A 1973 Survivor: GMC Sierra Grande

[MusicMan70]

I have/had been dwelling on this truck since i first found it on Craigs. I really dug the Lock-ring wheel look, color scheme and originality! Here is the original thread I started, to put it out there for anyone:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=534770

The Ad as listed without the contact info:

1973 GMC Sierra Grande 3/4 Ton
Date: 2012-06-26, 7:43AM
This truck is a classic; great for a collector/restorer or as a work truck!! Purchased May of 2003 with about 68,000 miles on it. It now has 73,030 original miles and runs great! Features: 454 V-8, two tone color: Light Beige and White, good tires, bumper tow ball, wood pick up bed, factory AC but does need a charge. Not a flaw in the cab; great bench seat and no cracks in the dash!!

NADA Guide Low Retail is about $3,700; Average Retail is about $8,000. Truck value is closer to Average Retail rather than Low Retail because of low miles and overall condition!! Asking $2,500 OBO..
• Location: Lincoln, WA
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests




Here are the pics from that ad. I'm in SoCal and the truck was in Washington State about 1200 miles away. Too far for me. So I tried to fuggedaboudit.

Well...I said to myself... I can at least get more info by email and pass it on to someone closer. I emailed and got more pics and the SPID. The owner was very forthcoming. Even had his phone/address and all in the ad. Not too concerned with scammers I guess.

He sent me his last set of pics and said that was it. He left it open for me to call him with any questions. I was getting a good feeling about this truck and the story behind it. Here is that story from his email...

As I had mentioned to you earlier, the history as I know it is: The original owner, a Mr. Zirkle, bought the truck new. He was a farmer/orchardist in the Tieton area which is about 10 miles west of Yakima (where I live). I found out about the truck from my father-in-law who was a close friend of of Mr. Zirkle's nephew. I purchased the truck in May of 2003 from an estate sale following the death of Mr. Zirkle. I paid about $2,800 for it. It had just over 68,000 miles then. I drove it as my vehicle to and from work for 2-3 years and then brought it to our lake place to use primarily as a launch truck for our boat and to drive on errands to town. That's it! Sorry, no photos.
Zirkle Family is are Fruit Growers in Washington State; Ya’ like them Apples?

Updates to his ad were now down to $2000. Hmnnn, why no sale?

Turns out Special K was right; location, location, location! His final post of my original thread nailed it; Guy had a river front property about an hour from Spokane, so not much interest in people going out that far I guess.

Enough jabberwockie, I got more pictures!