Continuing in our search for popular pickup trucks, today’s discovery is a 1967 GMC 1500 and it appears to be the always popular short bed version! Sitting for twenty years, this truck is in unrestored and unmodified condition and is looking for a new owner. Some things check out but some don’t so let’s investigate a bit further. This GMC pickup is located in Coffey, Missouri and is available, here on eBay for a current bid of $1,775 with twenty bids tendered so far.
Recent truck finds include this 1973 Chevrolet Cheyenne, but it’s discoveries like this 1969 Chevrolet C10 that is where the big interest lies today. And this ’67 GMC 1500, being a short bed variety, makes it more enticing. The confusion, however, sets in with the VIN decode and the seller makes mention of that matter. The three items that are a head-scratcher are the engine code (S) which states a six-cylinder, though a V8 (E) is clearly under the hood, the bed length (59) which is decoded as being a long-bed but visually shows as a short-bed (57), and a “wide-side” body (0D) designation when it’s obvious that this truck is a “fender side” (0C) or stepside So what’s up?
The seller states that this GMC truck came from a farm sale and it was subsequently parked for twenty years. There is no title and Missouri MVA records show no evidence of it ever being titled in Missouri where it has been life-long domiciled there, or so it is believed. Claimed to not be, “a 100 percent rust-free (truck) but close” it does show pretty well from an integrity perspective. And that goes for underneath too, as there is only a bit of surface rust and scale, nothing worse noted. Unfortunately, there are no included images of the cargo bed – a must for any old pickup.
As previously mentioned, the VIN claims this to be a six-cylinder powered truck but the motor appears to be a 195 gross HP, 283 CI V8. It’s a non-runner though the engine does turnover. The mileage is unlisted so there is no indication of how much use the powerplant has actually seen – assume the odometer has gone once around. The gearbox is listed as an automatic so the safe bet is that it’s a Powerglide two-speed.
As for the interior, it is farm truck approved. It’s dirty and worn but about how one would expect to find a truck that worked hard and then sat for years. Interesting to note is the aftermarket floor shift and the column-mounted tachometer, probably installed to keep an eye on that only happening once, low to high gear shift.
So, what to do? This one, more than likely will end up in hot rod status, it has the model year range (’67-’72), V8 accommodation, and short-bed/wheelbase body style. My only question is whether nor not the step-side body style holds it back compared to a fleetside, or what GMC called “wide side”. What’s your preference, step-side or wide-side?
No title no sale.
In the late-70’s and 1980’s modified stepside trucks the rage. Both 2wd and 4wd’s were the go to choice for anyone looking to customized a truck, then they all but disappeared. Even in California where 60’s through 80’s trucks can be seen parked in driveways of almost every neighborhood, stepsides are virtually nonexistent though they should be a common sight. Their popularity is likely overblown considering how few survived compared to their fleetside brethren.
Steve R
Born in ’74, it seems like as a kid all the toy pickups I had were stepsides and all the real trucks I remember around were fleetsides (mostly longbeds at that).
@Bjorn: Titles for older vehicles can be had, but the fact that this is offered without a title suggests the seller is a fast flipper who can’t even be bothered.
@Steve R: In this era, most pickup buyers weren’t really concerned about style. Real cheapskates bought stepsides because they were cheaper, that’s all. And those cheapskates tend to ride ’em hard and put ’em away wet.
I’m gonna guess bogus. I think this was a long bed truck. I suspect the frame will bear me out. I suspect they bought a SNB and put that on. I believe it was born a 6 cylinder. The truck has been painted at least once. No title worries me, and where it has been is an issue, if no record in Mo shows up. Seller would be smarter to obtain a title, then try to sell it. There is a market for it, but lies don’t help to sell a vehicle.
Didn’t Elvis own a truck like this?
I think he was into Dodge trucks for awhile. I seem to remember he bought several at one time.
Notice the old license plate patching the hole where the original shifter presumably was.
Buy a long bed cheap and swap the cab onto the short bed GMC. Like this has never been done before?
To answer Jim’s question, I much prefer the stepside. And no title – no problem. Not required in CT.
different motor not a surprise, probably blew the 6 cylinder and farmer put in the first motor avialable
Oh boy. It’s what my dad would refer to as an abomination; as in nothing matches the VIN. A pieced together truck built from left over parts. Probably sourced from a wrecking yard. That’s why it’s never been titled.
God bless America
“Unrestored”, but definitely NOT “unmodified”.
Looks like rodent litter on the intake manifold. Could need to be rewired.
Above 2k is gunna be kind of pricey…too bad it don’t have the 6 anymore…if you could get it runnin’ and transmit’n all you need is a Navaho blanket,a gun rack and a “subvert the dominant paradigm” bumper-sticker. And a shop-rag to tie on the end of the 4×8 that don’t fit in the bed.
“…What’s your preference, step-side or wide-side?…”
a ford. aahahahaa, no this is fine too. I lub me any ‘step side” (but that’s for a 4WD, short bed, 4, 5 speed). Here, on rd, I like a long bed auto…the i6 U mention is good (a big’un) for off rd too as tq comes on earlier so no off rd tire spin~
If it’s still in place, the RPO code sticker inside the glove box door will tell the story of how the truck was equipped from the factory.
Looks like a solid frankentruck,but hard pass,I don’t and never have bought a titleless vehicle.
He says the sticker is not in the glove box, is it even possible to get a title for something like this or is it basically a parts vehicle ?