[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Simple Man

Not Pontiac, but a man in Las Vegas wanted a half ton truck, with V8, and granny gear 4 speed. The big 3 didn't offer anything. He went to the Studebaker dealer, they said no, but then the GM said "let me make a call". He called the factory, they said "sure, we'll build that". So they built two. The man who ordered it still owned it a few years ago. The other one went to the dealer, it's long missing.

What year was that? I have a 1966 Ford F-100 half ton with a V8 and heavy duty four speed, at least in that time period it wasn't an unusual configuration for any of the manufacturers.