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Just thought that I would share my good fortune with everybody.
Today I picked up a 1966 C30 flatbed dually with 52k miles. It was used as a consrtuction truck for a local mason. He would leave it sitting at the jobsite holding material until the job was done. Twelve years ago he retired and parked the truck in his garage, until I came along.
He told me that a scrap man would give him $300 for the truck, so I told him I would give him the same and keep it from going into the crusher. He was more than happy to let me take it home!

It needs a little work, but definatly worth the $$$

Pics here:
http://s448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/rwolf9653/1966%20chevy/

Looks like a great find! What motor does it have in it?

I haven't ran the numbers yet, but it is a straight 6. He couldn't remember if it was a 230 or 250.

In a 1-ton I'd expect a 250 or 292. Are the front engine mounts straight across from each other of staggered? Staggered would mean a 292.

Thanks for the info, I will check it out tonight.

I checked it out and the motor mounts are staggered.... so it's a 292! Thanks again for the info.

Nice Truck man!
Seems bigger than a 1-Ton...
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OldSub, Could my truck have a 292 sense my truck is a 1-Ton, or did that engine come out later? (In the 60s...?)

75F350 your '59 truck would only have a 292 if someone swapped it later.

Nice truck.

The 292 is my favorite engine in a truck. I drove a '64 C-30 Stake Body just like it for 9 years. It also was a 292, 4-Speed. ...Still have it. Bought it in 1976.

Keep us posted.

Bill

Isn't a 235, a 261, a 292 all the same block?
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Your not very good with names at all...
But, that's ok, It's understandable, your of antiquity...

235 and 261 are the same basic design. The 292 is from the 230/250 series of motors. Quite a bit different.

Yeah my kids are are older than you are. Plus I'm laying in a hospital bed this week, so I have an excuse.

I have not been able to find a good VIN decoder yet for a 66 truck, but the little information that I do have is that it is a 1 ton, 2wd, cab/chassis. I would like to know the build location if anyone knows.
Vin: KC3696T1170**
My 67 and 72 were both built in Baltimore, it really does not matter, but it is neat to know.
The vin decoder at american classic trucks said it could not confirm the year, but it did confirm everything else.?

I understand the desire not to publish your entire serial number, but some of the older serial number schemes really do require the full number to be interpretable.

Some models of GMC there are only a handful of successive numbers in some years. In others sometimes lower numbers are from later years.

I haven't studied Chevy numbers as much as I have GMC serials.