1974 GMC Squarebody | Boorley Green, Hampshire

A GMC Squarebody is the GMC-badged version of General Motors' third-generation C/K pickup. It is liked for its upright, slab-sided shape, softened by rounded corners and curved glass, and for a chassis built to carry real loads. This car is blue with a brown interior, a warm pairing against the broad, flat panels. It has a 5.7-litre petrol engine and seats three. It is left-hand drive, which gives it an American look on screen: the driver sits on the kerb side, so the front passenger steps out into the road. Its tall, square-shouldered body makes a convincing working American truck for advertising, film and TV, and photography set in the 1970s or 1980s. The open load bed gives music video and fashion shoots space to dress the scene, and at events its size gives it presence. It also makes a characterful choice for a wedding or personal hire. The car is based in Southend-on-Sea.