For the longest time, most people figured that GMC only made heavy duty pickups and other manly things, but the GMC Sprint is a wonderful reminder that once-upon-a-time GMC made stuff that goes fast too.
OK, so this particular reminder, here, might not look like it’ll blow the doors off any Lambo, but it’s in better shape than most of the specimens I’m betting that are roaming the streets today and in it’s day was pretty damn quick.
The Sprint was based off the Chevrolet El Camino (like every other GMC product) and changed its name in the late 70s to the oh-so-70s name, GMC Caballero. According to the wizards at Wikipedia, the Caballero was produced until 1987 (really?) when GMC found the memo that the rest of America had given up on coupe/pickups — see Camino, El.
The posting doesn’t say if this 1974 model has the six or massive 454 planted between its haunches, but if they’re asking $7,000, I surely hope it’s the latter.
If it is the 454, then you might be in for a wild ride. Producing 350ish horsepower brand new in a car that looks like Chevelle that got rear-ended by a pickup could be a wild ride. And, the 454 has eons of potential.
I’m not sure I’d be sprinting to pay $7,000 for it, but it looks like the owner is flexible.
Also: Bonus points if it’s a Sprint SP, which means its the spiritual father of that bodacious 1990s SUV monster, the GMC Typhoon.
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