1960 GMC 1 ton flatbed

[leafsprings]

An older GMC conversion that is almost entirely made up of aftermarket pieces, unfortunately, most are not all still in business. Grill and hood are Modelhaus, 305 V6 engine with fender emblem and western type mirrors were from Rookie Resin. Tires were from Scenes Unlimited, and flatbed is an older Herb Deeks piece. Wheels are Checkers Wreckers.

Edited November 17, 2024 by leafsprings

[Jim B]

Great looking GMC.  Well done.

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Very nice. I really like seeing hard working trucks modeled so well.  

[slusher]

Great looking GMC,Some of those ton trucks was 6 cylinders. Really like your clean build!

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[bobss396]

I drove an old GMC tow truck with the V6... great power but it loved gas.

I may do something similar since I have some 3D printed GMC conversion pieces.

[ncbuckeye67]

That's awesome! It shows off your scratch-building skills rather nicely.

[Carmak]

Nice looking rig. Really like the V-6 and the line for the hydraulic clutch.

[Zippi]

I'm diggin this build.  Lot of kewl stuff going on here Tommy.  I like the 10X10 white pine lumber on the bed.  Very nicely done.  

[Pete68]

On 11/16/2024 at 1:54 PM, leafsprings said:

Grill and hood are Modelhaus

Good looking truck. My brother Bill made the Masters for the Grille and Hood for Modelhaus back in the late 80s and Don casted them for years. Bill also made the Master for the 2 ton Chevy C60 for him as well as the 60s GMC Tailgate inserts. Bill used the GMC letters for the grille from a toy I had 😂.  Glad to see Bill’s stuff still being used. 

Edited December 20, 2024 by Pete68

[Pete68]

On 11/16/2024 at 1:54 PM, leafsprings said:

Herb Deeks

I have heard that name in years. I used to buy 1/32 scale Rubber truck tires from him. 

[leafsprings]

On 12/20/2024 at 12:45 PM, Pete68 said:

Good looking truck. My brother Bill made the Masters for the Grille and Hood for Modelhaus back in the late 80s and Don casted them for years. Bill also made the Master for the 2 ton Chevy C60 for him as well as the 60s GMC Tailgate inserts. Bill used the GMC letters for the grille from a toy I had 😂.  Glad to see Bill’s stuff still being used. 

Thanks Lee. I have always been impressed with Modelhaus pieces, they were the gold standard in aftermarket, we were lucky to have Bill's awesome one of kind pieces available at one time.

[Pete68]

2 hours ago, leafsprings said:

Modelhaus pieces,

Yes they were Don helped out a bunch of old modelers at the time with his amazing parts. I still have a couple of Don’s parts one is a chrome 1967 C10 Chevy grille and a 1964 Chevy long pickup bed. 
 

Bill has done some amazing work in the Resin field over the decades but I will always like the Castings that Don did for Bill they we’re smooth as glass  like his Kenworth 900l and Peterbilt 379 he had Don cast these up for years. Now 3d resin has taken over and the old build by scratch Masters like Bill did in the old days are about gone. Bill has received several new Kenworth kits from Global Trucks and he’s says there’s no way his old Resin Casted trucks can compare to Global’s standards. 

[Sam I Am]

I love it!