Square Body Geek Week: 1975 GMC Sierra Classic "Gentleman Jim"

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 03/29/2018 at 10:55 • Filed to: None

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You can just make out the tachometer. That’s a well appointed truck for its era.

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Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 11:04

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Wow, that’s a pretty loaded one of these. My buddy had a pretty basic 1975 GMC Sierra that we modified into an oblivion as an off-road vehicle back in the 90s to early 00s. The interior brings back memories, although ours didn’t have the wood trim and it was a manual (therefore it had a tachometer). That thing was a beast, particularly after we broke both axles (at different times) and replaced them with 1-ton axles.

vondon302 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 11:04

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Thats pretty cool. Didn’t even know these existed.

benjrblant > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 11:30

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I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for square-bodied pickups and you’re not helping. I learned to drive a manual in one.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 11:38

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Reminds me of Todd’s Suburban. Probably similar vintage.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 03/29/2018 at 11:44

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My grandfather drove GMC trucks of that era and earlier and when I was small, I could stand on the floor in front of the seat. I remember the tinny, echoey sound the doors made when they closed. Black truck with red seats...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > vondon302 03/29/2018 at 11:44

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I didn’t either. I was looking up the Beau James and stumbled onto the Gentleman.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > benjrblant 03/29/2018 at 11:45

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They were handsome vehicles.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 03/29/2018 at 12:58

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Larry’s car was a 1976 GMC Jimmy 2WD. This one is 4WD, I believe...

AfromanGTO > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 13:33

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There’s one for sale for 15K on Craiglist with a camper.

https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/1975-gmc-gentleman-jim-pickup/6543185640.html

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AfromanGTO 03/29/2018 at 14:01

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No mention of mileage on the odometer anywhere in the listing.

AfromanGTO > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 14:11

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No, but it is very clean. It doesn’t look like it is driven much. I have never seen it around here on the roads.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 15:05

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Trims like this are why I enjoy the high end cowboy trims on current half tons. Give me a King Ranch or High Country over a Platinum or Denali any day.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 03/29/2018 at 15:11

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I wouldn’t want a Platinum or a Denali because wanna be.

ranwhenparked > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/29/2018 at 18:18

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Very well appointed. Cloth bucket seats, woodgrain trim, carpet, full instrumentation, body side moldings, radial tires, radio, automatic transmission. Probably easier to list what these didn’t come with.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ranwhenparked 03/29/2018 at 18:43

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I like the tachometer. Doesn’t give the engine displacement though.