We had a 79 blazer. Fantastic thing. Saved our lives rolling down the side of a mountain. Solid. So we got an 85 blazer. It was wonderful. Tough, it went 230.000 and someone stole it. I wish I could buy a new one,I certainly would.
Nightmare Fredcat all the manufacturers Ford GM Fiat Chrysler have gone the way of a luxury truck company they still offer base models but even those are still Pricy.
@@chargermaster3716 Yeah, but "base" models are usually only available in single cab configurations. Some companies only offer base models in half tons, so if you need a 3/4 ton or larger, you have to get it with a bunch of luxury crap, because all the rich boy city slickers buy the luxury 3/4 and 1 ton trucks to tow their toys (campers, boats, etc.) on the weekends, and they have become the largest part of the light truck market, so the manufacturers don't care about the working class anymore.
Automakers will build what new vehicle buyers want not what used vehicle buyers want. Don't think for a minute that automakers are pushing fleet - work truck 3/4 and 1 T buyers into a Platinum trim level, base still exists. There are a lot of " options " that are standard these days simply because the cost of making say wind up windows for 5% of the buyers will be more expensive than putting power on everything Cars / trucks last much longer than in days past and get better fuel mileage so be sure to look at cost per mile not just purchase price. Also look at the CPI Calculator to compare past goods prices to current prices. You really don't want a 1975 C30 1 ton dump with manual steering, 4.56 gears, granny 1st 4 speed , 250 inline 6 that gets 5 MPG and has a top speed of 55 MPH all out do you?
@@bobroberts2371 I'm a tech at a Chevy dealership in farm country. Around here farmers like one ton duallies for feeding cows, and they all complain that they can't get a simple, bare bones truck with no added on creature comforts. None of the manufacturers offer that anymore. Yes, base model trucks do exist, but (I can only speak for chevy here) they only offer them in half ton, regular cab, 2wd models. If you want 4wd, or extended cab, or more load capacity, you are forced to get a whole slew of other options that nearly double the cost of the vehicle.
Live Wire , they must not be looking very hard, I just used the Chevy web site and speced out a base 1 ton, dual wheel 4 WD and it came in at $ 39,000. Below is money conversion using the CPI calculator on the BLS dot gov web site. The only MSRP I could find was for a 1985 truck. Remember, the 2020 truck has auto trans, AC, anti lock brakes, airbags. It will also get way better fuel mileage and cost less to maintain in terms of tune up / oil changes / exhaust changes. ( The old stuff had mild steel exhaust where new stuff has stainless. ) . 1 ton, 4 wd base 2020 39,000 2010 32,800 2000 25,500 1990 19,200 1985 15,900 ( base price in 85 was 11,600, this would be 28,300 today , This would be a no AC / manual trans / small motor ) 1980 11,700 1970 5,700
come to north east montana.... we dont salt our roads if i had a new paint job, and like 3 small rust spots fixed.... my 77 k10 heavy half would be in perfect shape its a WORKING truck.... still today.... pulling, pushing, haling, and busting snow drifts so ya, its got cosmetic issues.... but mechanically perfect
@@kainhall Your lucky, in the Seattle area, people who have no business driving in snow, whined, so the roads are salted heavily, (don't want to have law-suits). Hate seeing the rust developing underneath my '99 Suburban no matter how much I try to keep the undercarriage washed off.
@@russwentz3957 ya, i used to live in st paul MN we would buy a 500 dollar car for winter... slap some winter tires on it and call it good.... use it for 2 or 3 winters till it just rusted so much it was unsafe to drive but ya.... montana is a secret hot rod paradise 70 mph speed limits (85 on the I state).... no salt... flat, wide, straight roads that go for 100s of miles (and twisty mountain passes)...... and amazing scenery plus.... no emission or safety inspections hell.... RICH people who live in cali and NY will license their cars (like lambos and crap like that) in MT to avoid taxes or some shit...
@@russwentz3957 also.... we can have snow on the ground in ANY month besides August so we know to slow from 75 to 55 when the road has ice on it so many city people think the speed limit is the speed you MUST go people like that is why MTs "reasonable and prudent" speed limit got repealed people doing 160 when dry..... or 70 when wet/snow/ice reasonable and prudent = if ya need to do 450 miles in 6 hours.... do 85.... not 185 and if it snows.... slow the fuck down but out of state idiots who ONLY came to montana for the "no speed limit" could not use common sense
I had a 78 GMC High Sierra with a 305 2BBl but mine was one of the Big 15 with the heavy duty suspension. I could put 1,000 pounds in the bed and it would set level.
In fairness, I know people who build an engine that has PLASTIC parts, can’t be proud of what the company has spec-ed for them to build. But build it the best they can? Yes, I believe that.
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God, I think I have a problem. I've was raised on these and I have 30 trucks and counting, and that's just G.M.!!!
Idk, how true this was but from my understanding older frames used alloys were modern ones are just plain steel and I believe is the real reason they went to Box frames. C Frames can flex. You see early 2000s trucks with frames more rusted than trucks from the 70s so you tell me.
Dick Cheese Chevy’s are for the workers and the Luxury GMC, is for their boss/company owner. The GMC huge truck with his companies logo on the side that he drives around town like a BOSS! You can add like 30+K worth of options to them now a day... same engine/chassis... just 30+k worth of Napa leather, Wi-Fi hot spots, 10 cameras, 4 zone climate control, moon roofs, heated/cooled/massaging seats etc etc.. I mean Have you seen the tailgate in the 2020 GMC? That option alone only comes when you get an options package that costs over $11,000... probably more than these trucks cost new. It’s a different world
Comments like this crack me up. As if modern trucks aren’t incredibly engineered… a modern half-ton can tow and haul more than most of the one-tons of this era, and the payload/towing numbers for modern one-tons are insane. I love these older trucks, and their simplicity is very appealing, but to try and claim that no thought or effort goes into making modern pickups is just an exercise in looking back with rose-tinted glasses.
Yeah, now they’re crappy trucks with this gross and sticky plastic inside with horrible quality beds. GM took a superior down-fall ever since 2000 in they’re “quality trucks”
+motorhead agreed! Thats what i loved about my old 82 c30 crew cab, 350 gas. Never once left me walking on a road trip.... my car on the other hand, 99 protege, ya it left me walking a few times.
@@AaronsAutomotive well it's a Mazda not really top tier in reliability like Honda's or Toyotas Had a 2000 Honda Civic that's now my sister and it's going well fine. Has had a few accidents and don't get me started on the off roading I did in it.
@@flight2k5 These trucks are easy to work on and very reliable. Not uncommon at all to run 250k+ miles on general maintenance without a rebuild. And thats pulling around a 5 or 6,000 lb truck.and a load or trailer. Of course there are some that suffered catastrophic failure in some cases.
One of my favorite brands of trucks. This one, however, looks more like a 1980 model, as it was the first model year for GMC to offer rectangular headlights.
GMC exists so dealers of higher level brands could sell trucks of all trim levels. Don't blame GMC, blame the person that went into a Pontiac dealer and ordered a higher trim level truck.
Very true it depended what the owner ordered when buying his truck some had the whole package with everything, then you had the truck's that companies bought that was just a basic modle with nothing but just drive's and hauls no heater air conditioning roll down window's.
I don't know there is another company that makes trucks that are just as good. Maybe not as fancy in some trims. It is a little company known as Chevrolet.
Met a hardcore ford truck guy who almost converted to buying GMCs after driving a 3500 denali taking a trailer to his house said it was the most comfortable thing the only thing that stopped him was the price 75k
There are inflation converters, be sure to run that 10 K through one to get today's $. Also, what sort of fuel mileage did you get and how many miles / KM ?
@@duane3719 Most V8 cars sucked fuel at that time. My father had two trucks with the 350 during that time and IIRC they got about 18mpg highway which I wouldn't have complained about using the standards of the day.
I had an Allegro motorhome on a 1982 Chevy C40 chassis and a 454 engine. The engine survived 140K of pulling an 18K pound motorhome and still ran well when I sold it. My father used it once and had to replace the transmission after a sudden failure but otherwise it was just the usual motorhome maintenance.
Yeah because you can't put a 4 speed box behind a 1.4L 4 cylinder engine without either: 1. Lugging the shit outta it below 10 mph 2. Revving the shit outta it on the freeway And in both cases you will have abysmal acceleration and fuel economy.
@@mathewbutler35 Yeah, 80 was an odd year. They carried over the 79 style for about half the year, then they stuck rectangle headlights in place of the round ones for the rest of the year, before changing the whole front end for 81.
You do realize that almost every single medium duty, and heavy duty truck has side saddle tanks, right? Yes, even the gas ones! This didn't even become an "issue" until after they stopped making these trucks. Ralph Nader was the one that started the whole thing, just like he did with the Corvair, with no solid evidence to backup his claim.
@@bobroberts2371 I don't know about that. My 1967 Chrysler Imperial had over 300K on it when I dumped it. That car made the trip from Ottawa, Ontario to West Michigan at least three times a year from 1970-1975 and from Boston to West Michigan from 1967-1969, I moved back home in 1976. I had a 1969 Ford F200 (250? -- it has been so long that I don't recall but it was the one ton truck) that made it over 200K and that thing took one hell of a beating the way I used it (it also made the trip to and from Canada a couple of times). My uncle had a 1975 Olds Delta 88 coupe that was well over 250K when he finally put it out of its misery by letting his son use it in a demolition derby one summer.
@@mharris5047 All of these were bought new and were still on the original untouched engine and trans? I've repaired / rebuilt / replaced many 60's 70's 80's engines, the stuff lasted as long at the 90's , 00's and up stuff. Have a look at this vid that eludes to engine wear. " HOW TO FIX: EBAY PONTIAC TROPHY 4 CYL (1/2 A GTO 389). N0 COMPRESSION, RICHIE REBUILD, WILL IT RUN? " Aug 13, 2022 on the channel Richard Holdener
Times when they still promoted the easy way to maintain and to repair a vehicle. For sure not any more today. The manufactures to anything that nobody can do any service themselves.
I'm a Ford guy but I love these commercials I have a square body dump truck that I use for my yard 77 it's a great truck They were trucks back then their Junk now they're all junk
Before 1973 there was quite a bit of difference between Chevy and GMC trucks and I think that they went back to that somewhere around 2010, I think!!!!!
Please call me stupid ill really appreciate it lol- in 1979 I was young and stupid ( and like they say now I'm old and stupid) I had an opportunity to buy a new car or truck and I went to the 1979 trans am t tops , instead of a Toyota land cr. Or a full size van with everything in from refrigerator to folding bed or even a corvette or go cheaper and more reliable like a Toyota or Honda or vw bug convertible or the vw van but I didn't, today we have seen how much the Toyota 79 land cr. Have got very collectibles, as if that's not stupid enough for my decisions I even let go of a beautiful girlfriend I dated back then. Oh lord if I could only have a time machine lol.
Man I always loved the look of them Chevy trucks! My brother had one of those back then! His was a 4x4 with 3 speed manual on the column! I used to drive it once in a while! What a great truck it was!👌😎👍
@@deannahext what? I live in montana..... I know how to dress for cold (-50f with a 70mph wind = about -100f) And My 77 chevy has never quit me longer than the 30 seconds it took to plug the wire back into the fuel pump (went from mechanical to electric)
kain hall When you said ...you gotta slam them,I thought why would you want to lower a 4x4 and get her buried in snow or mud? This film brought me back to old jargon even.
I honestly didn't know they had commercials for these trucks. I grew up riding around with my grandad in these and the 69s and I can tell you as far as trucks that you could just drive and use all day everyday these were excellent and still are and as far as comfort there on par with most all chevy silverados top quality so what if the radios never worked the most expensive one was a thousand dollars
I've always wondered, isn't the term Maximum GVWR a bit redundant? Isn't the the GVWR always a maximum number? Its not like there's a minimum GVWR. I guess its the same number as the plain ole GVWR.
I'm in the market for a 1978 or 1979 Chevy or GMC. I need 4 wheel drive, but i plan on using it for fun not work. 8' stepside bed and the high trim level that gives a hood ornament. I will be adding a KC lightbar, lifting it, and otherwise giving it period correct modifications and paint job. Nothing modern- as far as I'm concerned, the year is 1979. I like the image of the GMC, but I also like the clean face of the Chevy.
I have a 01 GMC Searra SLE today ! Mom has a 2011 Chevy she likes my GMC much better than her Chevy ! At 53 and today's market, that's my last truck ! Had her since 05 ! 👍
i like how the automakers now take all the options that nobody wants & make them standard so that you have to buy them, & they can charge you for them anyway.HEY GM, FORD & RAM save your unwanted shit for luxury cars & get back to building reliable trucks.a luxury seat & interior dont mean shit when your constantly waiting for a towtruck to haul you new truck back to be repaired AGAIN!!!
@@crushingvanessa3277 Filter-Film and similar products are made of lanolin - basically hand cream. Lanolin is wool oil from sheep and naturally resists oxidation. You usually apply Filter-Film every year or so, but its not expensive. When you re-apply it, you can address any minor rust.
New they didn't drive bad. I was a Dodge or Ford guy but my father's mid and late 70's K20s drove just fine for me when I did drive them (we used them in a family logging business, I was the paperwork jockey since I was also an accountancy and taxation professor).
Back when trucks were used for work , and they had an 8 foot bed and 16 inch wheels . Now everyone drives a lift kitted grocery getter. Of course today's generation doesn't need a work truck because they don't want to work
I believe it stands for cab to axle. As in the measurement from the back of the cab to the centerline of the rear axle. I might be wrong on this so don't take it for the gospel.
We bought a new 3500 in 78, hauled 2000 to 5000 pound dies dies with it, it didn't last very long. The chassis was no where need as heavy duty as our 03 we have now.
Look at the frame why is it only a C channel we can have a steering box mouse in a frame so eventually it will torque and rip right off look at the hood see how it will kink in the middle look at the gas tanks see how they’re mounted on the outside so when you hit them they explode see the metal fender wells see how they rust
THANKS for this! These old Automotive "Infomercials" are absolutely GOLD. I'll watch as many as you can find!!
We had a 79 blazer. Fantastic thing. Saved our lives rolling down the side of a mountain. Solid. So we got an 85 blazer. It was wonderful. Tough, it went 230.000 and someone stole it. I wish I could buy a new one,I certainly would.
I wish GMC would go back to being a simple, affordable, work truck company & not a stupid luxury truck company!
Nightmare Fredcat all the manufacturers Ford GM Fiat Chrysler have gone the way of a luxury truck company they still offer base models but even those are still Pricy.
@@chargermaster3716 Yeah, but "base" models are usually only available in single cab configurations. Some companies only offer base models in half tons, so if you need a 3/4 ton or larger, you have to get it with a bunch of luxury crap, because all the rich boy city slickers buy the luxury 3/4 and 1 ton trucks to tow their toys (campers, boats, etc.) on the weekends, and they have become the largest part of the light truck market, so the manufacturers don't care about the working class anymore.
Automakers will build what new vehicle buyers want not what used vehicle buyers want. Don't think for a minute that automakers are pushing fleet - work truck 3/4 and 1 T buyers into a Platinum trim level, base still exists.
There are a lot of " options " that are standard these days simply because the cost of making say wind up windows for 5% of the buyers will be more expensive than putting power on everything
Cars / trucks last much longer than in days past and get better fuel mileage so be sure to look at cost per mile not just purchase price. Also look at the CPI Calculator to compare past goods prices to current prices.
You really don't want a 1975 C30 1 ton dump with manual steering, 4.56 gears, granny 1st 4 speed , 250 inline 6 that gets 5 MPG and has a top speed of 55 MPH all out do you?
@@bobroberts2371 I'm a tech at a Chevy dealership in farm country. Around here farmers like one ton duallies for feeding cows, and they all complain that they can't get a simple, bare bones truck with no added on creature comforts. None of the manufacturers offer that anymore. Yes, base model trucks do exist, but (I can only speak for chevy here) they only offer them in half ton, regular cab, 2wd models. If you want 4wd, or extended cab, or more load capacity, you are forced to get a whole slew of other options that nearly double the cost of the vehicle.
Live Wire , they must not be looking very hard, I just used the Chevy web site and speced out a base 1 ton, dual wheel 4 WD and it came in at $ 39,000. Below is money conversion using the CPI calculator on the BLS dot gov web site. The only MSRP I could find was for a 1985 truck. Remember, the 2020 truck has auto trans, AC, anti lock brakes, airbags. It will also get way better fuel mileage and cost less to maintain in terms of tune up / oil changes / exhaust changes. ( The old stuff had mild steel exhaust where new stuff has stainless. ) .
1 ton, 4 wd base
2020 39,000
2010 32,800
2000 25,500
1990 19,200
1985 15,900 ( base price in 85 was 11,600, this would be 28,300 today , This would be a no AC / manual trans / small motor )
1980 11,700
1970 5,700
It's weird seeing these trucks when they were shiny and new. Now they're all beaten up with faded paint and rust.
come to north east montana.... we dont salt our roads
if i had a new paint job, and like 3 small rust spots fixed.... my 77 k10 heavy half would be in perfect shape
its a WORKING truck.... still today.... pulling, pushing, haling, and busting snow drifts
so ya, its got cosmetic issues.... but mechanically perfect
@@kainhall Your lucky, in the Seattle area, people who have no business driving in snow, whined, so the roads are salted heavily, (don't want to have law-suits). Hate seeing the rust developing underneath my '99 Suburban no matter how much I try to keep the undercarriage washed off.
@@russwentz3957 ya, i used to live in st paul MN
we would buy a 500 dollar car for winter...
slap some winter tires on it and call it good.... use it for 2 or 3 winters till it just rusted so much it was unsafe to drive
but ya.... montana is a secret hot rod paradise
70 mph speed limits (85 on the I state).... no salt... flat, wide, straight roads that go for 100s of miles (and twisty mountain passes)...... and amazing scenery
plus.... no emission or safety inspections
hell.... RICH people who live in cali and NY will license their cars (like lambos and crap like that) in MT to avoid taxes or some shit...
@@russwentz3957 also.... we can have snow on the ground in ANY month besides August
so we know to slow from 75 to 55 when the road has ice on it
so many city people think the speed limit is the speed you MUST go
people like that is why MTs "reasonable and prudent" speed limit got repealed
people doing 160 when dry..... or 70 when wet/snow/ice
reasonable and prudent = if ya need to do 450 miles in 6 hours.... do 85.... not 185
and if it snows.... slow the fuck down
but out of state idiots who ONLY came to montana for the "no speed limit" could not use common sense
I am in the same condition.
I owned a 1972 GMC SUBURBAN and a 1979 GMC SHORT BOX FLEET SIDE and before that I owned a 1979 GMC STEPSIDE best truck's I ever owned.
I miss my 1981 GMC High Sierra 1/2 ton with the 305 V8 4 barrel carb. I was 20 years old in 1981 & this was my first Brand New vehicle I bought...
I had a 78 GMC High Sierra with a 305 2BBl but mine was one of the Big 15 with the heavy duty suspension. I could put 1,000 pounds in the bed and it would set level.
I'm a Ford guy but I like all American trucks
Same here bud.
When people took pride into what they built
People still can take pride in what they make. They just need to be making things worth making instead of the cheap modern stuff.
Frame made of carbon steel..good one..and I love the chrome bumpers .
In fairness, I know people who build an engine that has PLASTIC parts, can’t be proud of what the company has spec-ed for them to build. But build it the best they can? Yes, I believe that.
God, I think I have a problem. I've was raised on these and I have 30 trucks and counting, and that's just G.M.!!!
truck
1979....these commercials came out the year i was born! Far out groovy deal man ✌
A.o.smith in Milwaukee maded the frames for chevys, Ford, dodge i worked for them 34 years. The good old days
Fisher made the bodys up until 76
@@kyboy5 don't that ,cuz enjoyed working and building America cars and trucks
AO Smith also made some early Corvette bodies.
Idk, how true this was but from my understanding older frames used alloys were modern ones are just plain steel and I believe is the real reason they went to Box frames.
C Frames can flex. You see early 2000s trucks with frames more rusted than trucks from the 70s so you tell me.
GMC and Chevrolet Trucks are EXCELLENT!
rust buckets
When they actually put thought into making trucks
Dick Cheese Chevy’s are for the workers and the Luxury GMC, is for their boss/company owner. The GMC huge truck with his companies logo on the side that he drives around town like a BOSS! You can add like 30+K worth of options to them now a day... same engine/chassis... just 30+k worth of Napa leather, Wi-Fi hot spots, 10 cameras, 4 zone climate control, moon roofs, heated/cooled/massaging seats etc etc.. I mean Have you seen the tailgate in the 2020 GMC? That option alone only comes when you get an options package that costs over $11,000... probably more than these trucks cost new. It’s a different world
Huh?
Dick cheese lol!! But yes older is better I will never own anything past 98 the 88-98 Chevy's are still good
@@84montecarlonazi Older isn't better when you tow heavy.
Comments like this crack me up. As if modern trucks aren’t incredibly engineered… a modern half-ton can tow and haul more than most of the one-tons of this era, and the payload/towing numbers for modern one-tons are insane. I love these older trucks, and their simplicity is very appealing, but to try and claim that no thought or effort goes into making modern pickups is just an exercise in looking back with rose-tinted glasses.
I did not know old GM truck cold look this nice
Yeah, now they’re crappy trucks with this gross and sticky plastic inside with horrible quality beds. GM took a superior down-fall ever since 2000 in they’re “quality trucks”
Had a red 3500 1979 300k miles 350 gasser. Never quit. Rust got it though. Simple strong trucks easy to fix.
+motorhead agreed! Thats what i loved about my old 82 c30 crew cab, 350 gas. Never once left me walking on a road trip.... my car on the other hand, 99 protege, ya it left me walking a few times.
@@AaronsAutomotive well it's a Mazda not really top tier in reliability like Honda's or Toyotas
Had a 2000 Honda Civic that's now my sister and it's going well fine. Has had a few accidents and don't get me started on the off roading I did in it.
And ignorant people think only Hondas run 300k miles...lol. Alot of these trucks are still in running condition 40 years later.
You know because something is easy to work on doesn’t equal reliability right?
@@flight2k5 These trucks are easy to work on and very reliable. Not uncommon at all to run 250k+ miles on general maintenance without a rebuild. And thats pulling around a 5 or 6,000 lb truck.and a load or trailer. Of course there are some that suffered catastrophic failure in some cases.
Great! I’ll buy one! Send to Threeway Chevrolet on California Ave, Bakersfield Ca.
Beautiful trucks. Perfect information presented in an amazing way. Born in 99 but wish I could've seen these times
This is when Gm really took pride in building trucks
my left ear enjoyed this
I wish they would still build A team Van's and these trucks.
One of my favorite brands of trucks. This one, however, looks more like a 1980 model, as it was the first model year for GMC to offer rectangular headlights.
79 combined the front blinker and headlight bezel. I much preferred the look of the 78.
79 was also the first year where full emissions equipment was required on light trucks, and the first year they started using metric fasteners.
Funny how GMC is now known for being a luxury truck brand more than a work truck.
The miracle of marketing. Land Rover had a similar transformation.
GMC exists so dealers of higher level brands could sell trucks of all trim levels. Don't blame GMC, blame the person that went into a Pontiac dealer and ordered a higher trim level truck.
Very true it depended what the owner ordered when buying his truck some had the whole package with everything, then you had the truck's that companies bought that was just a basic modle with nothing but just drive's and hauls no heater air conditioning roll down window's.
The problem is the modern brand way of thinking. Everything got fucked up in the 21st century and nothing makes any sense in all the worst ways
That's why chevy is more the work truck brand of GM
8:50 is Wonder Woman's truck
And today, GMC trucks are still the best.
I don't know there is another company that makes trucks that are just as good. Maybe not as fancy in some trims. It is a little company known as Chevrolet.
Met a hardcore ford truck guy who almost converted to buying GMCs after driving a 3500 denali taking a trailer to his house said it was the most comfortable thing the only thing that stopped him was the price 75k
GMC Denali 717 nah lol GM quality control has been going downhill for decades now In 1979 they were building like tanks Today Ford eats GM trucks
@@gusbus8357 they are comfortable but weak front end, ifs is known for comfort.
nope they arent
This is frickin awesome!
I bought a 79 Silverado loaded
10 grand out the door Canadian. Now there is 10 grand in savings🤔
There are inflation converters, be sure to run that 10 K through one to get today's $. Also, what sort of fuel mileage did you get and how many miles / KM ?
@@bobroberts2371 that is true I understand. As far as fuel, that 350 sucked gas
@@duane3719 Most V8 cars sucked fuel at that time. My father had two trucks with the 350 during that time and IIRC they got about 18mpg highway which I wouldn't have complained about using the standards of the day.
I recall those distinctive oval tailpipe exits with the welded in mesh screen that were exclusive to GM LD trucks.
When automakers cared about "do it yourself fixes"
My grandpa had a 84 2500 with a 454. He loved that Truck. Back when gm BUILT trucks. Not the thrown together junk of today
I had an Allegro motorhome on a 1982 Chevy C40 chassis and a 454 engine. The engine survived 140K of pulling an 18K pound motorhome and still ran well when I sold it. My father used it once and had to replace the transmission after a sudden failure but otherwise it was just the usual motorhome maintenance.
There still on the road today and the axles are original and some engines the trans if it's a manual all original!!
🌹GMC🌹 my love for ever♥️
Those are 1980 year models because that was the first year they offered optional horizontal rectangular shaped headlamps.
Kevin Richards You mean square?
@@deannahext Most people call them square, but they are actually rectangular.
My 80 had round headlights..Thought 81 was first yr squared? Ah Optional I re-read huh..
Joe Loomis It was 81 that GMC had the square headlights. 79 to 81 was the change to the space program. The future was right there.
They are 79 trucks.
Awesome ol school Gmc commercial
Every one of these trucks is scrapped except the Mexican taco trucks!!!
Lol, it's true
Si Pedro, very true, or da show truck too homes
This made me cry
3 or 4 speed manual standard and automatic option? Not in 2020😲
Last year 3-speed 1987, last year 4-speed 1991, last year for any manual 2007, yeah sad.
Yeah because you can't put a 4 speed box behind a 1.4L 4 cylinder engine without either:
1. Lugging the shit outta it below 10 mph
2. Revving the shit outta it on the freeway
And in both cases you will have abysmal acceleration and fuel economy.
Those are 1979 trucks. '78s had different headlight bezels.
Gold truck in second film is a 1980
Kenny DeMartini ah thank you, i never even noticed my error, even said 79 on the vhf tape.
79's had the headlight bezel go around the turn signal light previous models didn't........my first truck!
Kenny DeMartini some early 1980 models still had the 79 headlight assembly. My dad had a 80 suburban which had the 79 front end.
@@mathewbutler35 Yeah, 80 was an odd year. They carried over the 79 style for about half the year, then they stuck rectangle headlights in place of the round ones for the rest of the year, before changing the whole front end for 81.
That's a commercial that makes a guy wanna buy a truck, really bad 😂😂
Fuel tanks outside the frame. Great call GM.
Just don't get hit, simple.
You do realize that almost every single medium duty, and heavy duty truck has side saddle tanks, right? Yes, even the gas ones! This didn't even become an "issue" until after they stopped making these trucks. Ralph Nader was the one that started the whole thing, just like he did with the Corvair, with no solid evidence to backup his claim.
I really miss that old K5 design.
K5? I thought the C/K10 was the quarter ton, what the hell is a K5 -- a Monza with a truck bed?
Used a oil but so reliable. I have newer GM all over 250k only fuel pumps and wheel hubs fail. 6.0 l bulletproof motor
Yep, few want to accept that in the day, a care was considered worn out at 75 K.
@@bobroberts2371 I don't know about that. My 1967 Chrysler Imperial had over 300K on it when I dumped it. That car made the trip from Ottawa, Ontario to West Michigan at least three times a year from 1970-1975 and from Boston to West Michigan from 1967-1969, I moved back home in 1976. I had a 1969 Ford F200 (250? -- it has been so long that I don't recall but it was the one ton truck) that made it over 200K and that thing took one hell of a beating the way I used it (it also made the trip to and from Canada a couple of times). My uncle had a 1975 Olds Delta 88 coupe that was well over 250K when he finally put it out of its misery by letting his son use it in a demolition derby one summer.
@@mharris5047 All of these were bought new and were still on the original untouched engine and trans? I've repaired / rebuilt / replaced many 60's 70's 80's engines, the stuff lasted as long at the 90's , 00's and up stuff.
Have a look at this vid that eludes to engine wear. "
HOW TO FIX: EBAY PONTIAC TROPHY 4 CYL (1/2 A GTO 389). N0 COMPRESSION, RICHIE REBUILD, WILL IT RUN? "
Aug 13, 2022 on the channel Richard Holdener
Didn't need a ladder to get in them back then?
Times when they still promoted the easy way to maintain and to repair a vehicle.
For sure not any more today. The manufactures to anything that nobody can do any service themselves.
I'm a Ford guy but I love these commercials I have a square body dump truck that I use for my yard 77 it's a great truck They were trucks back then their Junk now they're all junk
Before 1973 there was quite a bit of difference between Chevy and GMC trucks and I think that they went back to that somewhere around 2010, I think!!!!!
This guy looks like the late actor Robert Loggia
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Please call me stupid ill really appreciate it lol- in 1979 I was young and stupid ( and like they say now I'm old and stupid) I had an opportunity to buy a new car or truck and I went to the 1979 trans am t tops , instead of a Toyota land cr. Or a full size van with everything in from refrigerator to folding bed or even a corvette or go cheaper and more reliable like a Toyota or Honda or vw bug convertible or the vw van but I didn't, today we have seen how much the Toyota 79 land cr. Have got very collectibles, as if that's not stupid enough for my decisions I even let go of a beautiful girlfriend I dated back then. Oh lord if I could only have a time machine lol.
Man I always loved the look of them Chevy trucks! My brother had one of those back then! His was a 4x4 with 3 speed manual on the column! I used to drive it once in a while! What a great truck it was!👌😎👍
I own a 1984 GMC 1500 47,000 miles....only one owner
The guy at the end must be the dad to the guy who does the "would you look at that videos"
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5:20
even when brand new.... ya gotta slam them
kain hall Slammed in snow means you walk long time. Wear winter clothes and good luck.
@@deannahext what?
I live in montana..... I know how to dress for cold (-50f with a 70mph wind = about -100f)
And My 77 chevy has never quit me longer than the 30 seconds it took to plug the wire back into the fuel pump (went from mechanical to electric)
kain hall When you said ...you gotta slam them,I thought why would you want to lower a 4x4 and get her buried in snow or mud? This film brought me back to old jargon even.
kain hall best part of the truck lmao
This fuckin guy...besides music and fashion these days made more sense...
I honestly didn't know they had commercials for these trucks. I grew up riding around with my grandad in these and the 69s and I can tell you as far as trucks that you could just drive and use all day everyday these were excellent and still are and as far as comfort there on par with most all chevy silverados top quality so what if the radios never worked the most expensive one was a thousand dollars
GMC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THIS VIDEO HINT HINT🤔🤔🤔
Who in the hell ever dropped the glove box and said that’s where I can put my coffee cup?
Well there were no other cupholders anywhere.
I've always wondered, isn't the term Maximum GVWR a bit redundant? Isn't the the GVWR always a maximum number? Its not like there's a minimum GVWR. I guess its the same number as the plain ole GVWR.
Sounds better to say Maximum
I'm in the market for a 1978 or 1979 Chevy or GMC. I need 4 wheel drive, but i plan on using it for fun not work. 8' stepside bed and the high trim level that gives a hood ornament. I will be adding a KC lightbar, lifting it, and otherwise giving it period correct modifications and paint job. Nothing modern- as far as I'm concerned, the year is 1979. I like the image of the GMC, but I also like the clean face of the Chevy.
I have a 01 GMC Searra SLE today ! Mom has a 2011 Chevy she likes my GMC much better than her Chevy ! At 53 and today's market, that's my last truck ! Had her since 05 ! 👍
Thanks, Awesome
i like how the automakers now take all the options that nobody wants & make them standard so that you have to buy them, & they can charge you for them anyway.HEY GM, FORD & RAM save your unwanted shit for luxury cars & get back to building reliable trucks.a luxury seat & interior dont mean shit when your constantly waiting for a towtruck to haul you new truck back to be repaired AGAIN!!!
It makes me sade that there is a bunch of new garbage drive ing down the rode. I wish all they old chevy were still on the road
To bad these old trucks rusted out so fast, they were made with cheap metal. They are nice to drive.
use Filter-Film on the underbody and they last a long time
@@timothykeith1367 Never heard of that.
@@crushingvanessa3277 Filter-Film and similar products are made of lanolin - basically hand cream. Lanolin is wool oil from sheep and naturally resists oxidation. You usually apply Filter-Film every year or so, but its not expensive. When you re-apply it, you can address any minor rust.
@@timothykeith1367 thanks.
New they didn't drive bad. I was a Dodge or Ford guy but my father's mid and late 70's K20s drove just fine for me when I did drive them (we used them in a family logging business, I was the paperwork jockey since I was also an accountancy and taxation professor).
The guy at 3:40 is the reason i shaved my head!
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"Find the fuel tank. Fuel weighs six lbs. a gallon. So where the tank is....ah, let's move on to the next topic".
Christ on a bike they don't make trucks like these again
Back when trucks were used for work , and they had an 8 foot bed and 16 inch wheels . Now everyone drives a lift kitted grocery getter. Of course today's generation doesn't need a work truck because they don't want to work
They will one day.
11:05 Is the instrument panel made of metal? They sure we're back then. Now it's all just plastic
Back when men were men...and permanently disabled in crashes.
Does it Do a Burn Out
With a side impact collision, yes, it will burn-out.
That’s why the Shocks are mounted transverse. To eliminate wheel hop.
I miss the Detroit Diesel.
Love the hairdo
Dodge 1972
Ford 1974
.....it took gm forever to do an extended cab......not the 2+2
I wonder where that truck is now
It has likely been recycled. It is likely a pre production mule because the fuel tanks were not painted on production models.
A bunch of cats living in it on somebody's front yard
Family only drove Fords and GMs. Now today I would not want the current offerings by ford or gm
How did these ever sell with zero USB ports?
Take a 2020 2500HD back to 1978: "How will these ever sell without an ash-tray?"
OK, anyone know what "CA" means?
Cab to axle
@@Sid-jx4gl Thanks!
Gas tank strapped outside of frame, ready to blow up, ford, dodge tank mounted inside frame. Fuck gm
wow bad comb-over and then a hair helmet geez the old days
I couldn't look away from that comb over!
Trucks where so simple back then! lol
Is this the first truck invented?
No
What's C A?
I believe it stands for cab to axle. As in the measurement from the back of the cab to the centerline of the rear axle. I might be wrong on this so don't take it for the gospel.
@@jamessheets9205 Thanks
Back in my time” 🥴
OOoohhh there were so rusty.
I thought the came rusty from the factory !
Only the inner wall. It took about 3-4 months for the outer wall to rust thru.
What a great company!!! And the lady CEO wants to destroy it. Get her out before its too late...👍
I know.
We bought a new 3500 in 78, hauled 2000 to 5000 pound dies dies with it, it didn't last very long. The chassis was no where need as heavy duty as our 03 we have now.
اذا ماكان جمس عبارتين احمر ابو فخوذ تندة ابيض 79 -78
454
ولا 511
ولا فلا غنت
GMC유칸
Look at the frame why is it only a C channel we can have a steering box mouse in a frame so eventually it will torque and rip right off look at the hood see how it will kink in the middle look at the gas tanks see how they’re mounted on the outside so when you hit them they explode see the metal fender wells see how they rust
consumps a lot!
GMC 454
Ford still outsold it 😂
Today you can count on GM to make trucks you definitely DON'T WANT to own.👎
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القديم.اجود
GM cars are recyclable. They all rust back to earth.
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