question Origin of the term "Jimmy'

[Degsy]

They used a lot of Autocars/feds/Internationals and the stake trailers

Thanks Jack ,that answers that query.

[Degsy]

Old GMC trucks are usually referred to as 'Stovebolts' (the special bolts used on the engines... sort of like a bolt with a phillips head on it. I never heard of a 'Stovebolt' but one of the forums I read dedicated to old GMC trucks makes that distinction.

 

Also, as posted previously, 'jeep' did not originate from 'GP'. GP was Fords designation for a vehicle with an 80 inch wheelbase. A 'jeep', as told by AAW Vol 1 was a character in a Popeye comic strip.

 

The stovebolt six was the forerunner to the 270 GMC engine and the 270's design is based on it's predecessor.