Vehicle Description
This 1961 GMC Panel Delivery has the cool/vintage style you love on
the outside, and it feels like acres of a blank canvas inside. It
makes for a sharply-restored classic where its workman days are
behind it, but it also creates so much buzz where it goes that you
can't help but think about the ways to use it for promotions.
This may have been born out of utility, but it certainly also had
style. The body has a wraparound crease that proves the '60s were a
great time for designers even at GM's truck division. You can see
all these details today thanks to both proper care and solid
restoration investments. The white paint is right for industrial
duty, but there's a deeper shine from a quality respray. And
complementing the luster of the paint is plenty of gleam coming off
the chrome bumpers, chrome grille, and upgraded clear headlights.
It makes this one look appreciated without taking away from its
vintage and useful style. That's why we love details like the
double mirrors you'd need for delivery duty and simple/classic GMC
hub caps. This one even carries the cool "V6" badge on the front
fenders, which is an important piece to a classic GMC, but more on
that shortly.
The interior continues the theme of being updated and restored
without being overdone. You understand that immediately with the
dash. There's a modern AutoMeter gauge package that gives you the
full info, including a large speedo and tach. It's a
well-integrated setup that fits with the clean style and of the
working AM/FM retro style radio and controls for the heat/defrost.
Cloth on the bucket seats and a removable center console in-between
make this comfy, and you'll love the feeling of the classic thing
dual-spoke steering wheel. But the best feature is all behind you.
The huge cargo area has a ton of protected space, and that clean
wood floor would make some century-old home jealous. Plus, those
large barn doors in the rear mean this is great for everything from
a camping van to swallowing business cargo.
GMC invested in one of the first mass-produced V6 engines, and 1961
was one of its first years. With 305 cubic-inches inside, it's got
V8 levels of horsepower and the column-shifted three-speed manual
really helps you move this pickup van around town. The truck is a
great representation of this unique motor. The burly V6 not only
wears the correct bright red engine enamel, but you also see cool
details like the GMC valve covers. There are also newer investments
to keep it a strong runner, like the Petronix ignition, radiator,
alternator, and a rebuilt Holley dual-barrel carburetor. And we
like to see this with a proper dual exhaust. This was built for
industrial duty, and so it wants you to feel the road like a true
classic. But features like the wide Cooper Cobra tires and trailing
arm rear suspension also keep this a solid cruiser.
A sharply-presented and rarely-seen GMC Panel Delivery is quite an
in-demand kind of classic. So at a price like this, you know you
need to hurry on this deal. Call today!!!
