NAPCO or Northwest Auto Parts Company was founded in Minnesota and provided 4×4 conversions for numerous manufacturers beginning in the 1940’s. You could purchase a two wheel drive pickup and order a conversion kit from NAPCO to turn it… more»
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Clean Enough To Live In: 1975 GMC Gentleman Jim
When scanning the original brochures for the GMC Sierra “Gentleman Jim” edition pickup, it becomes clear the idea of building work trucks that could also take you for a night on the town is nothing new. This particular truck… more»
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Big Shorty: 1954 GMC COE Custom
It would seem that old cars are often easier or more desirable to revive, but I love seeing this old Cab Over Engine trucks revived and on the roads. Once a part of mainstream society in their time as… more»
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4WD Pioneer: 1956 GMC NAPCO 4×4
Despite looking all the world like a factory-developed package, NAPCO pickups from GMC and Chevrolet were actually the brainchild of an aftermarket company from Minnesota. Now, production eventually moved in-house, and examples like this 1956 GMC pickup were likely… more»
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Finished By Coachmen: 1978 GMC Motorhome Royale
This 1978 GMC Motorhome is a recent trade the selling dealer took in. While claimed to run well when inventoried, the seller has not driven it recently and makes no claims as to its roadworthiness; however, there’s still a… more»
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One Family Since New: 1963 GMC Pickup
A story popped up recently about a Chevy Apache pickup stolen from the fourth-generation family owners who used the truck for hunting and fishing (find that sad tale here at KTUL.com.) What a bummer – but if the truck… more»
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1969 GMC C1500 Survivor
GM trucks have been a staple of American society for as long as there have been trucks. The second generation of the C/K series trucks are some of the most iconic GM trucks ever built, and have only recently… more»
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Sam Adam’s 1989 GMC Suburban
So this clean Suburban didn’t literally belong to a guy named Sam Adams, but it did belong to a guy named Jim Koch who founded the famous Boston-based brewing company. Jim Koch was the first owner of this 1989… more»
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Amphibious Class: 1945 GMC DUKW
While I tend to get excited about any discovery involving an original VW Kubelwagen, other combat vehicle historians might look towards the amphibious GMC DUKW, which was designed for troop and supply transport in WWII and the Korean War…. more»
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Raised Bed: 1967 GMC 4×4 Handi-Van
There are custom vehicles and there are custom vehicles. I usually like vehicles that are as close to stock as possible because I’m all about the memories of the era that these vehicles came from. But sometimes a crazy… more»
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Classic Show Van: 1977 GMC Van LRP
Custom vans seem to have been surfacing a lot lately, or else we have lots of readers submitting them! Though the initial fad has long passed by, the style is still popular and many people are replicating it today…. more»
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Cavalry Transport: 1940 GMC AFKX-502
When people say they don’t build’em like they use to, if they are talking about this GMC truck, they are right! They really don’t build trucks quite like this one anymore. It’s a military issue cab over 4×4 that… more»
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Turned Out To Pasture: 1947 GMC Truck
Every once in a while, one of the writers at Barn Finds does a write up on an early postwar Ford or Mercury pickup truck. Usually, these trucks have been rescued off farms in Canada or the Midwest. While… more»
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Childhood Revisited: 1979 GMC Honka Tonka
Long ago, when this nation valued people who worked with their hands, kids were given toys that allowed them to pretend to do adult jobs. And these toys were really cool. Fire trucks, backhoes, tractors, semis, trains, and all… more»
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Future Collectible: 1991 GMC Syclone
The 1990s were a fantastic time of growth and development for performance trucks. Factory modified pickups were popular, and they were selling. While performance trucks weren’t new at this time, they were widely popular for the first time in… more»
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War Time Shorty: 1941 GMC Radio Truck
If you desire a rare and unique “Cab Over Engine” truck, then look no farther as this war time ’41 GMC Radio Truck is about as rare as you can get in the COE world. Having last run in… more»
