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This 1985 Caballero Amarillo is powered by a 305 cubic inch V8 engine and is backed by a 3-speed automatic transmission. Options on this 1985 GMC Caballero Amarillo Edition include: Air Conditioning, AM/FM Radio with Cassette Player, Cruise Control, Power Brakes, Power Steering, Cloth Interior, Tilt Wheel and Goodyear Wrangler radial tires wrapped around Rally wheels. This '85 GMC Caballero is offered for sale with just 38,655 original miles and is sold with receipts documenting recent maintenance and an original dealer's brochure. The Amarillo package offered two-tone paint, body & wheel molding along with special Amarillo badges. The '85 Caballero was capable of hauling 1250lbs. in its 35. 5 cubic ft. bed from the factory and was able to tow up to 6,000lbs including trailer, cargo and equipment. With the sleek looks of a sports car and...

GMC made three versions of this vehicle. The Caballero, a Caballero Amarillo, and a Caballero Diablo, which is what we have here. Recently this GMC has been tuned up (cap, rotor, plugs, wires), oil changed, had the transmission serviced, and changed gear oil in rear diff. The mechanic also did valve seals, keepers, gaskets, new hoses, belts and vacuum lines Runs, drives, shifts, stops as it should. The bed is coated with nice color matching bed liner. The top section above the aluminum trim has been repainted. The rest of the paint is original with exception of roof and that little half inch strip above the aluminum trim. Undercarriage of this car is undercoated. The interior is in overall good shape. Both bucket seats are in good shape, Original and clean. Carpet, headliner, dash, door panels are all good! Even behind the seats and curtain where spare is stored. Car even has factory additional rear speakers. Ordered with so many options, center console storage compartment with storage and ash tray. Power windows, power locks, tilt...

The word 'Caballero' is from the Spanish language. Its most common definition today in the Americas is 'gentleman', though its technical definition is 'horseman' or 'knight'.

The Caballero and the fifth generation El Camino shared their mechanical parts with the Chevrolet Malibu series, but rode on a 9-inch longer wheelbase. Other than different nameplates and minor trim variations, it is difficult to distinguish a Caballero from an El Camino at more than 10 paces distance. It was largely for this reason that the Caballero did not sell in the higher volumes that the El Camino did over the years (many never even knew a GMC version existed), though that rarity now counts as a plus to many Caballero fans and collectors. Exterior appearance remained largely the same over the truck's nine-year lifespan, with the biggest changes through the years coming mostly in the form of grille design. For 1982, the front end was changed to a full-width grille design housing four headlights and a four-row crosshatch pattern; this persisted through the vehicle's demise in 1987.

Caballero interiors featured a bench seat in standard models, though an upgrade to bucket seats with a center console and floor-mounted...