BF Auction: 1984 GMC Sierra C-2500

Seller: D M ichalski (Contact)
Location: Ethridge, TN
Mileage: 100-200k Shown
Chassis #: 1GTGC24M4ES500172
Title Status: Clean
Engine: M code 350 ci
Transmission: 700R4

Has anyone else wondered why vehicle companies can’t seem to come together to coordinate the gas door location to put them on the right side or the left side or in the back or wherever, rather than just putting them on whichever side they feel like? It’s also unusual that pickup companies use different names for their box or bed styles. This 1984 GMC Sierra C2500 pickup has a Wideside bed, it’s located in Ethridge, Tennessee, and it can be found listed here as a Barn Finds Auction!

Chevrolet referred to its “regular” bed style as a Fleetside, but GMC trucks were Wideside. Chevy’s “fender side” beds were known as Step Side, but GMC called theirs Fenderside. When you throw Ford, Dodge, International, Jeep, and others into the mix, it’s hard to keep track. GMC offered third-generation pickups from 1972 through 1991, and the seller has owned this truck for the past 7 months.

The seller doesn’t know much about the history of this Sierra 2500, other than acknowledging that there are many dings and dents, some rust, the paint is scratched, and it is in rough shape, and all the visual things we can see in the photos. They think it may have been a county government truck due to the paint that GMC called “White” (pragmatic!), the heavy-duty spec, and the flag holders on the front bumper.

The C-2500 is a 3/4-ton truck, and the Sierra is the base level for GMC pickups in this era, but these were still nice trucks for the time. They say the window seals are dry and need to be replaced to keep the cab watertight in storms; the radio doesn’t work; there are a few cracks in the dash; and there are other issues.

The engine is a “heavy-duty” M-code 350-cu.in. OHV V8, according to the VIN and the seller’s description, with 160 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque when new. Passing through a 700R4 Turbo-Hydramatic four-speed automatic, it sends power to the rear wheels, and they say that the transmission is the only real issue. It shifts into drive and reverse, but he says it’s glitchy going past second gear. Keep that in mind as you get your bids in on this Barn Finds Auction!