Notify me of new comments via email. I’m old enough to remember the driveability nightmares of most everything Detroit built between, oh, 1973-1987. Look at the photo above. GMC toyed around with the thought way back in the mid-’70s. [5] Aeneas MacKenzie and Wally Kline were signed to write the screenplay. Also, as I was about to append my previous comment: In both cases, the package proved unpopular, and buckets/consoles went away almost entirely until the extended cab models of the ’70s. Copyright 2020 and Jody Potter, junkyardlife.com. That’s a good sign. Engine_Bucket_Seats_2nd_Floor__WPC_Museum__N.jpg. Just do the show circuit, have some fun, and meet some people. This is a special edition 1975 GMC truck that I had never heard of before doing some research. Source: http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2017/11/october-2017-ytd-u-s-vehicle-sales-rankings-top-302-best-selling-vehicles-in-america-every-vehicle-ranked/. Powered by, We thought spotting a 1975 GMC Gentleman Jim in the wild was an impossibility, that is, until. Gentleman Jim is a 1942 film starring Errol Flynn as heavyweight boxing champion James J. Corbett (1866–1933). The Gentleman Jim was the truck of choice for those who didn’t really dig silver, but wanted gold instead – with black being the second color. The Gentleman Jim GMC truck option package (there was a similar one for Chevrolets called the “Beau James”) was an early effort to move trucks upmarket, presumably to increase both market share and margins. However, this one was in pristine condition by any standards, if it were an original condition or a frame off restoration. As far as I know, those are not aftermarket, or at least the aftermarket ones looked like the OEM ones. The interior was nearly dripping with luxury. Waaay too fancy to put to work. Yesterday, Steph Willems reported on a dealer in the northern province of Minnesota that’s offering a dreamy Seventies stripe package for newer Chevrolet Silverado pickups. Nothing says luxury like a bad whiplash injury and picking shards of the rear window out from the back of your scalp after a fender bender. /fs_1964_Dodge_Custom_Sport_Special_Pickup_with_426_Street_Wedge_ 53% increase. There only draw back was their marginal gas mileage. The block is stamped T09 (Sept.) I can’t get to the tranny numbers or the 12 bolt ratio codes. You can do it Corey! [8], Filming was to start in January 1942, after which Flynn was to make The Sea Devil, a remake of The Sea Beast (Warner's version of Moby Dick). “Sorry. Compare that to a modern GMC 2wd V-8 truck at 28,395 and a Denali starting at $53,780 with similar upgrades and accessories as the Gentleman Jim. On various tractors, the tachometer (when there was one) sometimes showed x100 and sometimes x1000 within the same model run and with no clear progression as to which is supposed to be the “dumber” one. ), but most of the interior appears intact and original. Alexis Smith recounted in the biography The Two Lives of Errol Flynn by Michael Freedland how she took the star aside and told him, "'It's so silly, working all day and then playing all night and dissipating yourself. Errol was his usually apparently unconcerned self: 'I'm only interested in this half,' he told her. Most of those additional extras are present here. It’s worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. In my opinion an El Camino or Ranchero would be more fitting for what Gentleman Jim is trying to pull off. However, when the US officially entered World War II it was decided to postpone the movie so Flynn could be rushed into Desperate Journey. I loved that truck; maybe more because it belonged to my dad. The bigger issue with winter, involved rust, lots of rust. Tony Thomas, Rudy Behlmer * Clifford McCarty, Glancy, H. Mark. you have a great classic or muscle car barn find story? In July 1941 it was announced that Warner Bros had purchased the rights to make a film of Corbett's life from his widow, Vera. Ten grand will get you a run of the mill truck of this era in great condition. Unauthorized distrbution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. It is a ‘poseur’. Just 300 were made, 33 of which went to Canada. "Warner Bros film grosses, 1921–51. Full sizers with chromed stacks (both diesel and gassers), jacked up to the clouds on tractor wheels and who knows what else is common around here. I don’t think “driveability” matters too much in this case. Name of the truck sounds like some sort of faux luxury whiskey. Buckle up and hang on, because Ron, a.k.a "The Earth Roaming Car Guy" brings high-speed energy and enthusiasm that can be felt in his treasure hunting experiences. GM offered buckets in the pickups at least as far back as the mid-60s, though hardly anyone ordered them. I believe this one to be valued appropriately. https://gearheads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/beau.jpg. Love these, my dad had one back in the late 70’s early 80’s. That body doesn’t lend itself so well to two-toned paint either. 2) If you did purchase a pick-up back then it was probably either a) because you would use it as a truck or b) because most pick-ups were actually relatively inexpensive, as they were primarily utilitarian. The company’s gone to some weird corners in its 107-year history, which we’ve catalogued below. Flynn was very keen to make the movie and undertook extensive boxing training, working with Buster Wiles and Mushy Callahan. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. I lived in Missouri as a young boy, in the 70’s to early 80’s whee there were nothing more than large family owned farms as far as one could see in any direction. I liked the strips on the truck from “The Fall Guy”. My own truck uses vinyl striping to break the shoulder line, albeit following a full-length crease. It has the 454 and a 400 trans. They clash frequently, but Corbett is attracted to her, and his limitless self-confidence and charm eventually overcome her distaste for him. ‘Beautiful’ may be too strong a word, but it looked real nice. I had one of these in the early 80s. Years ahead of the Ford Lightnings and GMC Syclones, cool! Back in the 70s the gov managed to force the car makers to finally stop killing their customers and the planet. Enjoy. Side view of 1975 GMC shows that the fancy gold "Gentleman Jim" decals are no longer on the bed. Best dash ever put in a truck. They made quite a few special trucks back then. The Gentleman Jim GMC truck option package (there was a similar one for Chevrolets called the “Beau James”) was an early effort to move trucks upmarket, presumably to increase both market share and margins. Loaded with extra flash on the outside and options like bucket seat, tach, console, AM/FM/8-track inside you would not be missed in a Gentleman Jim. I would love it if Streetside Classics opened a Denver location. We can see it isn’t extremely significant, but with inflation and cost of living, it was a decent price increase in the late 70’s, especially with ridiculously high interest rates back in those days. I’ll be honest, I prefer my black and gold on Capri II’s or John Player Specials, but this truck has really caught my eye. Here we see Gentleman Jim himself, negotiating a transaction with a lady of the evening. He feeds his passion for dilapidated Detroit iron by writing, photographing and sharing his adventures.
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