We love the GMC Jimmy, and have featured others before. No sense reinventing the wheel, so enjoy this overview from a previous writeup:

The GMC Jimmy, the predecessor to the modern GMC Yukon, was actually introduced in 1970 as the GMC-badged, upmarket version of the immensely popular Chevy K5 Blazer. It was built all the way until 1991, when it was discontinued in favor of the GMC Yukon. 

The idea behind the GMC Jimmy was to be an upscale corporate twin of the Chevy Blazer. That was and still often is GMC’s modus operandi, with many GMC vehicles still serving as luxury-oriented versions of Chevy machines. Aside from being a bit more luxurious in terms of trim and features, the Jimmy shared many components with the Blazer, including the entire Blazer drivetrain. 

Despite being much, much more rare and sought after than its counterpart, the Jimmy has style for miles. Don’t tell the Blazer gang, but we’d take a Jimmy over a Blazer 10 out of 10 times. I mean, just look at it. 

By the way, in doing the research for this feature I learned that GM settled on the Jimmy name because they were hoping it would reflect how GM may sound in a similar manner to how jeep was derived from the pronunciation of GP. We see what you were doing there GM, but…not quite.

Is This Jimmy For Sale at a Nice Price?

As we always say, the market determines whether a price is nice or a little too much, so we’ll see. All we can do is present the data. And that data seems to indicate that this rig is priced fairly. Take a peek around the Classic.com data for the last 12 months below and you’ll undoubtedly find a range of comparable Jimmy sales, some higher and some lower. We found this 1973 GMC  Jimmy as a comparable sale, which hammered down on Bring a Trailer for $48,000, and think it’s pretty close to our example. Plus, you’d have to, of course, add the buyer’s premium, which would put it over 50 grand.