For those who’ve been curious what would happen if a 2005 GMC Sierra was stripped of its body, then had a 1950s GM truck front end added, followed by a Cessna 421B body out back, your days of wondering are over! The result is The Plane Car, a custom-built combo of the three, and this one might be of interest to both aviation fans and auto enthusiasts who enjoy endless attention. Two of our readers spotted this custom creation and sent us separate tips, so we’d like to thank T.J. and Jack M. for bringing this to our attention! If you’re ready to strike up a deal, this highly unusual vehicle is in Prescott, Arizona, and can be seen here on Facebook Marketplace. The seller has set his asking price at $27,500, but I’ve got a hunch he might be willing to negotiate.
From a comparison standpoint, this contraption’s appearance sort of reminds me of the automotive equivalent of a mullet, those hairstyles popular from a few decades ago. People used to describe mullets as business in the front and party in the back, which seems appropriate here, as ’50s GM trucks were known for being workhorses for a variety of commerce purposes back in their day. However, everything behind the hood here is all party, and I find myself fancying the idea of being chauffeured around in the back, holding a fun drink with a tiny umbrella sticking out the top.
Surprisingly, we don’t get much information on how the Plane Car came to be, or any background about the conception or who built it. However, the result speaks for itself, with the exterior workmanship blending the truck front and Cessna body rather nicely. The two points of entry are on either side, with the passenger door opening upward by a motor, as shown in the video provided by the seller.
The owner is straightforward in making us aware that the interior could use some work, such as detailing and perhaps finding third-row seating that matches the other three forward seats. Yes, there are only 3 in the first couple of rows, as it appears the conversion left room for only one front seat. The Sierra’s factory steering wheel has been replaced with a helm more at home in an aviation environment, but the rest of the instrument cluster looks like mostly GM components.
Despite the Check Engine light being on, the Vortec V8 is stated as running smoothly. The seller also confirms that even though the Plane Car is 32 feet long and 12 feet high, it’s street-legal, and said to drive like an ordinary HD truck. The enormous size might be a drawback for many potential buyers, as having room to park this one could prove problematic. However, if you’ve got the space and have been in the market for a guaranteed one-of-a-kind, this Plane Car could be worth considering. What are your thoughts here?
If “hold my beer” was a vehicle
Mike Stephens’ description is perfect. “automotive equivalent of a mullet”
Third-Gen Camaro and Firebird/Trans Am owners would like a word
The definition of when you have too much money &
way too much time.
RE: 1st sentence,,,um, no, not really. I think if they lost the airplane motif, it could be a nice taxi of some sort. Probably lose the tail in the 1st drive thru. Like all these seemingly cornball ideas to us, the builder was as serious as it could be here. Too bad, that rarely transfers over to anyone else. Kind of has an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile look to it, and would probably be more well received,,,mmm, hot dogs,,.Is the fuselage off kilter from the hood? I think this looked a lot better on that bar napkin.
Lol, nice hot dog 🌭 reference Howard. Love seeing those sausage characters race around the ballpark. ⚾️ 🧢 I think it’s in Milwaukee.
Yep, spot on Howard, you have a good eye. The fuselage is well off center.. I didn’t notice it at first but the tail is considerably offset toward the passenger side.
Sorry best I can do is $2,750.00
Yes a show stopper, but for all the wrong reasons. Why is the windshield not in center with the hood?
I wondered if any one else caught that. Looks like the aircraft fuselage is not in line with the truck centerline.
The plane fuselage is much narrower than the truck. It was offset towards the driver side to allow the driver to sit where the pilot was and use the yoke as a steering wheel. If it was centered the driver would be crowded way out of line with the steering column. Not ideal and not a vehicle I would even bother to build.
CT Dave
Howard you are right from the front you can see the windows on. the passenger side but you can’t see the ones on driver side
when my Check Engine light goes out I fear that the bulb has finally burnt out.
Needs more cowbell.
will have to be extra careful pulling out of my spot in the Costco parking lot and need a little more practice parallel parking to.
Why isn’t the center of the windshield aligned with the center of the hood? If this translates all the way to the tail, you would need quite a bit of left rudder so you weren’t driving out of trim. Like fighting a crosswind all the time.
Buy it to replace that used Hummer limousine in your fleet.
LS swap ruind a perfectly good car-plane!
I think this is cool as hell for some one who hauls people back and forth from the airport but I would do something on the floor of this thing,it looks too rough!
What would you do on the floor? Something kinky?
Well,i told my sister id buy her a used
car
Front part old truck. back part looks like tonka play toy. Come on, GET REAL.
Paint it yellow like Spirit Airlines and cancel flights until the value drops.
I didn’t see any info on the history of this thing, as in why it was built. The Perpetrol website had some other cool vehicles
Darn! Don’t have a hangar nearby.
Now, this is interesting ! From the likes of the “Wienermobile “.
What would this world be like without a bit of whimsy?
As others have said, that view from directly head on is just frightening. It’s not even a little off, it’s severely crooked. And, that’s what the biggest issue is with these types of creations; safety. It’s safe to say that most weren’t created by engineers. How would this even pass state inspection? As far as a buyer goes; if the Viper limo sells, show them this.
Why did you not identify the nose more specifically as a 1954 or early 1955 Chevrolet? This was an extension of the 1948-1953 model, but with a grille-change for ’54. Whimsy has its place; however, as I look at this thing, I am left with, WHY? And I hardly see any 27,000 dollars, here! Sorry.
It would be easy to find it in the parking lot of Walmart on Black Friday!
About 30 years ago I rented a U-Haul box truck to help move my sister to a house. She lived near the “Main Line” suburb west of Philadelphia, named I think for the old Pennsylvania RR line, now Amtrak, that led to points west. There were a lot of underpasses that went under the tracks in each town along the line. Of course, I hit the underpass with the box and had to carefully back up. What to do? We went to the 7-11 store and bought a few packs of gum, chewed and patched where we saw daylight in one corner of the box. This truck / plane reminds me of that, only more so.
As a teenager, I was with family friends on a rented houseboat when the father misunderstood the signal lights and drove under a center swing bridge as it was closing. Even with full reverse, we couldn’t stop. It ripped off the roof railings and scarred the roof. We retrieved the railings from the water and straightened them out as best we could. All scars were “expertly” repaired with white toothpaste. Fortunately, the place to turn in the boat employed teenage boys, and the very attractive twin daughters of my family’s friends proved to be a great distraction while the turn in inspection was performed- they never climbed the ladder to the roof while the girls flirted with them. Our plan worked perfectly, and they never heard about the damage.
Uh, no, I never wondered what a Cessna and a ’50’s GM truck would produce if they mated.
Two questions, why, and how in all that is holy did the seller arrive at that price?
Great ride to take your “Plain Jane” date in!
You could always buy this & that “Bat Boat” featured here,
& tow the boat behind this,er,whatever,& really mess with people.
Sorry, but he’s keeping this.
The Memory Lane car museum in Georgia used to have something similar to this. After the museum closed, it was sold at a GAA Classic Cars auction in 2023. Their car started out life as a 2005 GMC Sierra crew cab pickup.