Hello everyone. I hail from the frozen Northwoods of Wisconsin. I have a little confession to make, I am a Ford guy. Had an old 77 Ford I drove the snot out of since High School. The transmission blew out a few months back and the frame is missing a foot long section. Any way I had been looking for a truck for a while and I stumbled upon a 1951 GMC 3/4 ton on Craigslist for $750. I called the guy and found it had a good running inline six and a solid frame. I took a look at it and indeed the motor runs well, but it does need a lot of help in the cab department and it suffers from floppy fender syndrome. The bed is missing the wooden planks. I got the guy down to $450 and now I own a big red truck. I have always liked the looks of the split windshield 'bolts. I am planning on getting it driveable and solid enough to use for some work around the place. I'll admit I have no clue about these old trucks. I have had nothing but AMC and old Fords up till now.

I am curious if the GMC's used the same engine as the Chevys. Seems there are plenty of parts for the Chevy AD trucks but none for GMCs (according to the local AutoZone.

There are actually quite a few big AD bolt's around here. I think there are three within 5 miles of my house and a few pickups. Those Advance Design trucks must have been quite popular back in the day.

Last edited by J Lucas; 02/14/2009 7:40 PM.