Mystery Solved: The Truck With The Most Unusual Front End

The appearance of this truck can baffle anyone who sees it for the first time. I reveal the secret of this unusual truck from the 1960s.
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[@SevenBee-q2j]

As a retired garage owner/ mechanical engineer ... I cannot believe all that mucking about with engines was in anyway cheaper than buying another second-hand truck.
Plus, that truck.must have been off the road for much time whilst all this work and 3 different engines etc were tried.
Little wonder they had no money ... all as odd as the unit itself.

[@tomnickel7300]

The Buick automatic transmission does have clutches ln the main body of the transmission and uses torque converter.

[@LTNYG]

Too cool 😎

[@tracynation2820]

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

[@Colorado_Native]

Thanks for posting this . Nicely done.

[@AmazingAutoHistory]

Thanks

[@chuckg2016]

This presentation lacks a whole lot of info.

[@davebaker9128]

I don't see how a Buick automatic transmission can require a clutch replacement since it uses a torque converter instead of a clutch. Unless it was using a B&M autostick transmission, but this is extremely doubtful beca a B&M autostick is a drag racing transmission

[@Charles-q4t8y]

I think they used the automatic between the motors, and used the stock transmission 😮I 🤔 ...

[@robwiljas]

Automatics have clutches inside the transmission.

[@lucianene7741]

@@Charles-q4t8y
Right! When using two engines, you must allow some slippage between their output shafts. Otherwise, one engine can stall the other.

[@Charles-q4t8y]

@robwiljas I thought they did,not exactly like a manual transmission,but same kind of effect 😕

[@Charles-q4t8y]

@@lucianene7741 only way I could get my distorted mind around it;