1951 GMC VIDEO

1/2 TON Pickup truck

6 - Cyl.

Manual

Gasoline

VIDEO TEST DRIVE-CLICK ON THE RED LINE BELOW "http://www.youtube.com/embed/WcMEcPLNGNU" 1951 GMC ORIGINAL INVOICE AND FACTORY NUMBERED KEY ! ! FACTORY BUILD MARKINGS STILL IN PLACE ! ! ***ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL*** ====BRAND NEW CHROME GRILLE==== WE LOVE EBAY ! ! ! BY NOW, MOST OF YOU LOYAL EBAYERS KNOW OF OUR SUCCESS. WE HAVE LISTED OVER 30 OF OUR ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC CARS ON EBAY AND HAVE SOLD NEARLY EVERY ONE ON THE VERY FIRST LISTING. OUR SUCCESS IS DUE TO OUR LOW REALISTIC RESERVES, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE BARRETT-JACKSON WATCHERS OUT THERE WHO FEEL THAT SELLING THEIR COLLECTOR CAR IS EQUIVALENT TO WINNING A LOTTERY JACKPOT. ONE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS NOT OUR LIVELIHOOD, BUT RATHER, A LIFE LONG PASSION. WE TRULY LOVE OLD CARS!!! +++THEY CALLED THEM 'ADVANCED DESIGN'+++ Many collectors agree, that the most sought after of the early GMC/Chevrolet trucks is the Advanced Design Series of 1947 through 1953. Most prefer the half ton with the 6 hole, drop center rims. Our truck is as described. It is a light duty unit with and exceptionally solid body and frame.. It hqs gross vehicle weight rating of only 4800 pounds and a curb weight of 3365 pounds.. Now, if we were forced to due the math, that sounds like a payload of 1435 pounds minus the weight of the passengers.. Not exactly heavy duty hauling, is it ? PLEASE MAKE ME A STAR NO, I REALIZE I'LL NEVER BE A STAR BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD TAKE TIME TO VIEW THE YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT IS MENTIONED ABOVE.. IT IS ONLY A FEW MINUTES LONG AND IT ANSWERS SO MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY ASKED .. IF YOU HAVE REGULAR SLOW SPEED INTERNET, IT MAY TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR IT TO TOTALLY LOAD BUT PLEASE WATCH IT. I KEEP MY FACE HIDDEN AND THE INFORMATION IS INVALUABLE... CLICK ON THE RED LINE AT THE TOP OF THIS AD..... MATCHING NUMBERS TRUCK OUR LITTLE TRUCK IS POWERED BY IT'S ORIGINAL ENGINE.. IT IS A 228 CUBIC INCH, SIX CYLINDER, OVERHEAD VALVE ENGINE AND IT IS THE VERY SAME COMPONENT WHICH LEFT THE GM FACTORY OVER 60 YEARS AGO ! ! IT HAS A HORSEPOWER RATING OF 90 HORSEPOWER AT 3400 RPM AND SOUNDS GREAT.. SOMETIMES KNOWN AS A "STOVEBOLT" SIX, THESE ENGINES DERIVED THEIR NICKNAME WHEN FIRST INTRODUCED TO GMC IN 1939.. THEY WERE CONSIDERED AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND IT SURPRISED MANY TO LEARN THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE EXTERIOR ENGINE BOLTS COULD BE PURCHASED IN THE STOVE BOLT DEPARTMENT AT ANY SMALL TOWN HARDWARE STORE. ANOTHER PREFERENCE WITH OUR LITTLE TRUCK IS THE STANDARD 3 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THIS IS MUCH PREFERRED OVER THE FOUR SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH THE 'GRANNY' LOW'. THESE FOUR SPEEDS WERE VERY POPULAR WITH THE FARMERS REQUIRING A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND THEY HAD THE SHIFT LINKAGE ON THE FLOOR.. OUR 3 SPEED OFFERS A SHIFT LINKAGE THAT IS UP ON THE COLUMN AND OUT OF THE WAY... THREE PASSENGERS CAN SIT COMFORTABLY IN OUR TRUCK AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND WON'T ACCUSE YOU OF GROPING HER LEGS. THE THREE SPEED ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS TRUCK WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AS A LIGHT DUTY HAULER.. IN OUR CASE, IT WAS PROBABLY TRANSPORTING GOOSE FEATHERS TO A PILLOW FACTORY. +++ORIGINAL INVOICE+++ AS EACH TRUCK PROGRESSED DOWN THE ASSEMBLY LINE A CRAYON TYPE MARKING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE FIREWALL, INDICATING THE DESIRED OPTIONS AND DRIVETRAIN. ON RARE OCCASIONS, THESE MARKING CONTINUE TO SURVIVE, EVEN AFTER DECADES OF USE.. THESE WAX SYMBOLS WERE WRITTEN PRIOR TO ENGINE INSTALLATION AND,FOR THAT REASON, ARE NOT EASILY DUPLICATED OR COUNTERFEITED..SUCH IS THE CASE WITH OUR '51.. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE TRUCK'S OVERALL CREDIBILITY IS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY NUMBERED KEY THAT WAS IN THE IGNITION AS THE TRUCK DROVE OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE AND THE RATHER CRUDE ORIGINAL INVOICE.. YES-WE TOTALLY AGREE-- THE INVOICE IS NOT THAT NICE.. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE DEALERSHIP NAME PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED..BUT, INBETWEEN THE MOUSE BITES, ONE CAN CLEARLY SEE THE PRICE, THE TRADE-IN VALUE AND, MOST IMPORTANT, THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.. THESE FACTORS COMBINED WITH THE SOMEWHAT TATTERED ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL WILL BE GREAT ASSETS AT ANY SMALL TOWN DISPLAY AND WILL BE PERFECT FOR THE OWNER'S 'SHOW AND TELL' ! ! 12 VOLT POWER THOUGH NOT RESTORED, WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR TRUCK IN LAST LAST FEW MONTHS... TO BEGIN WITH, WE HAVE CLEANED & REBUILT THE CARBURETOR.. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH AND FOOT OPERATED KICK STARTER HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND ALL OF THE GAGES WORK CORRECTLY. OUR TIRED OLD SPEEDOMETER WAS BEYOND REPAIR SO WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW REPRODUCTION UNIT FROM CLASSIC PARTS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.. THIS SPEEDOMETER LOOKS GREAT, FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND IS GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL YEAR.. THE ORIGINAL HORN ALSO WORKS CORRECTLY AND RETAINS USE OF THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL HORN BUTTON. WE HAVE CONVERTED THE ELECTRICAL TO A FAST STARTING, 12 VOLT SYSTEM AND CHANGED ALL THE BULBS TO 12 VOLT, AS WELL. THEN, WE INSTALLED A NEWLY REBUILT 12 VOLT GENERATOR. OUR LITTLE TRUCK ALSO RECEIVED A FRESH TUNE UP, USING GENUINE DELCO PARTS FROM OUR GM PARTS DEPARTMENT. THIS TUNEUP INCLUDED NEW SPARK PLUGS, A NEW SET OF POINTS, A NEW CONDENSOR AND A NEW DISTRIBUTOR CAP & ROTOR. A NEW FUEL PUMP HAS ALSO BEEN INSTALLED. WE HAVE NOT FULLY RESTORED THE BODY OF OUR TRUCK AND THE PHOTOS WILL SHOW THE EXISTING MINOR DENTS AND DINGS.. WE HAVE, HOWEVER ,SANDBLASTED THE WHEELS, PRIMED THEM CORRECTLY AND ADDED THE FRESH BLUE/GREEN COLOR COAT THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY.. THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ARE BOTH BRAND NEW REPRODUCTIONS AND THE FRONT FILLER PANEL (BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE GRILLE) IS ALSO NEW.. OUR OLD EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE PITTED AND DULL, SO A BRAND NEW SET WAS PROCURED FROM OUR FRIENDS AT JIM CARTER'S.. WE ALSO REPLACED THE RUBBER DOOR-LOCK GASKETS. ANOTHER INDICATION OF OUR TRUCK'S OVERALL ORIGINAL CONDITION WOULD BE IN REGARD TO THE KEYS.. THE KEY THAT FITS THE IGNITION ALSO FITS THE DOOR LOCK AND BOTH WORK CORRECTLY.. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT ALWAYS SHOWS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DETERIORATION IS THE FRONT BED PANEL, NEXT TO THE CAB..THIS IS QUITE TYPICAL, AS THIS IS WHERE LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS TEND TO COLLECT THROUGHOUT THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. WE FOUND THAT OURS DID NEED REPLACEMENT. JIM CARTER SUPPLIED US WITH THE CORRECT REPRODUCTION PANEL, ALONG WITH A NEW TAILGATE AS WELL. THEY ARE BOTH BRAND NEW, HEAVY GAUGE METAL AND LOOK GREAT ! ! THE NEW BED CHAINS ARE ZINC COATED AND THE RUBBER SILENCERS ARE ALSO BRAND NEW.. BRAND SPANKIN NEW TIRES ! THE WIDE WHITEWALL TIRES ARE BRAND NEW 600 X 16 INCH WIDE WHITEWALL TIRES..THESE ARE EXACT DUBLICATES TO THE OPTIONAL TIRES WHICH COULD BE PURCHASED ON THE VERY DATE THAT OUR TRUCK WAS PRODUCED BACK IN 1951 ! THE SPARE TIRE IS NOT NEW BUT HAS PLENTY OF TREAD AND IS MOUNTED CORRECTLY ON THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE CARRIER UNDER THE BED.. THE OLD BED WOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.. THIS WOOD IS OF THE TREATED VARIETY AND SHOULD LAST FOR YEARS IN THE FUTURE.. BOTH THE SERVICE BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE IN GREAT OPERATING CONDITION, HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED THOROUGHLY AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TRAILERED TO IT'S NEW HOME.. FURTHER, THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TOTALLY SAFE UNTIL THEY ARE CHECKED BY YOUR MECHANIC.. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ITEM AND ON A 60 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO MAKE VERY,VERY SURE ! WE HAVE ALSO PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A BRAND NEW SEAT COVER FROM OUR FRIENDS AT CLASSIC PARTS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THIS IS MADE OUT OF THE CORRECT REPRODUCTION MATERIAL AND IS STITCHED AND SEAMED CORRECTLY. JIM CARTER RESTORATIONS SUPPLIED US WITH THE CORRECT DOOR PANEL MATERIAL AND A NEW HEADLINER WAS ALSO INSTALLED. THE CHOKE AND THROTTLE CABLES WORK CORRECTLY AND NUMEROUS OTHER NEW PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. WE ALSO WISH TO THANK OUR FRIEND JERRY RIVERS FROM JERRY'S ANTIQUE AUTO PARTS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM AND APPRECIATE HIS VALUABLE ASSISTANCE. NEW GLASS ! ! ! OUR OLD WINDSHIELD WAS STARTING TO DELAMINATE AROUND THE EDGES AND A FEW CRACKS HAD DEVELOPED, THEREFORE, TWO BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD PANELS WERE PROCURED AND HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY INSTALLED.. THIS ALSO NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FITTED RUBBER WINDSHIELD GASKET.. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE REAR GLASS WAS ALSO SHOWING WEAR. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED, AGAIN, WITH A BRAND NEW GASKET. ---PLEASE CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBER--- ONE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE OLD TRUCK BUYER IS IN REGARDS TO THE SERIAL NUMBER.. IN THE EARLY 1940s AND 1950s, MANY STATES FOUGHT TENACIOUSLY TO THWART THE PROLIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE THIEVES.. LEGISLATORS IN SOME STATES DETERMINED THAT THE TRUE SERIAL NUMBER SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE ENGINE, RATHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE EASILY REMOVED DOOR PLATE ... THIS WORKED OUT FINE UNTIL THE OLD ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SERIAL NUMBER BECAME DISCARDED.. NOW, YEARS LATER, THIS IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, WITH TITLES TRANSFERRED THAT SHOW A SERIAL NUMBER THAT DOES NOT MATCH... PLEASE NOTICE THE TWO PICTURES REGARDING OUR OFFERING, AS WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT OUR TITLE AND THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE ORIGINAL ENGINE MATCH PERFECTLY.. MANY CANNOT MAKE THIS CLAIM ! ! ! OVERALL IMPRESSIONS AS ONE BEGINS TO LOOK FOR THE PERFECT 1948-1953 ADVANCED DESIGN TRUCK, IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT AFFORDABILITY MAY BECOME AN ISSUE. THE AVID EBAY WATCHER CAN ATEST THAT MANY OF THESE TRUCKS, TOTALLY RESTORED, ARE NOW BEING SOLD AT PRICES WELL OVER $30,000 AND TWO CROSSED THE BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION BLOCK LAST JANUARY AT OVER $45,000.... WE OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE.. OUR '51 GMC RUNS EXCELLENT AND COULD BE TURNED INTO A DAILY DRIVER WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. OR--DRIVE IT AND COMPLETE THE TOTAL RESTORATION LIKE JOHNNY CASH--ONE PIECE AT A TIME...................BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND, WE ARE SELLING THIS TRUCK AS A RESTORATION PROJECT....IT IS NOT A PERFECT TRUCK---IT IS NOT A RESTORED TRUCK! ! ! RUST FREE ?? OR IS THERE SUCH A THING ? ? WHILE WE WOULD NEVER PROCLAIM ANY OF OUR TRUCKS AS TOTALLY RUST FREE, WE CAN SAY THAT THIS ONE IS VERY VERY SOLID. EVEN THE FLOOR AREA AND THE KICK PANELS LOOK ALMOST FACTORY FRESH.. FACTORY SEAM SEALER IS STILL VISIBLE ON PARTS OF THE FLOOR AND WE HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL PICTURES IN AN ATTEMPT TO ILLUSTRATE THE OVERALL SOLID CONDITION. THE CAB CORNERS ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND STILL HAVE THE FACTORY DRAIN HOLES INTACT. THE FRONT DOG LEGS ARE ALSO EXTREMELY SOLID...HOWEVER---EVEN WITH, ALL OF THIS NON-STOP BRAGGING, WE REFUSE TO PROCLAIM THAT OUR TRUCK IS TOTALLY RUST FREE... I'M SURE THAT SOMEONE COULD FIND SOME RUST SOMEWHERE... 100% COMPLETE ! ! OUR '51 IS COMPLETE---100% COMPLETE..IF YOU FIND ANYTHING MISSING ON THIS LITTLE TRUCK, WE WILL REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AND PRE-PAY THE FREIGHT DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR (USA RESIDENTS ONLY).. IT WILL BE PROCURED FROM ONE OF THE UNITS IN OUR EXTENSIVE "OLD TRUCK" SALVAGE YARD. WHEN WE LIST A TRUCK, WE THINK WE SHOULD REALLY SELL THE WHOLE TRUCK ! ! BUY THIS TRUCK AND WE'LL DONATE $100 TO 'CARE' THE CLINTON ANIMAL RESCUE ENDEAVOR (CARE) TOOK OVER THE CLINTON ANIMAL SHELTER IN DECEMBER, 2007.. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS RUN BY CITY OF CLINTON, MISSOURI AND FORCED EUTHANASIAS WERE COMMON. THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO OVERPOPULATION..SINCE THAT DATE, THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE SHELTER INTO A CLEAN, HEALTHY AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT. THE DRAB GREY WALLS WERE REPAINTED WITH BRIGHT, CLEAN COLORS AND THE LOCAL FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED IN A VERY POSITIVE MANNER. SINCE 2007 WE HAVE ADOPTED OUT NEARLY 2200 HEALTHY, HAPPY, (SPAYED & NEUTERED) PETS WITH 0 EUTHANASIAS (EXCEPT FOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES)...TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PARTNER IN OUR GROUP, CONTACT SHELTER DIRECTOR HEIDI SAPP AT 1-660-351-0472.. ===ABOUT US=== JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER/GMC HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 22 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON, MISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT... IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING, MAY WE SUGGEST... FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712. ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM, A FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT, EVEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS, JIM AND BECKY RAYSIK USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 35 OF THE NEARLY 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS. IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS. FOR A TOUR OF DOWNTOWN DESOTO CLICK ON THE LINE BELOW "http://www.youtube.com/v/QNmQspSW5rE&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3">