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Hi gang...

OK...Spanky asked about COE owners and Jolly asked about LCF owners...so I figured I'd follow suit and ask how many of you own either a C50, C60 or C70?

Ole' Burgie owns two: a 1964 C60 and 1966 C60

Chime in if you have a few minutes...

Hy Burgie, does a Canadian G.M.C. 60 with a 348 Chev. V8 and 9000lb, torsion bar front suspension count?

I am the co-owner of a 61 C60 schoolbus and a 62 C80 former firetruck. The firetruck WAS a pump truck, now it is going to be a supersized pickup. I can't wait to go buy firewood at $35 per pickup load.

Kael

Hello,
I have a 64 C60 292, NP540 5 speed,GM 15000 # 2 spd rear. It has a 8' galion dump bed and only 66,000 miles. Great truck but a pain in the a#@ to tailgate stone with(too short)......

I have a 1960 Viking 60 with a 6 cylinder and 12' midwest bed. Working on the brakes and tires of course:(

I have a '66 C60 with 292, 4 spd and 2 spd rear. It has a 14 foot, twin hoist all steel flatbed on a 175" wheelbase. Original steel hauler turned grain truck. It sits on our farm with a blown engine waiting for repair.

Cool...looks like we have a few so far

Any pictures fellas???

I have an old C-40 bus, does that count

1972 Chevy C60 dump truck with air brakes. "Patriot"!

Here it is.
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3267/b61chevy32vu.jpg

I have a 65 C50 wrecker That really needs front fenders. If anybody knows of some reasonable please let me know. It has a 292 in it. I am new to the big bolts so any help or info would help. It hasn,t ran in 12 years so it is going to be a challenge. Burgie your killing me with those perfect body panels on your parts truck.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/Faster7/IMG_0251c.jpg

'63 5 speed, 2 speed rear. Tall deck BBC was in it when I got it (most likely 366) with Motorcraft 4 barrel. PTO winch at the front of the bed.

Have used it for a bit of work around the farm, but now looking at stabbing TBI or port injection on it, fresh tires, and putting it to use on the highway.

I guess I lucked out and they're not split rim? How can I tell?

Would most every other 10 lug semi/big truck wheel bolt right on?

68 C-60

Hello I have a 1960 C60 Viking grain truck with 47000 miles, dump bed and a I-6 ,4 spd

I have a 61-c60 Viking under construction and a 60-c60 Viking parts truck. My 61 has a 261 with a five speed New Procss transmission.
Hobert

1964 C-60 Firetruck,327 4 speed,Everything works and It has won 2 trophys.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~64_chevy/

I have a '72 c-50 with 66k original miles.It has a 292 engine. It has a 5yrd. dump box. We use it for the concrete business here in Two Rivers,WI.

Hey Bertha,
Got any pics?

I recently purchased a '65 C60 with a wrecker body. Hopefully, this beauty qualifies. Enjoy.

Nice collection Lilred66!

Truckwhisperer:

Thanks for the kind words.

You left out the 80 series trucks

What the heck was I thinkin' Spanky :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Good catch...but I honestly don't see that many 80 series as compared to the 50-70's...

Nevertheless...all 80 series owners post your pics now

Actually Burgie, there were more 80 series trucks than 70 series. In the '60-'66 trucks, the 70 series trucks were redesignated as 60H (Heavy Duty 60 series)after, 1963.

Hmn... so what is the break down on the number designations(c60, etc.) vs. what it will haul for these year big bolts?

-W

ok..Ok.. I'll add my 10 cents worth....
'49 chev C-60 flatbed
'65 Chev C-60 35ft School bus (ex Great Northern
Railway)
Plus a '50 GMC C-60 rolling chassis

and Pre 1946 (??) C-60 rolling chassis.... ok. it's not an advanced design..am figuring it might be an art deco.... I bought it as a hay wagon for 5 bucks..... and the front springs attach to a cast mount attached on the end of the frame

michael

my C70. still have alot to do to get her in shape. She has a 440 mopar with 727 torqueflite.
Ive been working on the doors,guages, and the interior.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/RLNTHDR/tyui5.jpg
please,lets not burn me at the stake for it born in '79.

59 viking c60 with one emblem on beatout fender sayin 3800... pics below

'68 c50 dump with a small 292 but a big heart. I use it weekly in my construction business.

i have a 1960 chevy viking with a warner backhoe,vikings are cool good luck with yours.
You can see mine uner truckhoe

I'm glad to see several people have some heavy Chevy's from the 60's. I wish there was more discussion about the 80 series with the old 409. I know most of these were worn out years ago and have been scraped out, but its nice to hear about them every now and then. Hope to one day restore my 1962 80 series single axle tractor that my father bought new in early '62. We also have a 1963 tandem axle Chev. 80 series tractor.

I'd like to see those. There's someone selling one, minus the engine, in the swapmeet. I had a 1960 Chevy L80 LCF Roadtractor, with 348ci. engine, power steering, full air brakes, with sanders. See it here, http://www.classiccoe.com/oldcoetrucks/6066.htm

1966 GM C50 Dump Truck
1965 GMC 4000 Dump Truck

1964 c-60 dump and 1966 c-60 flatbed

I'm always willing to talk about these great old trucks, altho most of my knowledge is on heavy GMC trucks.

I'd also like to see pictures of the trucks that you have.

Bill

I've got a 1984 C70. I don't drive it much. I am considering making it my tow vehicle for parades out of state to move the 1951 firetruck. It runs great!

60 & 65 c60s here.
http://community.webshots.com/album/562014862MZZgmt

409 Chevys which came in 80 series for a couple of years and are an interesting but almost forgotten part of grain hauling history in Texas. Literally hundreds of them hauled grain from the Texas High Plains to Corpus and Houston. They were only offered for a couple of years but grain haulers put kept putting crate engines in their trucks until the cab was almost shaken off. The low profile of the truck and the low grain trailer made them outrun many cab over diesels of the day. Gas was cheap and no one seemed to care if they got less than 3 miles per gallon. The first oil embargo changed the whole picture when the cost of gas doubled. Most of the 80 series were tractor equipped short wheel base with a million miles on the chassis. Therefor they were not used much as farm trucks and hardly any of them survive.

1966 Chevrolet D-60 (V-6 Diesel) with 5 speed tranny. It is a fun truck to drive.

1961 Chevy Viking C60, 235 I-6, 4spd, 2spd, with hydraulic dump bed

i know a guy who has a 63 Chevy Viking C60 cabover truck with the 409... one sweet rig

Nate