navy truck gmc/chevy

try and explain this one...

http://westslope.craigslist.org/pts/3082536225.html

 

Guess Uncle Sam gets what he wants, huh? Chevy with GMC guages and engine......Or some farmer had a GMC to swap in, then used the guages for the high pressure oil guage.

 

also model 3804 would have a step side bed on it, pictured below are shots of 3804's with the step side bed

 

I'd bet a beer that the engine serial number on the USN data plate doesn't match the serial number stamped on the engine.

 

Regardless

I hope some one saves this old bucket .

 

That's what I was thinking. My kid is looking at it for the engine, but the cab looks real good, and lots of other things are 'scarce'. It's even got a radio.

I've asked the seller for a bit more info.

 

On the USN plate:

Engine serial# AKCA-100769

 

That's way cool and fairly close, well, 6 hours one way, and through mountain passes with forest fires... but I got no room and little excitement for these. But the history makes it a saver.

Really though somebody needs to restore it back to it's former glory. If this one could only tell stories what cool stories they would be.

I wonder how it ended up in Crawford CO? Maybe came from the airbase in Colorado Springs?

Thanks for posting.

 

For what it's worth, "AKCA" is designates a chevy 216 built in Flint for '52 trucks, both 3/4 and 1 ton ratings.

 

Like I said, the GMC engine is a transplant AFTER the Navy had the truck.

 

Thank you.