sinefire's truck is a 56 .... my understanding was Mapleleafs [just a 'model' by the 50's] were on GMC chassis .... but yes, the big'uns may have had 261's out of a Chevy plant, some casting numbers should tell

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics