09/24/2026
Somewhere in Red Deer, Alberta, Allan Elliott has seen a lot of trucks come through his shop. This one stopped him in his tracks.
A 1952 GMC 9420, a three-quarter ton "short-box one ton" with a box just over six feet long. Out of more than 100,000 trucks that rolled off GM's Oshawa plant, only 838 ever came built this exact way. "Probably one of the rarest trucks I've ever had on the channel or in my personal possession," he says.
It's far from finished. The original inline six needs a full rebuild, the bed floor needs replacing, and the upholstery is gone. Still, that airplane hood emblem sits on the nose looking ready to fly, on a truck asking just $4,000 for someone willing to take on the project.
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