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Its not a GMC. It is a 1964 cabover International like I drove in the late 60's and early 70's. I bought it in the hills of Northwest Arkansas over 6 months ago and never could get a reasonable ride for it. Mine didn't have the windows in back and the sides, but I have one with a regular sleeper. This one is much more complete and will make a good donor.

But I did haul her home with my 3500HD GMC with a 6 liter gas.

https://plus.google.com/11263693037...5156051106&oid=112636930370126476644

The GMC really handled the hills well and had no problem with holding 70 once I got to Texas. I stayed on the back roads in Arkansas to avoid the scales.

Cool!!
Is that the one they call an "Emeryville"?

Yeh, I'd say your a little heavy. But it's a neat cabover good luck with it.

Yes I believe it 's the last year. I have a 65 early Transtar series.
Coe day cab. Hasn't ran in at least 25 years.
Tom

Looks good.

Is it Detroit powered ?

Very nice Ken. What are your plans for it?

I bought another Emeryville last year that runs and drives, but has a lot of little stuff missing. And the other one has 22" spoke. I bought this one for the little parts and for the 20" hubs. They made Emeryvilles in 3 cabs. The day cab or "skinny cab" the small sleeper with windows like this one and one with a little larger sleeper and no windows. They one I drove had no windows. If it weren't for the fact that this one has the windows, I would restore it. But I want one like I drove a couple of million miles. And restoring one like this is similar to restoring a GMC 860. You almost have to buy the whole truck to get the little parts.

Nothing like having a parts truck. I was lucky with my project as it actually came with parts from two other trucks. Every time I get stuck I just go up to the parts loft and look through the boxes and bins and in some cases have found two or three of what I am looking for.
I always did like those Emeryvilles.

Nice find.

Ken I,m envious,
She looks like a GREAT Candidate to save and not use for parts.
Have a few miles on 2 myself.
GREAT FIND.
Good luck with whatever You do.
regards,
steve sr.

5-spoke Daytons on the "Steers",and 6-spoke on the "Drivers",is a RARITY!! you mostly see either 6-spokes "all-the-way-around",or 6-spoke on the "Steers",5-spoke "Drivers". Good luck on your "Build". 318??

I am actually going to use this one for a parts truck. International made a day cab, a small sleeper with windows which this one, is and a larger sleeper. The one I drove was the larger sleeper like the one I bought in Georgia last winter. Someone started restoring the larger sleeper and a lot of small parts disappeared. This one has all the small parts I need. This one has a 220 Cummins and the other has a later 250 Cummins, but both have the "back drop manifold" which gave the Emeryville its distinctive sound. I am looking for Budd hubs for the steering axle, because that is what I had back then. And I had over a dozen cabover Internationals running in the 80's and 90's.

I'm going to leave the spring ride seat and hard rubber pad springless rear suspension like it is. I want to remind my self how it was over 50 years ago.

Neat truck, Ken. This was the truck I first drove for my farmer Dad. I was 16 years old. It was a 1961 Emeryville, 220 Cummins with a 10 sp. Road ranger. What a slow truck. Probably ideal for a green kid. Emeryvilles because they were built in Emeryville, California, Yes, or no, folks?