First post in a while. Yes, I bought another truck a while ago!
Pictures A '65 C-30 with factory 9' step bed, a Coca-Cola truck. I Got it for $600, and so far I love it more all the time. It is very rusty and beat up, one of the worst I've seen, really; but a superbly heavy duty truck. No comparison at all with a half ton "truck", IMO.
It has a SM-420 four speed and a 1964-67 2 barrel 195HP 283 with the "power pack" heads (came on all 283's '63 up) that is running great. The wheels/tires are 7.50-17 bias ply tires on original (I think) three piece locking ring wheels. The fronts & spare are pretty badly checked, but the 8 ply rear "extra-traction" tires are still very useable. The rear axle is an open carrier 5.13-1 full floater, HO72 Eaton I think. At some point a 12 gauge treadplate bedliner of sorts was added, along with what I guess you'd call fender gaurds.
It should make a superb hauling truck. And it's certainly heavy enough to pull a trailer, must weigh 5,500-6,000lbs empty. It needs some work, but not that much really. Front tires are the only real thing left to get; I need to find two good 7.50-17's or some later tubeless 16's and good 235/85/R16 tires. Not a big deal.
Some interesting tidbits are that the truck came from GM without a radio, cigarette lighter, seatbelts, or a rear view mirror, but came with the big back window. (And yes, the tag indeed says 346 "JNK".) It also came from the PO with the original title from Coca-Cola, and the original factory key that looks like new and still has the knockout intact, pretty neat.
-Chaz
