Autos will be thought of tv or film stars similar to actors and actresses can. Think about the DMC DeLorean from the Again to the Future trilogy, the Plymouth Fury from Christine, and the Pontiac Trans Am from Knight Rider. Heck, even the Stroll of Fame in Hollywood now has a star devoted to the Chevrolet Suburban simply to commemorate the variety of instances that automobile has appeared on-screen.

When Deadly Weapon 2 premiered in 1989, it prominently featured a 1988 GMC Sierra dually pickup that seemed so much like this one.

The Decide of the Day is a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4×4 listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Oak Hill, West Virginia. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

After a prolonged manufacturing run with the Rounded Line (third technology) of Normal Motors pickups, the “GMT400” platform was launched in mannequin 12 months 1988. This physique fashion introduced aerodynamic options like flush window glass, curved grilles and bumpers, and straighter strains than the Rounded Line. Manufacturing continued all the way in which till 2002 for sure variations of this pickup. Immediately, the GMT400-era vehicles are generally known as the “Outdated Physique Model” or OBS, and they’re gaining in collectability.

This black Silverado prolonged cab comes from mannequin 12 months 1996. It has a big-block 454cid Vortec V8 beneath the hood, together with a five-speed guide transmission sending energy to all 4 wheels. With a drivetrain like that, this truck is a little bit of a deadly weapon itself: On-line assets state that this truck has a towing capability of 8,500 kilos. To place that into perspective, that’s concerning the weight of 4 1999 Ford Fiestas.

The vendor states that the truck spent most of its time in Tennessee and the physique is in good form. The grille, marker lights, and cab lights had been changed as a consequence of fading. The tires are additionally new, so this truck is reportedly able to rock and roll at 114,000 miles. “No noises or leaks of any form, drive it throughout the nation,” the vendor says.

“This truck makes you need to watch Deadly Weapon and pull a home down,” the itemizing concludes. “Solely motive I’m promoting is I made a decision I might moderately have an automated. I’m 54 and didn’t like shifting gears as a lot as I assumed I might.”

The vendor is asking $26,000 or finest supply for this Silverado. Driving it should make you are feeling like an on-screen celeb. By the way, right here’s a hyperlink to the video clip from LW2!

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.