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New serial number codes: GP 1 ⁄ 2 ton, GR 3 ⁄ 4 ton, & GS 1 ton. Late 1949 - Hood side emblems no longer read "Thriftmaster" or "Loadmaster", but are now numbers that designate cargo capacity: 3100 on 1 ⁄ 2 ton, 3600 on 3 ⁄ 4 ton, 3800 on 1 ton. Serial number codes remain the same as on early 1949. 1950 - Telescopic shock absorbers ...
The Chevrolet Stovebolt engine is a straight-six engine made in two versions between 1929 and 1962 by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors.It replaced the company's 171-cubic-inch (2.8 L) inline-four as their sole engine offering from 1929 through 1954, and was the company's base engine starting in 1955 when it added the small block V8 to the lineup.
1926–1927 Pontiac Split-Head (also modified for GMC trucks) 1928–1936 Chevrolet Stovebolt; 1928–1950 Oldsmobile F-Series (also used in Buick Marquette) 1928–1954 Pontiac GMR (also modified for GMC trucks) 1930–1966 Opel inline-6 (as used in the Opel Kapitän) 1936–1962 Chevrolet Blue Flame inline-6 (also used in some GMC trucks)
Chevrolet straight-6 engine may refer to: the 299-cubic-inch (4.9 L) T-head engine used in the 1911–1913 Chevrolet Series C Classic Six; the 271-cubic-inch (4.4 L) L-head engine used in the 1914–1915 Chevrolet Light Six; the Chevrolet Stovebolt engine series, introduced in 1929; the Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift engine series, introduced in 1962
A Regular Production Option (RPO) is a 3-digit standardized code used by General Motors to designate vehicle options & modifications. RPO codes designate how a vehicle is built, and they've been used on dealership order forms and in assembly plants since at least the 1950s (see Corvette C1).
The GMC straight-6 engine was a series of gasoline-powered straight-six engines introduced in the 1939 model year by the GMC Trucks division of General Motors. Prior to the introduction of this new engine design GMC trucks had been powered by straight-six engines designed by the Buick , Pontiac and Oldsmobile divisions of GM.
The Vortec 5700 L31 (VIN code "R") is a 5.7L V8 truck engine. It is Chevrolet's last production first-generation small-block. The cylinder heads feature combustion chambers and intake ports very similar to those of the LT1 V8, but lacking the LT1's reverse-flow cooling and higher compression.
From the 1950s through the late 1970s, each GM division had its own V8 engine family. Many were shared among other divisions, but each design was unique: Buick V8 engine; Cadillac V8 engine; Chevrolet Small-Block engine; Chevrolet Big-Block engine; Pontiac V8 engine; Holden V8 engine; GM later standardized on the later generations of the ...