Originally Posted By: GMBoy
Originally Posted By: Jim 5
Originally Posted By: mpvue
Originally Posted By: Jim 5
I think the '98 Chev K1500 Extended Cab S/B with the Vortec 350 will be a classic. It was one of the best looking trucks they ever made, and it had the last/best 350 powerplant they ever made.
last of the original SBC, but best? the newer genIII/IV small blocks are truly excellent engines.
I agree with you, but none of those engines are 350's. It's the best in the sense that the Vortec MPFI 350 was the most highly evolved iteration of an engine that got it's start in the '50s.
No. The most evolved version of the SBC was the LT1 and LT4 versions in the Corvette and F-cars.. The last of the 350's and were chock full of advancements not seen in the trucks.
Right. I was referring to what was available in trucks (in my own mind).
The new LS based engines are excellent, but when we are talking about collectables, there's no obsession with the 350, but the change from the old 350 architecture to the new LS series engines is a major one. The last/best of the breed tend to be most collectable. When it comes to trucks, full sized trucks tend to be the most collectable. When you combine all that, it occurs to me that this year of GM truck will end up being collectable.