Oddball Slicks in Argentina (dialup warning)

[Slick Fan]

You're right, I missed that one being advertised as a '65. Now I'm really confused. I see it has the '64 stule steering column, though.

Well, until I saw this pic, I was gonna say that there doesn't seem to be any rusty beaters down there...ok, I guess there is.



Here's another one advertised as a '64.








Has the '64 style column, too.



Here's one advertised as a '66. Has our style rear fenders on it.





With a Y-block.



Here's one advertised as a '68...




...also with a Y-block.



K, I'm all done posting pics for today.

[f100matt]

Anyone speak spanish? id like to know what the ads say..

["Whitey Ford"]

They really seem to change out sterring wheels huh? A few of those trucks are all original but yet they change out the streering wheel. Yeah Im digging those trucks. Cool find.

[Johnny Canuck]

I had seen quite a few of these before but this Bump with a uni-style gate is definitely a new one on me. I know they built bumps down south well into the eighties... they had a cab and a half version and i think a Suburban type vehicle as well from a bump base.
A lot of those boxes look like newer ones on the Flaresides.. they have the flat top rails.
Still, this is a great post Grant, Thanks!!

[jwh f-100]

Intersesting pics!! Cool thread.

I may be incorrect but it looks like on the tan '66 has a '66 radiator with a '65 core support. The fan looks real close too.


This one is the same way. What is that mess on the front left of the engine.


Check out the gas filler.. Hmmm.

[Slick Fan]

I see what you mean, JWH. Those core supports do look like the '65 style...which I can understand being on the Slick truck, but on the Bumpside? Don't know how that works.

I'm guessing this underhood hose mess to be propane, or similar.

[STYLN63]

I think that the Uni looking bed lines look cool on a two piece truck. I've never seen that before. I wouldn't mind having a stocker to compliment my uni.

[Alan Mclennan]

Didn`t they all have clear blinker lenses
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Alan,

[Slick Fan]

I didn't think about Aussie trucks. Do all the Slicks on your side of the marble have clear lenses?

This one I spotted on Aussie eGouge a while back has clear ones too...didn't even clue in to those when I saved the pic.

[Jarrod]

If they are clear lenses out side of the states, How hard would it be to get clear lenses. Alan If I asked politley could you junk yard diving and find me some? You could package them in a veggiemite box.

[Greg D]

Interesting engine in the blue truck. Obviously a Y block but different heads with later Ford exhaust port spacing.

[Alan Mclennan]

Both Lenore and Berryl came with clear lenses, I changed Lenores to amber for the rebuild. Amber front blinkers didn't come in till the early 70`s, I'm sure you can get clear lenses from MAC`S, and they wont fit in Vegemite jars or tubes if Ive got a pair that aren't broken I`ll bring them with Me


Alan,

[MrEvil]

Ford's been doing that for the longest time. Once a truck design is dated here in the states, Ford ships all the tooling down to South America and sells the trucks for a few more years. I think Dentsides were sold in South America as late as 1992 I beleive.

[bluebolt]

Interesting engine in the blue truck. Obviously a Y block but different heads with later Ford exhaust port spacing.

Yep I noticed that right away too. I knew that they kept on making the Y-block down there and changed the heads but had never seen a picture before. I have even heard of Cosworth heads for the South American Y-blocks.

[Slick Fan]

Interesting engine in the blue truck. Obviously a Y block but different heads with later Ford exhaust port spacing.

Yep I noticed that right away too. I knew that they kept on making the Y-block down there and changed the heads but had never seen a picture before. I have even heard of Cosworth heads for the South American Y-blocks.

That's interesting that Cosworth dabbled into Y-block stuff. From here, the manifolds look similar to 351W pieces.

[bluebolt]

Interesting engine in the blue truck. Obviously a Y block but different heads with later Ford exhaust port spacing.

Yep I noticed that right away too. I knew that they kept on making the Y-block down there and changed the heads but had never seen a picture before. I have even heard of Cosworth heads for the South American Y-blocks.

That's interesting that Cosworth dabbled into Y-block stuff. From here, the manifolds look similar to 351W pieces.

I think I remembered wrong, it was Weslake heads, not Cosworth. I saw the article in Street Rodder years ago. Weslake built heads for many engines including SB Ford, SB Chevy, SB Dodge, the original Mini's, Jaguar and I am sure others. Y-blocks and 289/302s share the same 4.38 bore spacing and it may have been relatively easy to change the bolt pattern and water/oil passengers for the Windsor Weslake heads to fit the Y-block. You can even re-machine a 292 crank to fit in a Windsor block!

[norville]

Ford's been doing that for the longest time. Once a truck design is dated here in the states, Ford ships all the tooling down to South America and sells the trucks for a few more years. I think Dentsides were sold in South America as late as 1992 I beleive.

that would expain the uni-beds and tailgates. Lag time.

bob

[bluebolt]

I think I remembered wrong, it was Weslake heads, not Cosworth. I saw the article in Street Rodder years ago. Weslake built heads for many engines including SB Ford, SB Chevy, SB Dodge, the original Mini's, Jaguar and I am sure others. Y-blocks and 289/302s share the same 4.38 bore spacing and it may have been relatively easy to change the bolt pattern and water/oil passengers for the Windsor Weslake heads to fit the Y-block. You can even re-machine a 292 crank to fit in a Windsor block![/quote]

I found a pic of the Y-block with Weslake heads!
http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/Co ... E214.shtml

[Greg D]

OK, now some one tell me THAT Y block wouldn't look killer in a hotrod!

[bluebolt]

OK, now some one tell me THAT Y block wouldn't look killer in a hotrod!

You know it's only an hour away from you right! Go borrow it to put in your truck LOL!