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Wife's new ride.


This will be the wifes new ride. It's a 1953 GMC with the hard to find option hydromatic...

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Default Wife's new ride.

This will be the wifes new ride. It's a 1953 GMC with the hard to find option hydromatic transmission "automatic on the column" It has the 228 engine. Plan on painting it burgandy with black running boards and fenders.



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Looks like it has every option you could get back then.
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You might want to wash the windsheild before she hits the road.
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Is this going to replace the Go-Kart or the John Deere?
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Isn't this the transmission that had to be parked in reverse to keep from rolling because it had no park position?
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Good looking old Jimmy.
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