There are two extremes in the world of classic vehicles: those that have been fully restored and those with patina. Concours-condition specimens are shiny and perfect, but all the history they accumulated before they were completely overhauled was lost in the restoration process. Vehicles with patina don’t have the gleam and perfection of 100/100 machines; the upside is that they’re visual touchstones to yesteryear—dings and all. If you prefer your vehicles with some texture and time on them, check out our Pick of the Day. This 1963 GMC 1000 Fenderside pickup is listed on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in Pleasanton, California.
The first generation of General Motors’ C/K series of trucks started in the 1960 model year. This GMC came out at the halfway point of the production run, which ended with the ’66 trucks. According to the selling dealer, the previous owner “was a retired estate liquidator and he had his collection of low-mile cars stored in two large warehouses, all in good condition. None of the vehicles had been started in at least 30 years.”
To reverse that state of atrophy, the dealer installed new tires, cleaned the handsome Fenderside body (complete with a passenger-side cutout for the spare), and got the “305E” 305ci V6 back up and running. Now “it runs even and sounds healthy,” sending its 165 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque (142 and 260 net, respectively) to the road through a manual gearbox.
Aside from those updates, this truck has been left alone. The turquoise paint was laid down in the GMC factory back in the day, and the beige vinyl interior is the same one this 1000 had when it rolled off the assembly line. Both have aged well, probably because the previous owner(s) put only 60,085 miles on the odometer.
You can’t put a price on the undeniable history that’s visible on this 1963 GMC 1000 Fenderside pickup, but the dealer sure figured out a price for the truck itself: $16,995.
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