they were mostly an industrial engine, and in the largest trucks - you can find more info on them at Jolly's site, at the bottom of the page is links to more pages
"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir "When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me Some TF series details & TF heater pics
i am fascinated by these engines and would like to see one (running) in real life. i was born a little before the time they were, so none were in service by the time i paid attention to engines...
since they are no longer than a L6, and no wider than a small block V8 - i wonder if the V12 will fit in a half-ton? mmmm
I don't know if there are any production numbers around. GM destroyed most of their old records. They were two 351 V6 engines cast into a common block which made them twice as heavy as a V6 and twice as long and used twice as much gas. They were designed for class 8 trucks when Diesel power had already come of age. There are some around and I have seen several of them sitting on trailers at ATHS conventions that really did nothing than make a lot of noise. Their weight and size makes their application rather limited. They were rated at 275 HP and 630 torque.
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
