The mystery of the missing oil?

I checked my oil after I got home and found it was gone! Just a smudge on the end, under the low end, black, and smelling of gas. No coolant or milkshake.

So, the oil smelled like gasoline?

If your oil is being thinned out with gasoline, then it could be

I'm not a slant-6 expert, but on the other engines if the fuel pump has a bad diaphragm it will leak fuel directly into the oil pan. Or the carb could just be pig rich and washing down the cylinders, which would also make the plugs black and disguise the burning of oil. Just an additional theory, not saying anyone else is off the mark.