Florida is a bit of a destination for yours truly, both as a vacation and eventual residence. The climate, low taxes, and year-round car scene all check my boxes for a suitable zip code, but there’s also a strong collector car hobby thanks to well-heeled retirees and athletes that make it their home. This stunning 1991 GMC Syclone here on eBay has only 5,800 miles from new and is likely one of the most preserved in the country.
Generally speaking, Syclones are kept in decent condition. Limited production, supercar fast and essentially a one-trick pony in terms of functionality means that owners use them as the hobby cars they were built to be. But even so, we’ve seen some ratty ones pop up every now and again, and there’s enough of a following for the Syclone (and its Typhoon sibling) that a collector will likely gladly pony up and pay the $41,900 asking price for one that’s new in the wrapper.
A turbocharged six-cylinder, all-wheel drive and a reasonable curb weight put the Syclone on par with the era’s best supercars. Performance was (and still is) impressive for a pickup truck, with a 0-60 run in the neighborhood of five seconds and the quarter mile flashing by in 14.1. This example is barely broken in and could likely turn in those acceleration numbers if coerced, but it’s doubtful it will ever have more miles than it does today.
These Syclones had fantastic rake right from the factory, along with nicely staggered wheels. Though my personal preference is for the Typhoon, there’s no denying having either variant in your garage would be a good problem to have. The seller is looking for all the money for this example, but whether it’s worth that price now or later, rest assured – the driving experience won’t cause you to regret a single penny.
People that buy vehicles to sit on should buy 2, one to enjoy & one to collect dust while inflation eats their money. Would certainly be a fun ride but for $41,000 I can buy a few other items for much less & get more enjoyment out of them.
You can keep Florida. I lived and I have a lot of family there. Weird transient population that is always in flux and the summers are unbearable. Winters are nice though right.
As far as the Syclone I would love to have it and almost bought one new however it is pretty useless as you can’t really use it as a p/u because you wouldn’t want to ruin it. And at 40 large this one belongs in a museum.
Agree. Nearly every time I open a strange news story it starts out with ‘A Florida man or a Florida woman…’ then just proceeds to get horribly weird. Florida has a access to information law that is pretty lax. Meaning the press can and will get ahold of any strange story and run it.
I will,Thanks.
A very good friend of mine has had at least 3 of these. One bought new and then the next two like this one, very low miles. He lives in the foothills west of Denver Co. and needs all-wheel drive in the winters. I think he is probably due for another one, and he is not cheap, but I am thinking he is going to think 41K is a little too much, even as much as he likes them.
If you really want one then sure, but for that money you’d be far better off with an SRT8 Grand Cherokee.
The Buick Grand National of trucks; wait, they’re both trucks, and overpriced 80’s GM technology to boot.
It has a Buick ?
Nuts to spend that kind of money on that truck, unless you are a rich collector and that is one of the last few you do not have – should rename it the PSYCHLONE. Buy a 1940’s or 50’s truck with more character and soup it up for something highly desirable and drive-able!
Great opportunity, but I agree – I’d cap out at 20k for this one
If you can’t mount a snow plow and carry a half ton of firewood at the same time, it ain’t a truck, it’s just a toy.
Hmm.. A smaller turbo and C5 wheels on my Olds Bravado?