Hello! Thanks for allowing me in the forum. I have run a few old beauties over the years, but there was one dream truck that has always eluded me. I have always wanted a '55 first series GMC, short wheelbase. For me that is as good as it gets. I have always thought it was the perfect truck, but chances of finding one were nill. I just stumbled on one that was absolutely pristine! No rust through. 33K miles. The seat cover isn't even torn. The old napa 6 volt battery with positive ground is still there. even those cool old GMC gauges are intact and look amazing. I am just over the top and can't quit staring at her and planning!
There will be a lot of work to get it to the level that I want, but it is an amazing starting point.
Ruff, Welcome to the Garage? Ask away in the proper forum topics and you will get answers. Glad you found your dream truck and keep us posted on what you do with it. (With Pictures).
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery '46 2-Ton grain truck | '50 2-ton flatbed | '54 Pontiac Straight Eight | '54 Plymouth Belvidere | '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck | '76 Triumph TR-6 Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
To be totally honest, I bought it with the intention of making a really cool tow vehicle for the camper. I was going to drop it on some Dodge1 ton running gear with a 5.9 Cummins and 5 speed and have the coolest toy hauler around.
But......once I got her home and really started crawling in under and around and saw how totally original it was and all of the sheet metal is still so perfect? I think I am going to have to go with a slightly modified restoration. I think she will be put back to almost original. I will keep the old 248 as long as it will run. I hate split wheel so those have to go. I will likely upgrade the wiring, what little there is of it. And I will definitely add a dual pot master cylinder / booster unit. Really, other than that? clean it, paint it, rhino line the really vulnerable bits and drive the snot out of her every chance I get.
Congrats!