GMC V-6 Powered Whites

[RoadwayR]

I had heard for a few years White offered the GMC 478 V-6 in some 4000 series trucks.  Can't say I have ever seen one, but I did find this the other day:

[Geoff Weeks]

What I'd like to see is a Deutz in a GMC/Chevy truck, I know they were offered as an option, but never seen one even at a show.

[mowerman]

very interesting thanks for that,,,and no i have never seen one either

[mowerman]

wasnt the 4000 a bubble nose?????

[h67st]

Here's a 4000.

[mowerman]

oooohhh ok it doesnt look any different than the 9000s i was driving for nissens bakery in the 70s,,,you would have to be from new England to remember them,,,,thanks dean

[RoadwayR]

4000's were very similar to 9000's except they had a longer hood.

[Mark T]

Remember when 4000s and 9000s were as common a sight as a VNL now ?  There a rare sight nowadays.

[tjc transport]

yup, the 9000 was a short nose. we had one with a 290 cummins and a 10 speed. great truck.

[mowerman]

They were tanks. I spent a lot of time in them as well as a Mustang and a road boss

[mechohaulic]

14 hours ago, tjc transport said:

yup, the 9000 was a short nose. we had one with a 290 cummins and a 10 speed. great truck.

If memory is correct the 290 in a 9000 was like the U model macks ;; part in the cab with dog house AND sat on a slant. with the 4 corner head bolts at 325 . my back has a better memory then I do about certain moments.

[mechohaulic]

20 minutes ago, mowerman said:

They were tanks. I spent a lot of time in them as well as a Mustang and a road boss

'66 GT350 Shelby blue 2 -10 in white stripes 👍  double dated with girlfriends sister/ boyfriend, he owned the car . back seat cozy

[Geoff Weeks]

13 minutes ago, mechohaulic said:

'66 GT350 Shelby blue 2 -10 in white stripes 👍  double dated with girlfriends sister/ boyfriend, he owned the car . back seat cozy

He was refering to White Mustangs, but thinking about it, they had about as much room as the back seat of a Ford mustang

[tjc transport]

38 minutes ago, mechohaulic said:

If memory is correct the 290 in a 9000 was like the U model macks ;; part in the cab with dog house AND sat on a slant. with the 4 corner head bolts at 325 . my back has a better memory then I do about certain moments.

Correct you are. Half of the engine was in the cab.

[cruiseliner64]

23 hours ago, h67st said:

Here's a 4000.

Never seen one but it is a beautiful truck.There is 2 White 3000 in Holland saw them last year at the Mack day.Lovely little trucks too....

Paul

[RoadwayR]

GMC dealers offered a kit to retrofit a GMC V-6 into a White 3000.

[mowerman]

6 hours ago, tjc transport said:

Correct you are. Half of the engine was in the cab.

It’s been quite a few years, but from what I remember, the dog house was really hefty and it was louvered and I did stick out quite a bit inside the cab. I wanna say it was actually wider or longer whatever you wanna call. It came out further from the fire well than the U model did

[mowerman]

I wonder what kind of power that you had and how successful they were with sales most of us remember at least a lot of R  models come through with a V8 Chrysler I’ve actually only seen one with the hood tilted

[70mackMB]

Drove a 9000 with a 318, 13spd and velvet ride suspension. Oh would that thing lean going around a corner or curve.    .....Hippy

 

[cruiseliner64]

I just cant think of a gas (petrol) powered semi truck.What was the gas mileage like? Im sure it was smooth to drive but would it have the same  power as a diesel of the same size? Iv never seen one over here,in fact Iv never even heard talk of one here.There were small trucks of about 12 tons gross here years ago.Bedford was the only one I can think of selling them but not semis....

Paul

[Geoff Weeks]

None of the old semi's with gas engines had displacement anywhere near the diesels of the day.  Only Hall Scott made large displacement spark ign engines.

Most gas tractors were 550 CID or less, but still pulled the same loads as there bigger diesel cousins.

IHC and Ford had 530-550 CID V8's

IHC and GM had inline 6's around 500 CID

GM had a 702 V12 (two 351 V6's on one block)

REO had 440 CID.

At the time gas was king, 3-4 mpg was common, but diesels weren't much better until they were turbocharged,

Cummins made a spark ign version of their inline 6 Diesel, but it was never used in vehicles. 

GM (Detroit) had the 6-71 (426 CID) and the 8V-71 (568 CID). 

 

[mowerman]

there were quite a few of them in my area as a kid,,,but alot of  furniture movers,,,we used to call them bedbuggers here,,,,and our trailers were alot shorter back then,,,and yes as geoff said,,,,ive heard many times thier mileage was lousy,,bob

[mechohaulic]

9 hours ago, Geoff Weeks said:

He was refering to White Mustangs, but thinking about it, they had about as much room as the back seat of a Ford mustang

NO I am referring to a '66 GT 350 Shelby mustang blue with 2 ==10 in white stripes down the middle front to back.  back seat room was to ???????? 😁

[Geoff Weeks]

Mowerman was referring to a White Mustang (Semi Tractor) you brought in the Ford.

[mechohaulic]

3 hours ago, mowerman said:

I wonder what kind of power that you had and how successful they were with sales most of us remember at least a lot of R  models come through with a V8 Chrysler I’ve actually only seen one with the hood tilted

the R's with v8 Chryslers were R=400