A full-size, street-legal Radio Flyer wagon built on a shortened 1999 GMC Sonoma chassis sold for $75,000 on Bring A Trailer on October 27, 2026. The listing was handled on consignment by Classic Cars Las Vegas, and the vehicle carries a clean Carfax and a Nevada title that registers it as a 1999 GMC Sonoma.
A pickup underneath the red sheet metal
The current owner commissioned the build roughly four years ago, starting from the shortened Sonoma frame, which was refinished in black. Up front the donor truck's independent coil-spring suspension was carried over, while the rear swapped to a triangulated four-link arrangement with adjustable coilovers, an upgrade on the Sonoma's stock rear end. Power steering is fitted, and stopping comes from front discs and rear drums working through a Wilwood dual-circuit master cylinder.
The wagon measures 15 feet long, 8.5 feet tall with its removable handle in place, and 7 feet across. Fifteen-inch wheels wear Coker American Classic whitewall tires with custom covers shaped like Radio Flyer wagon wheels. The identification plate carries the original VIN, which is how the Nevada paperwork still classes it as a 1999 GMC Sonoma.
350 V8, TH350 automatic, rear drive
Motivation comes from a 350-cubic-inch Chevrolet small-block V8 fed by an Edelbrock 500-cfm four-barrel carburetor beneath a bug-catcher air scoop, with finned valve covers and a serpentine accessory drive. A 140-amp alternator and an aluminum radiator with dual electric fans keep it cool, and four-into-one headers run into a dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers.
The engine is paired with a TH350 three-speed automatic transmission and an external cooler, sending drive to the rear wheels through a GM ten-bolt rear end. The listing does not state a power or torque figure for the V8, and no performance times are given, so neither has been announced. The cabin does include a Stewart-Warner gauge set with a 160-mph speedometer, and the five-digit odometer shows roughly 1,100 miles since the build was completed.
The body lifts instead of opening doors
The red steel body, fabricated from sheet metal and box tubing with white Radio Flyer graphics, rises on hydraulic pistons to expose both the cockpit and the engine bay. That mechanism takes the place of conventional doors and a hood entirely, which is the build's defining trick and the reason the truck chassis is largely hidden from view.
Inside, a gray-upholstered bench seat sits over a black bedliner floor. An Alpine touchscreen head unit, a PA system and a Fookoo display feed front and rear camera views to the driver, while a billet wheel on an Ididit tilt column sits ahead of the gauges.
Why a novelty build commands real money
Seventy-five thousand dollars is serious money for a vehicle that is, on paper, a 1999 compact pickup. What buyers are paying for is the engineering behind the lifting body and the fact that the result is road legal and titled, not a parade float. The Sonoma foundation also means parts availability and servicing stay straightforward for a custom machine of this size.
For anyone considering a similar build, the listing shows where the value sits: a clean title, a documented VIN and a chassis that can still be maintained. The catch is that a hydraulically lifting body and a carbureted small-block demand more attention than a standard classic, and the wagon's 8.5-foot height with the handle fitted limits where it can be parked or driven.
