Supplied invoice and warranty evidence
Four supplied photographs include a close view of a Thorpe’s Pontiac invoice, an operating-record page, a GMC warranty booklet cover and a group of associated papers. The invoice and warranty cover independently show the full VIN TCL166F516067, matching Bring a Trailer lot 59,374. The vehicle-description header of the retail installment contract in the group photo also matches the VIN and reads 1976 GMC, Subn., 1500; no personal or financial terms are used. The contributor associates the photos with that auction; their precise public gallery-image URLs have not been independently matched.
The invoice identifies Thorpe’s Pontiac, Inc. of Tannersville, New York. It records a new 1976 GMC, model Subn., and is dated March 31, 1976. The warranty cover records 3-30-76 in its first-retail-delivery/service-date-if-applicable field and 7 miles in the delivery-mileage field. These are distinct document entries. Neither is a manufacture date, and the one-day difference is preserved without inferring an authenticated transaction chronology.
Selected equipment descriptions
Selected readable invoice descriptions include vinyl bench, a fold-center seat entry among overtyped first lines, the abbreviation s/r-glass, front bench seat, interior headliner, Suburban tailgate, front/rear shocks, differential, 350 V8, 3-speed transmission, 32-gallon tank, power steering, wheel covers, AM radio, cigar lighter, chrome bumper, foam seat and voltmeter gauges. The invoice does not itself say manual transmission or specify a locking differential in those descriptions. The uncertain leading glyph in the tire-size line is not transcribed.
The retail order in the group photograph lists Black and Saddle, 1/2 ton, Subn., locking rear, tinted glass, center folding seat, heavy-duty shocks and other selected accessories. Its serial field does not supply an independently defensible full VIN; these remain associated-order observations. It reads 31 GAL FUEL TANK, whereas the VIN-matched invoice reads 32 gallons. Both literal readings are retained without harmonizing them or inferring the installed tank capacity.
These are dealer-document descriptions, not an RPO-code list or assembly build sheet. No woodgrain option is inferred. The supplied set contains no SPID or physical VIN/loading-plate photograph. The operating-record page has no visible VIN and remains associated paperwork rather than a further independent identity match or lifetime-mileage record. The group image includes additional literature and retail paperwork; no customer, address, key, signature or financial fields are used.
Auction account and remaining questions
Bring a Trailer describes a Suburban Sierra C1500 with a 350 V8, three-speed manual, black paint, saddle vinyl and a 32-gallon tank. The manual-transmission description and present configuration remain auction claims where they exceed the supplied document wording. The papers do not authenticate the vehicle’s current components or finish.
The seller reported original-owner history through 2020. The listing shows about 24,000 miles on a five-digit odometer said to have rolled over, so lifetime mileage remains unknown. BaT displays a $19,138 winning bid on November 11, 2021 after 10 bids and marks the auction sold; payment and ownership transfer have not been independently verified. West Orange, New Jersey is the dated auction location, while Tannersville is the dealer location on the invoice. Neither establishes current custody.
The selected invoice-readability gap is resolved. Artifact authenticity, exact public image mapping, manufacture date, original-component retention, complete paint/trim specification, later provenance and current custody remain unresolved. No complete auction-gallery inspection or title-image review is claimed. No source images or private personal information are reproduced.