Jason Davies New Guy J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5 Waukesha, Wisconsin	According to a guy who worked in the factory (Janesville probably), GMC used Buick and Olds V8s in some big trucks. They apparently were unreliable in big trucks.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
1956 1957 with a nail head	gmckustom	07/31/2005 6:46 PM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	Bullet	07/31/2005 7:14 PM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	Flxible	07/31/2005 7:36 PM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	Wrenchbender Ret.	07/31/2005 10:48 PM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	truckernix	08/01/2005 12:45 AM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	Jason Davies	08/01/2005 4:01 AM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	speed 6351	08/01/2005 9:17 AM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	speed 6351	08/01/2005 9:31 AM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	Norselander	08/03/2005 2:01 AM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	Anonymous	08/03/2005 5:50 PM
Re: 1956 1957 with a nail head	Hotrod Lincoln	08/03/2005 7:57 PM

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