Set up for towing a fifth-wheel trailer, this 1987 Chevrolet R20 (3/4-ton) 3+3 Scottsdale Crew Cab pickup has room for five, with a bench seat in the crew cab seating compartment and two bucket seats in the front cab. The seller has it posted here on craigslist in San Carlos, California, and they’re asking $7,500 or a cash offer. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Jack M. for the tip!

What the heck is an R20, Scotty G? It’s darn nice of you to ask. Hey, I’ll take a few of those Fritos if they aren’t gone yet. Sorry, just thinking out loud. For the 1987 model year, Chevy changed the C/K nomenclature for the third-generation pickups to R for 2WD trucks and V for 4WD pickups. GM’s codename for the following series of pickups was GMT400, and it’s a bit confusing, as most of us still refer to any of this era’s Chevrolet pickups as C for 2WD and K for 4WD trucks. Made from 1972 through 1991, the C/K and/or R/V series were known as the Rounded Line series trucks. I would have fired the whole bunch of ’em myself, it’s too confusing. Just make a generation of trucks with one name, then make the next generation with a different name. COME ON!

Oddly enough, Chevy’s marketing gurus also changed the name of the Stepside, as beginning in 1988, they were referred to as Sportside. COME ON! Just pick a name and stick with it, for the love of all that’s good and holy, like Chevy’s C/K series names. You can see part of the fifth-wheel goodies in the photo above, the only one showing any portion of the inside of the bed or box. This Fleetside (that name stuck around, thankfully) truck appears to be faded but super solid.

The velour bucket seats are a mystery; the seller doesn’t mention what they’re from and doesn’t mention them at all. Chevy didn’t offer bucket seats in this truck, even in the nice Scottsdale mid-trim level, which this one is. I have to believe they’re much more comfortable than a vinyl bench seat, which is what’s in the back. Chevy also offered what’s called a Bonus Cab, which was a Crew Cab with four doors but no seating in back, just room for your gear or tools. This is a 3+3, which gave ample room for three passengers in the front and three in the back, at least originally. This one is now a 2+3.

Sadly, the engine photo is one of the ones missing from the mix here. They say it’s a GM crate 350, with a rebuilt transmission and 373 rear-end gearing. new brakes, AC, airbags, a new steering box, and new tires. They say they have over $10,000 into it, and I sure wish there were more and better photos; it’s a very cool truck. Would any of you have use for a crew cab pickup? I mean, other than the one that 80% of you new truck buyers already have in the driveway?