Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

C/10 King · 02-14-2018, 09:33 PM

Growing up in Southern Cal. in the 70's I used to see trucks with dealership/repair logo's all the time....... So when I picked up this little '70 shorty last year I said why not???

......haha, here are those stinken' white walls again!

Kw69 · 02-14-2018, 09:41 PM

Really nice truck! I like the shop logos on these, my 69 has the original shop logo on it and I'm preserving it for sure!

C/10 King · 02-14-2018, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kw69

Really nice truck! I like the shop logos on these, my 69 has the original shop logo on it and I'm preserving it for sure!

Please post a pic, I would love to see it.

yuccales · 02-14-2018, 10:56 PM

Love that truck!

Kw69 · 02-14-2018, 11:21 PM

Sure I will try to get it uploaded! Hope this works.

C/10 King · 02-14-2018, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kw69

Sure I will try to get it uploaded! Hope this works.

That's what I'm talking about!!!! very nice!

Kw69 · 02-14-2018, 11:27 PM

The original painted on sign from 1969. My wife posted it on FB a year ago to find the original owner. We got lots of responses, and found the neighbor of the original owner. He recalled the truck when it was new and of course the shop. Well the owner sold the shop years ago and moved on. I never was able to locate him or his family. I sure woul though because of the history behind this truck.

Kw69 · 02-14-2018, 11:27 PM

Thanks!

CG · 02-15-2018, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by C/10 King

Growing up in Southern Cal. in the 70's I used to see trucks with dealership/repair logo's all the time....... So when I picked up this little '70 shorty last year I said why not???

......haha, here are those stinken' white walls again!

Did you have this hand painted? Or are they stickers you had made?

**special-K** · 02-15-2018, 09:03 AM

No stickers! Boo!!! That's a good job, very convincing. Just got to have Pontiac on there, too. I have some Pontiac touches for my '67 GMC (eternal) project. Th vibe will be a hot era truck warmed over by it's GMC/Pontiac dealership mechanic owner's hands. 327 now, but would love to build this 455 I have to set in there posed as a 389.

I love this thing. I remember these type trucks running around. I had a light blue '67 shorty with L&M Produce on the doors when I was young. The dealership where I bought my parts, when you could get them, had a '65 C20 Stepside with a tow rig in it that was all lettered up sitting faded away in the corner of the back lot. I tried to buy that for years. I think it ended up going to an insider

You know what just hit me? My '72 GMC is a Central Valley truck.

You don't just do trucks. Something about anything you have says to me just how much you truly enjoy these trucks and I think that's why you are sitting where you sit today.

demian5 · 02-15-2018, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by C/10 King

Growing up in Southern Cal. in the 70's I used to see trucks with dealership/repair logo's all the time....... So when I picked up this little '70 shorty last year I said why not???

......haha, here are those stinken' white walls again!

Who did the signage? I have an idea for mine but want it to look vintage.

C/10 King · 02-15-2018, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CG

Did you have this hand painted? Or are they stickers you had made?

LOL What Tim said.... all hand done,

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Originally Posted by special-K

No stickers! Boo!!! That's a good job, very convincing. Just got to have Pontiac on there, too. I have some Pontiac touches for my '67 GMC (eternal) project. Th vibe will be a hot era truck warmed over by it's GMC/Pontiac dealership mechanic owner's hands. 327 now, but would love to build this 455 I have to set in there posed as a 389.

I love this thing. I remember these type trucks running around. I had a light blue '67 shorty with L&M Produce on the doors when I was young. The dealership where I bought my parts, when you could get them, had a '65 C20 Stepside with a tow rig in it that was all lettered up sitting faded away in the corner of the back lot. I tried to buy that for years. I think it ended up going to an insider

You know what just hit me? My '72 GMC is a Central Valley truck.

You don't just do trucks. Something about anything you have says to me just how much you truly enjoy these trucks and I think that's why you are sitting where you sit today.

Yup, a lot of people (mostly younger ones) don't remember that most GMC's were sold at Pontiac dealership, or Buick and Oldsmobile too.... and Central Valley GMC in Fresno Ca. was around for a long time....
ooooh yes, I feel like a little kid every time I strike a deal on a truck, then again when I get them home and start the transformation from a moth to a C/10 butterfly!!!!

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Originally Posted by demian5

Who did the signage? I have an idea for mine but want it to look vintage.

On this particular one I had a pin-striper from Modesto Ca., she (that's right she) been a striper for a long time and knows her stuff!

**3757chevy** · 02-15-2018, 08:05 PM

I remember back in the '70s there was a designated GMC dealer in town.

harpo231 · 02-15-2018, 08:42 PM

This is goin on the power-wagon when i get it.....

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1518741750

KQQL IT · 02-15-2018, 11:15 PM

1976

2018
Dad's tow rig.

Larry Weaver · 02-16-2018, 06:29 AM

My uncles garage in mid 70s.

**special-K** · 02-16-2018, 07:28 AM

Now that's a winner of a picture right there!

Here is one of my past work trucks when I first built it in the '80s and on the last job it served me on years later ('03). The silver on Construction was all but faded off. It had a pinstripe job you can't see. too

C/10 King · 02-16-2018, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KQQL IT

1976

2018
Dad's tow rig.

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Originally Posted by Larry Weaver

My uncles garage in mid 70s.

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Originally Posted by special-K

Now that's a winner of a picture right there!

Here is one of my past work trucks when I first built it in the '80s and on the last job it served me on years later ('03). The silver on Construction was all but faded off. It had a pinstripe job you can't see. too

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Originally Posted by harpo231

This is goin on the power-wagon when i get it.....

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1518741750

Heck yeah......So cool, I live for stuff like this!!!!

......and keep em coming!

KQQL IT · 02-17-2018, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by C/10 King

Heck yeah......So cool, I live for stuff like this!!!!

......and keep em coming!

The pinstriper jus re-did my dad's truck.
You could still make out a few of the letters.
Neat thing is his striping mentor striped for my dad in the day. Next is the long line work and wash rinse and repeat.

And fix some ugly rust under the cab, spent the 1st 3 years NY and it shows. Us california people are so spoiled as far as rust.

C/10 King · 02-17-2018, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KQQL IT

The pinstriper jus re-did my dad's truck.
You could still make out a few of the letters.
Neat thing is his striping mentor striped for my dad in the day. Next is the long line work and wash rinse and repeat.

And fix some ugly rust under the cab, spent the 1st 3 years NY and it shows. Us california people are so spoiled as far as rust.

Yes, we are real spoiled!

**special-K** · 02-17-2018, 08:11 AM

Hijack Alert!!

If I may, I'd like to share the job I dreamed up and had my buddy do on the '84 work truck I had late 80s-early 90s. Pinstripe job was done to look like cowboy boot stitching and he did a desert sunset mural on the tailgate inset (removed brushed trim panel)

Stickman · 02-17-2018, 11:26 AM

Special K that is very cool, looks like lariat rope to me. He did an awesome job, also like the cactus highlights.

Stickman · 02-17-2018, 11:28 AM

I forgot the Horseshoes

02-14-2018, 09:33 PM	#1
C/10 King Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: A****er, CA Posts: 5,594	Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC Growing up in Southern Cal. in the 70's I used to see trucks with dealership/repair logo's all the time....... So when I picked up this little '70 shorty last year I said why not??? ......haha, here are those stinken' white walls again! Attached Images __________________ C/10 Rene 1966 Short Fleet "The Hag" 1967 CST Short Fleet "Dark Poly" 1971 Short Fleet 1970 Jimmy Custom 2 WD "Golden Ticket" 1972 Blazer 2 WD "Retro Blaze"

02-14-2018, 09:41 PM	#2
Kw69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 111	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC Really nice truck! I like the shop logos on these, my 69 has the original shop logo on it and I'm preserving it for sure! __________________ 2009 GMC 2500HD 6.0, 6 speed auto, stealth grey, 4x4 Z71, Bilsteins, Black Bear Tuned. Pulls the 10k fifth wheel all so easy. 1969 CST 350 black long bed, 3 on the floor, PS, AC, drum brakes, old school and love it.

02-14-2018, 10:56 PM	#4
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,777	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC Love that truck!

02-14-2018, 11:21 PM	#5
Kw69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 111	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC Sure I will try to get it uploaded! Hope this works. Attached Images __________________ 2009 GMC 2500HD 6.0, 6 speed auto, stealth grey, 4x4 Z71, Bilsteins, Black Bear Tuned. Pulls the 10k fifth wheel all so easy. 1969 CST 350 black long bed, 3 on the floor, PS, AC, drum brakes, old school and love it.

02-14-2018, 11:27 PM	#7
Kw69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 111	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC The original painted on sign from 1969. My wife posted it on FB a year ago to find the original owner. We got lots of responses, and found the neighbor of the original owner. He recalled the truck when it was new and of course the shop. Well the owner sold the shop years ago and moved on. I never was able to locate him or his family. I sure woul though because of the history behind this truck. __________________ 2009 GMC 2500HD 6.0, 6 speed auto, stealth grey, 4x4 Z71, Bilsteins, Black Bear Tuned. Pulls the 10k fifth wheel all so easy. 1969 CST 350 black long bed, 3 on the floor, PS, AC, drum brakes, old school and love it.

02-15-2018, 09:03 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC No stickers! Boo!!! That's a good job, very convincing. Just got to have Pontiac on there, too. I have some Pontiac touches for my '67 GMC (eternal) project. Th vibe will be a hot era truck warmed over by it's GMC/Pontiac dealership mechanic owner's hands. 327 now, but would love to build this 455 I have to set in there posed as a 389. I love this thing. I remember these type trucks running around. I had a light blue '67 shorty with L&M Produce on the doors when I was young. The dealership where I bought my parts, when you could get them, had a '65 C20 Stepside with a tow rig in it that was all lettered up sitting faded away in the corner of the back lot. I tried to buy that for years. I think it ended up going to an insider You know what just hit me? My '72 GMC is a Central Valley truck. You don't just do trucks. Something about anything you have says to me just how much you truly enjoy these trucks and I think that's why you are sitting where you sit today. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 02-15-2018 at 09:31 AM.

02-15-2018, 08:05 PM	#13
3757chevy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Near Canon City ,Colorado Posts: 4,074	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC I remember back in the '70s there was a designated GMC dealer in town. __________________ '35 1/2 ton Pickup (bought 2020) '68 C10 Suburban (bought 2021) '72 K5 Blazer (bought 2013) '67 Stepside (bought 1997-sold 2021) '96 Bronco Eddie Bauer (inherited 2010) My 1st day here-'67 C10(sold)and '72 K5 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=702056 "Another Blue Chevy"(1935) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799203 '68 Burb...https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=822994 MIKE

02-15-2018, 08:42 PM	#14
harpo231 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lincoln City DE Posts: 1,292	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC This is goin on the power-wagon when i get it..... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1518741750 Attached Images __________________ Stan 67 swb BLU MULE posted via flip-fone

02-15-2018, 11:15 PM	#15
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,260	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC 1976 2018 Dad's tow rig. Attached Images __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "

02-16-2018, 06:29 AM	#16
Larry Weaver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Moravia ny Posts: 49	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC My uncles garage in mid 70s. Attached Images

02-16-2018, 07:28 AM	#17
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC Now that's a winner of a picture right there! Here is one of my past work trucks when I first built it in the '80s and on the last job it served me on years later ('03). The silver on Construction was all but faded off. It had a pinstripe job you can't see. too Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-17-2018, 08:11 AM	#21
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC Hijack Alert!! If I may, I'd like to share the job I dreamed up and had my buddy do on the '84 work truck I had late 80s-early 90s. Pinstripe job was done to look like cowboy boot stitching and he did a desert sunset mural on the tailgate inset (removed brushed trim panel) Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-17-2018, 11:26 AM	#22
Stickman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chandler,AZ Posts: 576	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC Special K that is very cool, looks like lariat rope to me. He did an awesome job, also like the cactus highlights.

02-17-2018, 11:28 AM	#23
Stickman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chandler,AZ Posts: 576	Re: Who remembers the dealership trucks? Central Valley GMC I forgot the Horseshoes



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