Vehicle Description
1979 GMC K1500 Sierra 4x4 - 5,696 Original Miles - California Truck
- 5.7L/350ci V8 - 4 Speed Manual - Light Camel Paint over Camel
Vinyl Interior - Aux Fuel Tank - Incredible Time Capsule Example
(Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1979 GMC K1500
Sierra on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of the
truck due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you access
all the more than 140 photographs, as well as a short start-up and
walk-around video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept
Motors.) A good truck can be the start of a long friendship. �€"
Period GMC Pickup Truck magazine ad headline Hagerty characterized
the attractive design of the 1979 GM pickups this way: Whether
Chevrolet or GMC, the General's third-generation, 'square-body'
trucks were a dramatic departure from the company's previous
efforts. The third-gen models featured squared-off front and rear
fascia, subtle body contours honed by wind-tunnel testing, a more
accommodating and ergonomic interior, and even an available
crew-cab body, a style decades ahead of its time. Offered here is a
perfectly maintained, time-capsule GMC K1500 Sierra pickup in Light
Camel metallic over tan. Since being delivered new in California,
the truck has traveled a remarkably low 5,696 miles. That's fewer
than 150 miles per-year on average! Its excellent overall condition
shows how owner pride, attention to regular servicing, and
extremely low mileage can result in a virtually timeless vehicle.
The exterior Light Camel metallic paint shows beautifully on every
surface, with no indication of fading or other damage. Indeed, the
truck appears much as it did the day it was driven out of the
dealer showroom 42 years ago. A black fabric cargo-bed cover is
installed to protect that area of the truck, while the cargo bed
itself has a hard-plastic liner in place. There is absolutely no
sign of body damage anywhere; the truck's front grille and tailgate
are perfect. Chrome front bumper and rear bumpers are in excellent
condition as is the truck's cargo bed. All emblems and
identification-including the front GMC grille emblem, side
model-designation emblems, and the GMC logo painted in white on the
tailgate-are properly in plave. Lighting lenses and cabin
glass-including the sliding rear window-are perfectly clear and
undamaged. Chrome-finished steel wheels are mounted with
outline-white-letter Summit AT Trail Climber® tires. Inside, the
perfection theme continues. Literally every surface, every control,
every aspect of the interior fully merits that description. The
pictures in the photo gallery could've appeared in an original
magazine ad for GMC! The combination patterned long-wearing fabric
and vinyl seat upholstery deserves special attention; its design
(appearing as checkered tan and white from a distance), is an
particularly appealing style to the present day. The black
GMC-branded steering wheel frames the classic GM truck instrument
cluster, with a factory push-button AM radio still mounted. Even
the indicator needles on the instrument appear brand new. The shift
lever for the 4-speed manual transmission is floor-mounted
alongside the transfer-case selector lever. The truck is equipped
with auxiliary fuel tanks left and right which are selected by way
of a dashboard switch. Cabin floor carpeting is protected with
thick-fabric matting. Under the hood, the venerable 350-cubic-inch
GM V8 has been maintained in a clean and well-ordered engine bay.
All components are correctly mounted, and no modifications are
evident. In the same way, viewed from below, the truck's chassis is
complete, original, and undamaged. As a California truck, only
minor surface rust is present. Again, there is no sign of damage of
any sort. All build tags and VIN markings are present and
unaltered. The truck's service parts identification label showing
all original factory equipment,
