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6 cylinder flathead in a 36 pickup???
#1103889 05/21/2015 3:28 AM
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A friend who recently looked at a 36 as a project just got a glance at the engine compartment & thinks he saw a flathead? I always thought that all 1930's trucks were OHV...

I looked and looked and could not find anything on this except this in Wikipedia... "Oldsmobile's flathead straight six in Chevrolet and GMC trucks - In 1935 and 1936, GMC and Chevrolet used an Oldsmobile 213 L-head engine. For 1937 and 1938, they used Oldsmobile's 230 L-head engine..."

Anyone know anything else? Just curious...

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Re: 6 cylinder flathead in a 36 pickup???
Hilltown #1103892 05/21/2015 3:38 AM
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That would be correct for a GMC, but Chevrolet would have used their own OHV engine.

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Re: 6 cylinder flathead in a 36 pickup???
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GMC also used Pontiac flatheads, maybe not in pickups, though. I have a 2 carb. Manifold for an Olds flathead.

'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.

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