AFTER rebuilding their ‘57 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe (see Blueberry Pie, August 24 HRM), Ian Aitken, longtime member of Southern Street Rodders, got stuck into a ‘55 GMC Pickup for his wife, Nikki.
They bought the Pickup from Chucks, who brought it in from Oregon, USA, after Ian enquired if any Apache Pickups were available or coming up soon. No, they replied, but they did have this ‘55 GMC. Better still! So, Ian and Nikki made the purchase. That was back in 2017, and the GMC sat in their barn while the needed parts were gathered.
While the GMC uses the same cab as the 55/’57 Chevy pickup, there were some differences, such as the dashboard, the bonnet, frontal chrome and grille, plus the ‘55 GMC pickup used the…