The Coolest Truck! Another Barn Find

Here is another trip back in time with our good friend. This is a 1969 GMC Grain truck that sat for 12 years.

[@richardunicorn7879]

So cool to see it running. Hope it goes to a good home if they sell it.

[@massachusettsprepper]

Now that was a pretty cool find indeed. And after 12 years started up and running. Thanks for sharing.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Not bad, huh! Thanks for watching!

[@amped5234]

I love the hood, 48 years old and looking great. thanks for the video.

[@the.porter.productions]

You could climb right into that engine bay & tune it up.☺️ Hey, I like the toolboxes! That’s one sharp old truck! 🤩 That fuel had to be OLD!

[@bobordewald1367]

Jimmies ever die and this dusty girl is a beauty! If she needs a home let me know! I love the Tonka's too!!

[@malikdigger4544]

Looks good outside needs to be on the road again kool ol Gmc Dump truck

[@anitagshillbillyhaven938]

that was a awesome old barn for sure.... so cool they got it started... my brother redone my dads 63 gmc and it was the same, had sit for nearly 20 years and he got it to running..sadly the motor block cracked from him not taking care of it a few years after that otherwise it would still be running. thanks for sharing :)

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

That's cool that your brother at least got it running. Old stuff is better :)

[@jimh309]

I remember our school buses with this front end. 6cyl for sure.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

OMG! Me too! Does that make us old :( Thanks for watching!

[@edcopen7123]

wow what nice truck love the hood shape to get to the engine

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

It is a nice old truck. Thanks for watching!

[@MikeSmith-wm5gr]

I would drain and replace all fluids before starting . I have done many of these on vehicles over the years

[@billfitzpatrick6910]

Absolutely ! That truck appears to be in good shape but it needs some very heavy maintenance. and some replacements . Seals , hoses, belts, pumps, carburetor, brakes are all going to need some attention. The wiring may have been chewed up by rodents. The tires need to be replaced. It may not be worth keeping if you can't do it yourself.

[@mikeytobago]

lots of notes fro my book thank you so much

[@fernandoconde9892]

Those old gmcs look tough

[@rogerw2101]

Cool I have one just like it . Mine is a 1967 with a 351m V6 with a 5sp with a 2sp

[@wildcoyote34]

neat old truck I love the late 60s GMC trucks ,,back when GMC wasn't a chevrolet in disguise ,,I've got a 70 GMC tow truck that has the 478 Big block V6 ,,that thing pulls like a monster

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

They are great old trucks!

[@zdoutdoors9220]

When the camera was on the toy dump truck look to the side it’s an old McCulloch chainsaw 🙌

[@tomok8283]

One of my favorite GMCs! And that V6 finally started to sound pretty normal ounce you guys got outside! Hope somebody's enjoying It! The body appears to be in very good condition!

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

It is a nice truck! Thank you.

[@tomok8283]

Cat Lover Yes it is. Your welcome! I was hoping you'd show a bit more of that beautiful Cadillac Sedan Deville!

[@grassulo]

Damn I'd love to drive that big old beast, and possibly put a 572 V8 and BIG Allison automatic transmission in it, make it into one seriously GIANT pickup truck! :) I love these old farm trucks.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Yeah, me too. I love old time stuff. I think everything was built better before the 1990's. Everything falls apart now.

[@justinmyslive4108]

truck looks in decent shape for as old as it is. you should do a full restoration and take it to farm equipment shows

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

That would be cool, but I think the family will be selling it.

[@donald1056]

Impressive it still run - needs to be tuned up and checked over - but impressive - doesn't sound to bad for not being run for 12 years - wow

[@Romans--bo7br]

Nice truck... was hoping that it might have been equipped with either the 4-53/4-53T or the 6V53 series Detroit Diesel (2 cycle).... but a great find, none the less.... I would definitely have kept it.... a thorough clean-up inside, outside, under the hood and the whole underside from front to back... a polish and wax job, and this would be one sweet little truck.... oh, and get a nice set of headers made for it, along with a little hotter ignition set up and a Holley 500cfm 2bbl carb.... Yesss!! ; )

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

This is a cool truck. I don't know much about stuff like this but I thought it would make a good video to show the old timey cool stuff :) Thanks for watching.

[@bladenrexroth2555]

I was thinking a 238 6-71

[@plowboygill3025]

I’d love to buy the old truck. It’s probably a 350 or 307 engine.

[@24preacherboy]

Anyone else hoping to hear a 2 stroke Detroit?

[@stevemitchell2252]

Leroy Hogwash aaa..just you...aww come on wouldn't a screaming small block with a Rochester 4-barrel sound better?

[@wildcoyote34]

actually , i was half expecting to hear a 6-71 startup,, with these old trucks sometimes you never know what engine it had originally I found one of these once that had a ford 302 in it ,, definitely not original engine ,but it worked

[@mikeslomski7063]

Yep. Disappointment.

[@wildcoyote34]

I don't find it disappointing ,, but actually more surprising that it actually runs and even more surprised that it has the original GMC V6 ,,a large number of these old trucks ended up having the V6 replaced with a 366 or 427 Big block ,,the big reason being they were cheaper to replace and cheap to fix ,,and the V8 while it was bigger in displacement was also lighter and V8 engines wind up faster ,leading to higher highway speeds and marginally better fuel economy

[@alanbare8319]

Hoping for the two-stroke Detroit but not surprised to se the V-6 under the hood!

[@ern48]

It's a V6 and most likely a 351. My friend had a 1968 or 9 GMC flatbed with same 6 bolt wheels with a 351 V6. I drove a 1968 and a 1969 at work both with 10 bolt wheels and both had the 401 V6. Tough engines but very thirsty! We also had a 1971 GMC and they had gone the Chevy big block 366 V8 by then and the sheet metal was similar to a Chevy pickup.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Wow! You had some great "toys" as my husband calls them. You know your stuff! Thanks for watching.

[@יעקובאינורס]

v6 401 or a 478 v6. We had them on potatoes farms. Good motors. plugs in middle under intake manifold.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Great motors!

[@hueyman624]

I had a 73 V6 GMC with a cab just like that. Thats what it sounded like.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

It is a nice old truck! Thanks for watching.

[@PlumBob]

Now that is a cold start, thanks.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Yes! The guys had so much fun with all this old machinery. Thanks for watching.

[@cowboycarpenter8713]

Had a 305 V6 in an old Gmc pickup. Brute of an engine,high torque, but only about 7 miles to the gallon

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

That's what Chip said! "I was always putting gas in this thing!" He was a youngin' when he drove this around with grain in it.

[@kencaldwell1399]

7 would be considered excellent mileage.

[@GenJeFT]

That is a big engine compartment with a tiny wee little engine in it.

[@cmaxwelljr]

it has 4 exhaust ports on each side. how does that make a six cylinder?

[@thisisunreal1]

That's a sweet truck. Nice shape too. By the way, that toy pickup is a Tonka also.

[@sammanthalee990]

i like watchin new videos .....

[@lawn-boy7223]

I love those vintage Tonka's

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Aren't they cool! I remember playing with those old trucks. We had the dump truck. Thanks for watching!

[@shanegalvin3971]

I had a tonka the very same in Britain on the late 60s early seventies Don't make toys like them any more

[@richardunicorn7879]

1:05 love the Tonka truck.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

We do too!

[@Underappreciatedclassics]

If it had more amps it probably would have fired right up, nice find though!

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

It is a good truck.

[@reubenswarey5840]

nice truck I got one that's got a 671 GM runs like a top starts when it's 0 degrees

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Thank you. I deleted a comment from you but did pass it on. I did that for your protection. Thank you!

[@arturocardenas4981]

How much for that Brown Machinists tool box? 1:20 . Looks like a Kennedy Tool box

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

I will have to ask. Thanks for watching.

[@BREEZEONE1]

That thing is in awesome condition! Let me know if you want to sell it.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Yes, this is a great truck! Thanks for watching.

[@thomasgadsby4340]

You said it was a 6 cylender...alot of them old trucks came with a gmc 366 big block...i have 1.putting it in my pick up truck

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Cool! This is a really nice truck!

[@lisarider3736]

The motor is a 366 big block most commonly used in potato chip Vans and milk trucks some school buses use the 366 big block Chevy what were the cylinder heads next to the Tonka truck any automotive transmission those could be worth some serious money let me know I might be able to tell you what they're worth

[@brandonchapman3208]

sounds like a 305 v6?

[@DriveShaftDrew]

AWESOME OLD 69 GMC

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

The guys were in their glory with this truck. Chip bought a new carb for it, and put it in last weekend. We couldn't make it so no video.

[@northdakotaham1752]

Ran pretty well considering 12 year old gas in it. Carburetor gummed up.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Thanks for watching!

[@vaccumme]

Outstanding !

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Thank you!

[@rogerw2101]

Did you put brake fluid in the master cylinder it has a two chamber master . one for the brakes and one for the clutch and a small booster bottle too . If you need and info I have all the manuals for them. Roger the farm in Grantsburg Wisconsin . 👍👍👍

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

There was a lot of work done the following weekends, but I wasn't there to film. Sorry!

[@ericnull6645]

Tune it, oil it, grease it, run it or sell it, it's a shame to not use good machinery and even worse for it to not make you money. Cool truck I hope it runs good for you

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Thank you! This family has used this truck for so many years! This is so cool that it still runs!

[@mikeytobago]

i share your joy and emotions

[@garymathews9534]

its a big gm v6 ,would thought it would have a tall deck 366 bbc .

[@reubenswarey5840]

Hey cat lover thank for doing that preciate it

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

No problem :)

[@bernardtharme838]

A decent battery would help

[@mikeytobago]

wow and by book also has a GMC abandoned lol

[@wayneanderson4499]

Haha... Nice 6 cylinder....

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Yes, it is a nice truck!

[@bladenrexroth2555]

I was hoping to see a Cummins or Detroit in there

[@GILLEBRATH]

That dang thing smells .

[@bobbartlett2438]

It's not any V8 or Pontiac. It's a V6, most likely 351 or 401, most common in those. Never ass a gas station, though

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

It's a V6.

[@sammanthalee990]

wish i could afford a saweet ride like that u could make it into oh a camper truck per happs nice truck.........

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Oh, Yeah, a camper! That's a great idea! Thanks for watching.

[@tnoel374]

Nice truck GMC.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Yes, it is!

[@jimsonbrown9768]

That trucks got got lots of life left in it. Not all beat up. Ditch the old 305 jimmy and go with a 454 if you want to stay with gas. Twice the torque and easy parts availability.

[@patexline6090]

Kenny

[@RedfishInc]

I need a truck...

[@1965Gindy]

Nice GMC 9500.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Yes, it is! I was hoping to get a video of putting in the new carb but the owners son did it without us. We like the old GMC's also!

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Rod says it is a 6.

[@1965Gindy]

I hope you guys keep it exactly the way it is. The rims and everything. Because it's a truck that is practically preserved. To repaint it a different colour or anything would be a mistake.

[@TheKatr2]

is in tiny engine for this truck?

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

No, it is the original engine. They built stuff better back then :)

[@259v8-v5d]

I drove a 61 Studebaker diesel flatbed to high school not much different than this

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

That's cool!

[@ussenterprise5364]

Rebuild the carburetor and it'll run like a champ.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Done!

[@timberlan1234]

It looks like a 351ci v6 it's an industrial engine

[@MikeSmith-wm5gr]

Should have never started that old truck with the old gas that's in the tank .

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

You're right. Starting any engine with old gas is not recommended. This is still running though. Thanks for watching.

[@python357magnum100]

Or old oil with water condensation in it.

[@knighthauler2529]

Agreed, fuel, oil all filters, fuel and water separator.

[@heyrod59]

Mike Smith if it had the old gas in it, it wouldn't run at all as the fuel evaporates over time, and what little fuel there was is a little bit varnished and that's negligible. If the original owner was smart he would've run it dry before letting it sit.....

[@jairedheinrichs2295]

Mike Smith it really doesn't matter it just will run rough

[@MikeSmith-wm5gr]

You would be surprised what that truck is worth

[@donald1056]

Needs to have the bed and hydraulics looked over but to haul some grain or whatever and BRAKES

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

It is a 6 cylinder and Rod will get back with you. Our friend did some digging on this!! Carb redone. Runs great! Thanks for asking!

[@leonardburns1780]

that's a kool looking shop keep the clean freaks out and you will find everything in due time ehhh

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

LOL! Some folks can work in a messy shop. This one really isn't used much. When it was, we are told it was neater, still a workshop/barn, but.... Thanks for watching.

[@willbillingham8027]

I'm wondering if it's for sale

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Not sure. I think the family wants to keep it a while longer. Thanks for watching.

[@thegraintruckguy4345]

will billingham I part out Grain trucks in Indiana, they are everywhere around here, they aren't worth much, I've got a bunch of those old gmc's, straight 6, V6, V8's doesn't really matter all are 5-800 bucks usually

[@learjetdiesel]

dave salmon Dave did you say you have some older 9500 series GMCs for sale if so I am interested thanks Mark

[@thegraintruckguy4345]

8v71Screamin Detroit Yeah I have a 9500 with a 6-71 Detroit and a 10spd and a few 7500's with big V6's, I had a J.I. long hood 9500 but its gone

[@learjetdiesel]

Dave can you send me a picture of that 9500 with a 671 is it for sale my email is fast427ss@ yahoo.com thanks

[@johnwestermark5649]

305 v6?

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

V6 is what I'm told.

[@ussenterprise5364]

john westermark Yep, look up GMC Magnum V-6.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@@CookingwithCatLover0330 This one likely has either a 401 or 478 V6.

[@SK-xi3ph]

That's not "emissions". That's "bad gas".

[@michaelstapleton2311]

He crazy for not keeping it

[@22kpar1xcyberdyne9]

Lol. Amatuer mechanics. Use fresh gas, not dry starting fluid on dry cylinder walls. Piston rings just went snap,crackle,pop!

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Both of these men are mechanics and have been for years. They knew what they were doing. This old truck needed more than new gas. The new carb was put in along with a few other parts and adjustments, and it runs fine. Thanks!

[@dandannels8821]

That v6 was a great engine ether 305/351/427/ are granddaddy the mighty 702 v12

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

I don't know much about vehicle engines, but I sure do think this truck is pretty!

[@sonsofthunder915]

In the early 60's the GMC V6 engines that were produced were the 305, 351, 401 and 478. During the latter years of production, 379 and 432ci versions were built. GMC produced a 637-cubic-inch V8 too. There were only about five hundred GMC 702 thunder's built in the early 60's.They were long gone by 69. Most were put to use to power pumps and things of that nature.

[@dandannels8821]

They used the 702 in geaneraters ,iragation pumps and concrete trucks thanks for the info

[@bobbartlett2438]

Dan, the 427 is a V8. The 702 is a half-mile long and was to 351's together.

[@raymondj8768]

u should keep it its better on gas then a new one with that 6 in it

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Not sure what the family will do with this truck. It is a great old truck though! Thanks for watching.

[@SolterraRRGuy3237]

0:11 I want that blue trash can

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

LOL

[@grandparolie]

The battery needed a good charge I don’t know why he was trying to start it with a low battery🤔

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

But it started! The owner did have battery chargers on a few of these old "war machines".

[@grandparolie]

Yes but why try it when it’s not even charged enough and starting fluid isn’t going to give it more volts

[@OGVSOGLUCKY]

I'm sad love gmc truck no many of in Australia

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Yes, they are good old trucks! Thanks for watching.

[@aronfriesen2362]

big block v6

[@kencotherman]

i am pretty sure that was a v-8

[@donald1056]

Did they say that was a 6 or v8 -

[@williamdavidson9009]

It is a GMC V-6. It was made specifically for GMC trucks (very few made it into Chevys). I can't recall the exact displacements but the small one was a 305 and they went up to 400+ cubic inches.

[@donald1056]

The 305 is a v8 according to cellphone isn't it

[@williamdavidson9009]

I'm not an expert on GM engines but from about 1960 to the early 1970s GMC made a line of V-6 truck engines one of which was I think a 305. The smaller engines were in the pick-ups and lighter medium duty trucks and larger displacement engines were in heavier trucks. They even built a V-12 (2 V-6 end to end) that were in fire trucks etc. The GMC V-6 was definitely a truck engine it was much heavier than the small block V-8s. The 305 V-8 was a newer engine developed in the '70s as a more efficient alternative to the 350 V-8

[@SurviventheOnslaught]

its a v-6 305

[@chris6200]

Donald Ellett GMC had a big block v6 engine series. They only went into trucks. The smallest of which was a 305. There are both 305 v6's and v8's. They share nothing in common en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_V6_engine

[@timothylines3867]

large v6

[@allenskipworth9093]

it looks like a 305 v6

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

The engine is a v6. Thanks for watching.

[@juliuscullum6596]

Lmao that's no 6 banger. Lol

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

It's a 6.

[@juliuscullum6596]

I am sorry I owe you an apology. So here it goes am sorry. I feel stupid. They m as ke a few of those motors the 305 351 and a bigger one something like a 370 something. There very big 6 bangers.

[@juliuscullum6596]

When you started it up it didn't even sound like a 6 cylinder.

[@Skoda130]

Big hood, small engine..

[@daveybee1502]

get the hell out of my shop....................it needs a freash battery

[@skylersadventures1106]

3:55 lol how do u know it won’t run lol there the mechanics not you lol let them do there job

[@skylersadventures1106]

Lmao I swear girls don’t leave the man alone lol they say shit the totally don’t make sende

[@skylersadventures1106]

Sense

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

I hear you! Let the men work!! They did work and it DID start! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@spiritnsage]

Never ever attempt with out fire extinguisher in hand - could have lost truck, barn and all !!!

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Funny you say that. My husband is one of the most "safety first" people I know. We really should have been more careful, but our friend had been tinkering with the truck and the trackers the week before. Thanks for watching.

[@billfitzpatrick6910]

Very good thought !! Might have pushed it outside for the first start up.

[@josephlacy343]

Buldog v6

[@1Imrichard]

its not a 6 banger . it has a pointiac engine . its a v8 you can tell by the sound

[@ejsayler1]

Its a GMC 305 V6

[@leons2003]

Yeah I believe that is a Pontiac V8 but back in abt '58- '59 a friend came by the house w/a new Jimmy 6x . I think it was a '58 but it had a Nailhead Buick , so is guess back in those days you could order the truck w/an 8 cyl eng of any GM make

[@scortsnorbilenterprises401]

It's definitely not a V8. Its a GMC V6. You can tell by the valve covers. They were 60° V6 truck motors. GM made them from 59- the early 70's. Was a common set up back in the day. Came in 305, 351, 401, 478 ci. They even had a 702 60°V12 and a 637 60°V8.

[@joellindstrand3648]

305 is a smallblock chevy not a v6

[@scortsnorbilenterprises401]

305 was a GMC V6 years before it was a small block chevy

[@ronniesampath2492]

A lot of junk

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

A lot of memories! A lot of good American made stuff!

[@24preacherboy]

Anyone else hoping to hear a 2 stroke Detroit?

[@ussenterprise5364]

Leroy Hogwash Yep ,I was hoping to hear a screaming 6V-53.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

The 6V53 was of course found in the diesel 7500s.

[@MikeSmith-wm5gr]

You would be surprised what that truck is worth