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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Okay, I'm pretty sure that a jobmaster is a 261 truck engine. So what exactly are Loadmasters and Thriftmasters? Are they trucks or are they engines? Is a loadmaster a 216? | | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 Gas Pumper | | Gas Pumper Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 | My understanding is the Thriftmaster is the 216, Loadmaster the 235, and Jobmaster the 261. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Depends on what year you're talking about. '54-'62, the Thriftmaster is a 235, and '56-'59 the Loadmaster is a 322 V8.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | As posted above, when referring to engines, the terms/names referred to different engines.
For example:
1953 Chevrolet trucks:
Thriftmaster = 216
Loadmaster = 235
1954 Chevrolet trucks:
Thriftmaster = 235
Loadmaster = 235
Jobmaster = 261
1959 Chevrolet trucks:
Thriftmaster = 235
Thriftmaster Special = 235
Jobmaster = 261
Trademaster = 283
Taskmaster = 283
Super Taskmaster = 283
Loadmaster = 322
Workmaster Special = 348
Workmaster = 348 | | |
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