GMC TRUCK HISTORY

THE FIRST CENTURY OF GMC TRUCK HISTORY

COMPILED BY DONALD E. MEYER

INTRODUCTION

GMC has been and is now one of the most successful of the pioneers in the manufacture and sales of commercial motor vehicles.  The GMC brand is one of few of the original makes that have survived into the 21st century.  The reputation of GMC truck quality, value, dependability and performance and the resulting user brand loyalty originated with the first roots of GMC products.

It has been said that the roots of GMC Trucks go back to the 3 Rs of early truck development:  Rapid, Reliance and Randolph.  Truly, the first GMC trucks were Rapid or Reliance trucks with GMC nameplates. However, Randolph trucks apparently had little or no influence on GMC design.  We start with the earliest root, the Rapid motor truck.

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