You can buy almost anything online. Need one particular brick to finish your vintage LEGO set? There’s a website that carries it. Have a hankering for the Tiptree Little Scarlet strawberry preserves James Bond ate in the 1980s John Gardner novels? They’re just a few clicks away. Buying cars online is nothing new, but it’s not every day that you can buy a vehicle that was named “Truck of the Year” by Street Trucks magazine. However, you can today if you purchase our Pick of the Day, which received that title in 2018. You can find this 1959 GMC 100 show truck listed on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in Carrollton, Texas.
This is “Old Gold,” the result of a year’s worth of comprehensive cosmetic and functional upgrades. The frame was powder-coated, C-notched, and equipped with PB Fab suspension hardware. Instead of using a vintage GMC shade of the precious metal, Delmo’s, the shop behind this build, opted for a PPG color known as Toyota Gold. An AccuAir management system connected to Firestone front and Slam Specialties rear air bags drops the short-bed body low on a set of body-color custom wheels wrapped in low-profile rubber. Just in case the bed isn’t close enough to the ground to load cargo into it, there are hemispherical cutouts in front of the rear wheels to make the process easier.
True to its name, Old Gold has more of the rich color inside the cab, including the custom dashboard that is decorated with a set of Dakota Digital gauges and an Impala two-spoke steering wheel. The Glide Engineering bench seat is upholstered in a tri-tone color scheme that coordinates and contrasts at the same time. A Vintage Air A/C system keeps everyone as cool as this truck looks.
Fortunately, this truck has the “go” to match its “show.” Mullenix Racing Engines built the 2010 LS3 6.2-liter V8, upgrading it with a Holley intake with a custom tri-carb top and Autotrend EFI throttle-bodies. According to Old Gold’s profile in Street Trucks, output is 525 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque, routed through a 4L70E four-speed automatic.
Now that you’ve found this impressive 1959 GMC 100, all you need to do is buy it. All you need to do that is $196,900.
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