body shot

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

one more for everyone.

[Indian113]

Very Nice

[Highsider]

I like the way it sits.

I am a '52 model, also, so your truck is 61-years old.

[whammer33024]

wife once mentioned she'd like to paint a truck purple...i had my reservations. those reservations are totally gone now.

good lookin truck man

[MARTINSR]

Very nice, heck yes the color is nice, VERY good looking truck.

Brian

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

thanks for the reply, did the stance to old school builds wanted a mild rake on her. out to highsider.you the one with the panel that was attacked by the deer? is so sorry to hear that.

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

to whammer33024. truck originally was painted a two-tone scheme on the first build was gloss white body and grabber blue fenders and splash aprons till the fire of 2007. that's why it is painted the purple metallic owner mixed. was to close to plum crazy purple so added more purple and silver to give it the look it has now, its a base/clear and no color sanding at all done. tell the wife thank you but it did take a little while to get used to it. BUT I LOVE IT NOW and it is a head turning truck as it rolls down the road!

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

thanks that's what I like about this site. I've watched lot's of builds and very amazed at some of the skills guy's have on here. I'm very much a rookie at this building thing, but have learned a lot about welding fabbing and making things work.

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

so here's a couple more picture's for all of you!

[Daze57]

very nice truck !!!--perfect name for it

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

thanks for the reply. so perfect name for the truck. Can you by chance tell me why it was named that? ANY ONE!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by PhoenixRisinggmc

thanks for the reply. so perfect name for the truck. Can you by chance tell me why it was named that? ANY ONE!

Wait, did you built the truck? And you don't know why that name is on it?

You know that in Greek mythology a Phoenix is a long lived bird that would be reborn periodically? I'm fairly certain the truck was brought back "from the dead" as most of these trucks are.

[whammer33024]

dan, he said it in an earlier post. truck had a fire in 2007, so its been back from the dead twice

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

thanks Dan, just testing the water out there to see if anyone knew the Greek mythology as whammer33024 stated Yes the Gmc went through a major fire in 2007. from windshield posts straight down and forward burning everything to the ground. was sitting in the truck when it caught fire, never want that again terrible feeling. just wanted to see who was awake out here. Congrats to you for solving the question.

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

thanks Whammer33024, for the jump in!

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

so here is a couple of picture's of what the truck was when I got it roughly 11 years ago, pulled it out of a field in Sacramento, Calif. sat for 19 years before I got it. no running gear in it, basically a shell, interior, frame. [ATTACH]1216977[/ATTACH
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[PhoenixRisinggmc]

Here it is 3years after getting it, lot's of blood, sweat and tears. and lot's of money for a poor class worker like me..

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

see the trend to this truck,

[FarmerSid]

You got her look'in sweet.

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

hey thanks for your comment. just doing what I can with it.

[AD51]

One of the best looking GMC's I've seen, I like it, awesome

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

thanks ad51, I wouldn't say one of the best...I've seen some really sharp GMC on this site. I've got a lot of work in it over the last 10 years and now it's for sale. let me put some more picture's in!

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

[PhoenixRisinggmc]

[Indian113]

Don't advertise the for sale part here you'll get the thread locked. You have to be a supporting member to sell on this site.