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Default Re: Newbie ‘65 1500 DRW

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Originally Posted by Hank View Post
The truck is in storage right now but I will try to remember putting up some interior and engine bay pics when I get it home this spring. It still has a 305 in it and a 4 speed. If you don’t see more pics by May, feel free to holler at me.

Thanks for the interest and reading my post.
Welcome to the forum, Hank! You've certainly got a fine looking truck there! I'm curious about a couple of things, though. Your front wheels don't match the rear dually wheels. So, I'm guessing somewhere along the line the front end was changed from one ton to three quarter ton, or the rear end was converted from three quarter to one ton. From the factory, the front and rear wheels of both tonnage ratings would have been the same, so only one spare was needed.

It could be my imagination, but your wheelbase looks pretty long. Three quarter ton trucks had a 127" wheelbase. Available on one ton models were 133" and 157" wheelbases. Another clue might be your parking brake. Half and three quarter ton models had the lever under the dash to the left of the steering column. One ton models had a band brake on the driveshaft with a lever coming up out of the transmission hump.

We're looking forward to learning more about your intriguing truck! By the way, your grille letters are from 1966 only.
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1962 1000 Pickup 401M & Muncie 318 with overdrive
1962 K1000 Suburban 401M & SM420
1967 CM1500 pickup 351E & NP435
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