GMC Motorhome

GMC Motorhome Introduced in 1973, the GMC Motorhome was a unique piece from the get-go. Historically, motorhomes have been sold in two phases. The body builder buys a bare chassis from a truck maker, then builds the house portion over it, at which time the complete vehicle is ready for sale. The difference here is […]
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GMC Caballero

Caballero The next frontier after the Sprint was the Caballero. It was the new G-body platform and new name for GMC’s sedan-pickup. The year was 1978. The GMC Caballero was the cousin to the Chevrolet Elcamino, both of which took on the look of the Chevrolet Malibu. For its first model year the Caballero came […]
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GMC Sprint

GMC Sprint The GMC Sprint was freshly redesigned for 1973, along its cousin the Chevrolet Elcamino. The hot Sprint to have was the Sprint SP. The SP added rally wheels, side stripe with ‘SP’, and a tighter suspension. Let’s not forget the 454 CID LS4 V8 that the SP had. It was rated at 245hp. […]
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GMC S15

GMC S15 The S15 was introduced for the 1982 model year. It was cousin to the Chevrolet S10 and was GMC’s first compact truck. Engines this year were an 84hp 1.9L 2bbl Isuzu I4 and a 110hp 2.8L 2bbl Chevrolet V6. Torque was 101 and 148 respectively on each. 1983, the final year we cover, […]
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