I am back in the game financially to work on my truck again. I have always held to the idea of staying true to era when the truck was used and keeping it original. Well I had a bit of an epiphany over the past couple of weeks. I could 'supe' it up a little and it could still be original, just sportier.
If I was a kid back in the late 50's and I had my 1st ed. 55, 5 window, 3/4 ton, 270 GMC, I would want to make it fast and cool. I have read that the old GMC inlines were used for race engines back in that day and I am concidering rebuilding this engine to get a little more performance than the original farm truck was designed for.
Am I just pipe dreaming or could I turn this into a 50's retro racer usind only the parts and pieces that were available in that day? I imagine this would be a real head turner at the local shows. No-one ever has the old GMC's let alone a beefed up original.
What do all you Shop sharks and Gear heads think?
My 55 1st ed.
