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Old 03-17-2012, 10:31 AM   #9
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Re: 1966-81 Chevy H/J Series

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Originally Posted by 70c10-08 View Post
why was it ordered with a gmc engine and why were some availble with a gmc v6 i dunno?
My way of understanding it was that in the earlier years of '60 to '66, Chevys got Straight 6's and GMCs got V-6's. When the new style was introduced GM probably figured that the limited Chevy 292 was not as good as a choice as the more powerful, larger cubed 351, 401 and 478 V-6. This way the customer still got a "6", but a more suited one. Plus they all are basically the same truck, built by the same company. I liked it better that you could get, or more get something that one brand had and the other didn't.

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