51 GMC COE Bookmobile

[cooperhw]

How about a blast from the past fellas? Not my truck nor do I know who is selling it, but I thought it my duty to show you guys what popped up on that list of Craig's this morning.
A 51 GMC C.O.E. Bookmobile. Only one I can ever remember seeing so yeah, I think it's probably rare as hens teeth. Now rare, and desirable may be two different things. The market will tell.
Anyhow, here it is. Even shows the old Arizona State University logo. Cool as heck to me. Even though it's not my cup of tea.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/5340199928.html

[_Ogre]

very cool truck
i'd bet it drives like a greased pig

it would make a cool rv for sure

[blue 72 gmc 4x4]

That is AWESOME!

[Russell Ashley]

Someone on this forum was restoring one of those a few years back. Actually they were "restofying" it with later model running gear. From what I remember from that thread, those are not a restoration for the faint of heart, or thin bank account.

[flashed]

That thing is too cool ,put it on a Freightliner chassis and it would make a heck of a camper.

[47 Fasttoys]

OK, so I called. Yes, I would very much like to take it on as my next project......but $10,000 is outta my range for a usable shell. That's all I would use. Man how cool would this thing be tricked out.
Rob

[HUSSEY]

Would be awesome converted to a camper, a lot of work though.

[dubds10]

$10,000 lol There's one in WA for $900 that's better looking & been for sale for years now. No wonder he wont post a price on CL or FB.

[cooperhw]

Originally Posted by 47 Fasttoys

OK, so I called. Yes, I would very much like to take it on as my next project......but $10,000 is outta my range for a usable shell. That's all I would use. Man how cool would this thing be tricked out.
Rob

I agree, it would make a killer camper/toy hauler, but OMG, $10,000? He must be figuring someone from next months Barrett Jackson auction will bite. Still, looks to be really rust free and complete. Nope, not even gonna think about it. Homer's still not finished.

[MARTINSR]

Yeah, a bit pricy but it depends on the condition. This is in Arizona guys, the desert, there is a good possibility this truck is literally rust free (serious rust that is, obviously it has some you can see it in the photo) with perfectly solid floors and cab corners and such. If that is the case, it would be a zillion times easier to rebuild than if it was a rust bucket and that $10K wouldn't sound like that much.

Brian

[Russell Ashley]

Here you can see what I meant in my first post about not for the faint of heart.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5026987

[Advanced Design]

It is nice to hang out here because now I know I am not the only one who looks at a vehicle like this thinking...Cool, I could build it into a .....

So many interesting vehicles, so little time and money.

[dubds10]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5322151060.html

This is the one over here in WA. It needs everything, basically just a shell and a damaged one at that lol Been for sale for awhile, but still better than $10g. I was tempted to grab it but I already have a bread van to build that is the same size as this and requires less work. But if he gets $10g for his, maybe I should sell mine for that lol

[Purcell69]

Originally Posted by dubds10

$10,000 lol There's one in WA for $900 that's better looking & been for sale for years now. No wonder he wont post a price on CL or FB.

Barrett Jackson must be in town...

-Joe

Edit: D'oh! Cooper beat me to it!

[WJK54]

Originally Posted by dubds10

$10,000 lol There's one in WA for $900 that's better looking & been for sale for years now. No wonder he wont post a price on CL or FB.

So buy that one" it's in your back yard.( Seattle).For 900.00 the guy said that it has rust holes everywhere and see what kind of hours and dollars you have in it after all the body work......

[dubds10]

Originally Posted by WJK54

So buy that one" it's in your back yard.( Seattle).For 900.00 the guy said that it has rust holes everywhere and see what kind of hours and dollars you have in it after all the body work......

Time is money. Lots here have the time not the money. That one in Seattle has been for sale for years now & still hasn't sold for any amount, not just because of the work required either. I bought my running, fairly rust free '63 bread van, same size as the bookmobile for $500. It's a one of kind made for a local FD same '50s styling despite being a '63. Lots of these old big bread vans/bookmobiles around & they aren't that desirable. Rare doesn't equal desirable or expensive in this case. They are cheap big vans, not $10g projects simply as that. Not every classic is a gold nugget lol

[paulspickupparts]

Regular, not bookmobile COE trucks are bringing from $3000-$5000 depending on condition , location and a few other factors . This one has a extra $5000 tacked on due to the unique part of rear van body. It is worth exactly what some one will pay . High or low. About 10 years a local yard had the exact same bookmobile. It did not have much rust and I was almost ready to buy when I examined the frame work of the back section . It was totally made of wood and after 50 plus years the tin work was loosly attached. I had visions of sheet metal flying off at 60 mile an hour on the way home. All of the tin work would have had to be removed and of course I would have went with a metal frame. When I took that into consideration I decided it would be easier just to buy a regular COE and convert it to whatever I wanted. I ended up parting it out and the whole yard ended up being crushed. There were 5000 cars in that yard. Kind of sad but sign of the times.