M2 GMC and Chevrolet Pickups: 1976 Sierra, 1988 Custom or 1993 SS 454?

Choose the 1976 GMC Sierra Grande 15 for that earlier body, the 1988 Sierra 1500 Custom for its light-blue finish and custom presentation, or the 1993 Chevrolet C1500 SS 454 for the white truck with red interior. All three are listed in 1:24, but their years and model identities are different.

For a gift recalling a real pickup, start with the manufacturer, year and body before looking for a similar color. GMC Sierra and Chevrolet C1500 are not interchangeable product names.

This guide compares specific pickup references. For another collecting task or brand comparison, use the Hobby Learning Center.

Quick choice: 1976 GMC, 1988 GMC or 1993 Chevrolet?

• 1976 Sierra Grande 15: choose the earlier white striped GMC; its package photograph shows the hood raised.
• 1988 Sierra 1500 Custom: choose the later light-blue GMC with black stripes.
• 1993 C1500 SS 454: choose the Chevrolet-specific white truck with red interior.

Match the year, truck and exact reference

These are four separate offers. On a narrow screen, scroll the comparison horizontally or focus it and use the arrow keys.

1976 GMC Sierra Grande 15: the white striped release

The 1976 Sierra Grande 15, item 40300-140A, wears white with stripes. Choose it when this particular GMC subject is the reason for collecting rather than selecting any white pickup.

The package photograph shows its hood raised. The current written listing does not give model dimensions or details for the doors, tailgate, steering or tire material. If one of those details decides the purchase, confirm it for 40300-140A instead of borrowing a specification from another truck.

The photographed white cargo bed is uncovered, unlike the covered bed on the blue 1988 Custom. Its appearance does not establish a load rating or compatibility with a separate motorcycle or car.

1988 GMC Sierra 1500 Custom: light blue with black stripes

The 1988 GMC Custom, item 40300-140B, offers a later represented pickup with light-blue paint and black stripes.

Its package view shows a raised hood and a body-colored cover over the bed. It does not show that cover removed or demonstrate an operating tailgate. The current listing supplies no model measurements, steering specification or tire material; sharing the M2 brand with the 1976 truck does not fill those gaps.

The word “Custom” belongs to the factory-produced M2 release. It is not a request for Muncle Mikes to repaint a truck or evidence that the miniature exactly matches a privately modified full-size vehicle.

1993 Chevrolet C1500 SS 454: white body, red cabin

The 1993 Chevrolet SS 454, item 40300-142A, is the Chevrolet-specific alternative. Its white body and red interior distinguish it from the light-blue GMC.

The exact package photograph shows the hood raised and the red cabin. M2’s own Release 142 gallery also shows this white C1500 SS 454. The current listing does not give its dimensions, door or tailgate operation, steering function or tire material, so confirm those details for 40300-142A.

Choose it when the SS 454 designation or red cabin is the attraction. For a close-fitting case, obtain its actual measurements instead of treating all 1:24 pickups as the same physical size.

Looking for the 1976 Spirit of ’76 Chevrolet instead?

The light-blue Silverado Bonanza-10 Spirit of ’76, item 31500-MJS99, is a different 1:64 Chevrolet offer. Its package photo shows the truck on a labelled base under a clear cover. M&J identifies this exact item as a MiJo Exclusive 1:64 release; the current Muncle Mikes description does not provide its length or the cover’s material.

That smaller model is not a color variant of the 1:24 GMC Sierra Grande 15. The shared year does not override the manufacturer, model name or scale. Use it for a small-scale truck row rather than as a size-matched substitute.

Choose a single favorite or compare the different bodies

A focused pickup shelf can display the three larger trucks as distinct subjects. A collector who wants one specific truck should choose its exact year and designation instead of buying all three automatically.

Check the current product photographs and allow clearance above a raised hood. Confirm any other opening panel before planning around it. Measure the truck, display base and unopened package separately; none of their sizes establishes the usable interior of a separate case.

1. Decide whether you will display the truck on its labelled base, remove it from the packaging, or keep the package sealed.
2. Measure the case’s usable length, width and height, including any narrow opening or raised base. Leave room to handle the model.
3. Ask for the exact reference’s measurements if the fit is close. A photographed bed cover does not establish extra storage space or removable parts.

For earlier pickups, see our F-100 and Apache comparison. For a building project rather than a finished model, compare M2 kit sets.

Find the M2 pickup year and finish you want

M2 GMC and Chevrolet pickup FAQs

Are the 1976 and 1988 GMCs the same truck in different paint?

No. They represent different model years and identities. The white 1976 truck also shows an uncovered cargo bed, while the blue 1988 Custom is photographed with a bed cover; the current descriptions do not establish identical dimensions or mechanisms.

Does the 1993 Chevrolet list positionable steering?

The current description does not state whether its steering can be positioned. The current GMC descriptions do not establish that function either. A wheel angle visible in a photograph is not a steering-function test.

Is the Spirit of ’76 Silverado another 1:24 version?

No. The linked Spirit of ’76 Silverado Bonanza-10 is a separate 1:64 product.