With older pickups remaining strong performers in today’s classic market, it makes vehicles like this 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside Pickup very desirable. The intense bidding has graphically demonstrated this fact on this vehicle since it was listed for sale here on eBay. It has already received an incredible fifty-one bids to this point, and there’s still plenty of time left in this auction. If you want to join the fierce bidding war, you will find this C10 located in Van Nuys, California, and while the auction action has pushed the price to $17,500, this figure remains short of the reserve.
This old Chevy is an unrestored survivor that wears its original Medium Blue paint. The color remains consistent across all panels, but it is developing a matte appearance. It isn’t horrendous, and I can’t see any reason why the next owner could not drive the vehicle as it currently stands. There are no significant flaws or issues, while the panels are laser straight. It seems that rust is not a problem that potential buyers will need to worry about because this C10 looks spotlessly clean. Even rust-prone areas like the lower cab corners show no evidence of surface corrosion, let alone rust. The trim is in good order, and there are no issues with the glass. There’s no doubt that this Stepside would benefit from a cosmetic refresh, but I don’t believe that this is essential. It would command just as much respect untouched as it would if fully restored.
I’m sure that we will have readers who will be disappointed by what we find in the engine bay when we lift this C10’s hood. Many of you will have been hoping for a V8, but we find the original 250ci six-cylinder engine that produces 155hp and 235 ft/lbs of torque. The power from this six finds its way to the rear wheels via a three-speed manual transmission. For potential buyers, they will find it reassuring to learn that this Pickup is a full numbers-matching classic. The engine bay presents exceptionally well for a workhorse of this age, with no evidence of fluid leaks beyond the occasional drip from the engine’s rear main seal. The good news runs deeper than that because this classic runs and drives perfectly. This C10 is a turnkey proposition for its next owner.
Because the C10 is a workhorse, it is typical for the interiors of these vehicles to look pretty tired and battered by the time they have five decades under their belts. That hasn’t been the case with this one, though, because its interior is in exceptional condition for its age. There is some deterioration on the wheel, mainly on the spokes. Otherwise, there’s a lot to like in here. The seat shows no evidence of wear or physical damage, while the door trims are in excellent order. The dash is spotlessly clean, and there are no signs of cracking on the pad. The floor mat presents well, and if I were to be seen in public in this C10, I’d feel no shame at all.
When I look at the overall condition of this 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside, there are two things about the listing that don’t surprise me. The first is the bidding activity because these remain an extraordinarily popular vehicle. The other is that the reserve has not been met with the bidding at the current level. I wouldn’t be surprised if it has to go well beyond $20,000 before this occurs. With that thought in mind, this auction might be worth watching. If it doesn’t hit the $20,000 mark, somebody could be getting a great survivor at a bargain price.
I like this truck just the way it is: basic. Six cylinder, three speed on the column, plain vinyl bench seat, no fancy trim. Someone took very good care of it, which is unusual for what was normally regarded as just a tool to get a job done.
When I was driving the Ford equivalent of this back in the day, I would have never believed you if you told me it would be collectible and would fetch $20k. But here we are.
I really doubt that this was used for “FARM USE”.
If it was,it wouldn’t look this nice,or have a 6 cylinder.
Farmers would have bought a 6-cylinder for economy, then beat then worked the heck out of the truck.
Fuel is a big-ticket item for farmers, then and now. It goes into everything on the farm that has an engine like multiple tractors, etc. which is why most farms of any size have fuel storage drums on the property. So fuel consumption could have been a consideration for the original owner. The six and the drive train that goes with it would have given the owner all he needed to tow, haul and go to where he needed and back as economically as possible.
Perfect the way it is! I really like this one too. Why was I born with out money lol?
Call it what you will, I’m beginning to not care what these spoiled brats making $1200/hr. spend it on. ( Don’t laugh, the last dentist I went to, that did little, btw, cost $320 for 15 minutes) Oh, it’s a great find, no one will discredit that, and many big farms, not many small farms in Cal., always had a small, basic pickup like this for short errands, and put away, so I’m sure it’s legit. Is a years worth of income for me, worth buying a 1968 era pickup? Nah, it’s nothing special, save for just how unusual it is to see one, and that today translates into what I still consider, big bucks. What I would find comical, is watching some snowflake, that just pixxed away $15 grand of daddy’s money, and can’t figure out how to drive it. THAT, I suppose, would be worth it alone,,
Regarding the comment about truck would need a V8 to be regarded as usable for real work. I had a ’68 C10 with this drive train, That six was the correct motor for anything, it could do anything a V8 of the time could do. The thing was bullet proof, that’s why this family of straight sixes was in everything from pick-ups to school buses and dump trucks at the time. I’d take the GM 250 six or 300 Ford anytime over a small V8. They were true industrial engines.
I couldn’t agree more! The inline six engine is naturally a torque monster engine. Might not have the most horse power, but they gat torque. This truck is perfect as it is.
I’ve made a living with the saying, “6 in row, makes ‘er go”,,,
NICE pick-up! I hope the next lucky owner leaves it just as-is and enjoys the wheels off of it!
drove this exact one around the farm (hand built all the perimeter AND cross fencing) but forest grn & 4 WD. i6 has all the tq needed (U don’t drive on HP) and at our place was a same jimmy (2nd gen) 2 WD to run to town. Off rd hada 292, rd truck – 250/4.1. Dodge had 2 great i6 engines. Ford hada i6 line of 6 (4 ‘small block’, “2 big blk”) the lrgest went to efi era (300/4.9) and is known on the acreage round here as the “gasser that’s a diesel”. I know ‘there’s no substitute for more cubes” but again (like trick intakes) U don’t need it unless in the 3, 4K RPMs’n above. Gotta ’80 Starlet (4 cyl) here w/6, 700 HP that does 6.8 sec 1320s – so a six can = 8 (to take off on Clifford’s “…6=8…”). Have fun, B safe and productive.