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Believe it or not, the clean blue paint seen on this 1959 GMC 100 is half a century old. It was back in the 1970s when the hue was applied, with extensive use of white here and there. Now, thanks to careful storage (about three decades worth of that), the pickup looks as fresh now as it did back then, despite the occasional scratches and dents.
The GMC popped up on Bring a Trailer earlier this week, and because December is Celebration Month here at autoevolution, and pickups are a major part of our coverage, there was no way we were going to miss talking a bit about it.
The truck was apparently taken out of storage in 2015 when restoration work on it began. Aside from the cosmetic touches (cleaning it up and all), the people who worked on it also replaced or fixed the carburetor, exhaust, coolant hoses, fuel pump, and shocks, among others.
Riding on 17.5-inch wheels with STA Super Transport tires, the body of the truck hides behind the doors a matching interior, with blue and white extensively used on the dashboard, doors, and bench.
At the front, under the sculpted hood, the truck hides a 336-ci (5.5-liter) V8 engine that sends its power to the wheels through a four-speed manual transmission. The performance numbers for the powerplant have been provided.
The truck is rather freshly-listed on the auction website, and there are five days left in the process. At the time of writing, the highest bid is at $5,300, so this truck may become either a bargain for someone, or a disappointment for the owner in case this is a reserve auction.
For better chances, the seller is throwing into the mix a registration card from the original owner, removed parts, and a clean New Mexico title in their name.
The truck was apparently taken out of storage in 2015 when restoration work on it began. Aside from the cosmetic touches (cleaning it up and all), the people who worked on it also replaced or fixed the carburetor, exhaust, coolant hoses, fuel pump, and shocks, among others.
Riding on 17.5-inch wheels with STA Super Transport tires, the body of the truck hides behind the doors a matching interior, with blue and white extensively used on the dashboard, doors, and bench.
At the front, under the sculpted hood, the truck hides a 336-ci (5.5-liter) V8 engine that sends its power to the wheels through a four-speed manual transmission. The performance numbers for the powerplant have been provided.
The truck is rather freshly-listed on the auction website, and there are five days left in the process. At the time of writing, the highest bid is at $5,300, so this truck may become either a bargain for someone, or a disappointment for the owner in case this is a reserve auction.
For better chances, the seller is throwing into the mix a registration card from the original owner, removed parts, and a clean New Mexico title in their name.
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