I've got Angels in the Outfield on tv while I browse for things to post... and they used this old GMC for the Angels team bus

pretty darn good cast of actors, Danny Glover being a curmudgeon of a grumpy team manager... Joseph Gordon Levitt as the baseball loving orphan that can see ghosts, Tony Danza as a pitcher with a worn out arm, the wonderful Christopher Lloyd as the boss angel, Neal McDonough - who you will recognize as the blond with bright blue eyes that plays Dum Dum Dugan in Capt America, and Matthew McConaughey and Adrien Brody as team players - with a real short role for Dermot Mulroney. I was surprised to see Taylor Negron, who was a familiar sight in SO many 80s and 90s movies

strange but true... GM put plaid valve covers on a truck engine in 63, only on half-ton trucks equipped with the 305-cubic-inch V6 for the 1963 model year.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/gmc-offered-plaid-valve-covers-as-a-factory-option-in-1963

the GMC Jimmy is set to make a comeback as a proper Ford Bronco rival - taking inspiration from the square body GMC and Chevy C/K models built from 1973-1991, and why not? The Jeep, Bronco, and Scout are proving it's a solid business plan. So did the VW Bug, Mustang, Challenger, Camaro... etc

 https://fordauthority.com/2026/06/gmc-jimmy-to-emulate-ford-bronco-with-retro-inspired-design

wow, this guy is using this late 60s GMC for a work truck, I saw him in the Friday afternoon rush hour commute

1979 GMC Street Coupes

 that's a nice variety straight from the factory

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10241666946274716&set=gm.1735839801025172&idorvanity=226675368608297

impressive display, well of course. If it wasn't, the image wouldn't have been made

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/561/

Curbside posted another cool collection of vintage photos, these commercial vehicles

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-snapshots-and-photography/vintage-photos-of-commercial-vehicles-of-the-1950s-and-1960s/

A 26-foot '77 GMC Eleganza II, in a vibrant pink, purple, and burgundy paint scheme and a single family ownership since 1980, sold on Bring a Trailer for 56k

It's front wheel drive powered by a 403 and 3 speed auto. 

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/11/pink-purple-and-burgundy-1977-gmc-motorhome-up-for-auction-in-arizona/amp

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1977-gmc-motorhome-6/

https://silodrome.com/gmc-motorhome-for-sale/

I bet I'm not alone in liking the slab sided GMC trucks

tv series, Dark Winds takes place in 1971, and has some very cool late 60s vehicles.

Because it's a tv series, with limited budget, they didn't go for accuracy, or authenticity in the right vehicles - but they sure did choose some cool vehicles 

 Curbside looked into what really was used  https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-tv/netflix-dark-winds-blows-its-automotive-casting/ back in 1970

cool classic, very cool winch (?)

 

the Adams Customs GMC Carryall, just incredible custom work inside, and under, the body. New chassis or tig welded boxed chassis, or both, I can't recall, new suspension, etc. Mostly original interior, just fixed up like NEW... really damn nice!

this back seat was cut in half vertically, narrowed, and welded back together so it fits between the wheel wells that are tubbed now

I love this daily driven work GMC, 1967-72 Looks great!

 

I didn't realize there were this many models of the Sierra

https://www.theautopian.com/holy-crap-1970s-gmc-typography-was-so-much-fun-cold-start