Work, work, work: GMCs on the job

Over on the H.A.M.B.’s excellent pre-WWII photos thread, MrFire recently posted a couple links to the New York Public Library’s Flickr page, which contains some excellent automotive photography collections, including one of GMC trucks, divided roughly between the division’s early products and its art deco/streamline moderne trucks from the 1930s. We grabbed a selection of […]

“And risk… the only thing they have left to lose…”

After reading Alex Kierstein’s post on “Wages of Fear” over on Hooniverse last week, I went looking for more information on the 1977 William Friedkin remake of the French classic, “Sorcerer.” No wonder that rope bridge scene was used for all the promotional materials for the film. Above, the trailer, and below, a tribute to […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1964 GMC 1502

In case you haven’t noticed, I get a little weak in the knees whenever I see a 1960s GM truck product come through the Hemmings.com classifieds, and this 1964 GMC 1502 (the seller claims 1500, but that appears to be the designation for two-wheel-drive 3/4-tons in 1964) is no exception. The fact that it’s a […]