All depends on what series truck you have. If you have a 1 1/2 ton "4000" series truck(4100, or 4400) it came standard with a 216 "Thriftmaster" engine, with a 235 "Loadmaster" being optional. If your truck is a 2 ton "5000" series (5100, 5400,or 5700), or "6000" series(6100, 6400, or 6500) the 235 "Loadmaster" was standard, with no other engine available until 1954, when the 261 was an option for the "5000", & "6000" series 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