Chevrolet offered three different lengths of their Stepside bed: 6.5 feet, 8 feet, and 9 feet. This appears to be the middle one, an 8-foot-long bed. There are no profile photos to know for sure, but the seller refers to it as a long bed. This 1964 Chevrolet C20 Stepside can be found here on craigslist just north of Phoenix, Arizona, and they’re asking $4,500. Here is the original listing.
The seller has also provided much better photos than a lot of craigslist ads, so that’s nice. This is a first-generation Chevy C-series pickup, so that alone makes it pretty desirable. The dented right front fender, grille, and bumper make it a bit of a bummer, and you’ll notice a lot of other dents around the body of this truck. It’s had a hard life. I know a truck is meant for working, but dang, I don’t know how anyone can just accumulate so many dents on a vehicle without fixing anything. Luckily, pretty much every part should be available to just replace those parts. Still, once you add in door skins, rear fenders, or bodywork on those, and everything else, it’s going to add up.
The first-gen C-series and K-series 4WD trucks were made from 1960 through 1966, and some of us (me) choose these trucks as our favorite of the entire run. I prefer the GMC grille, but I would not mind having this truck if it were a bit nicer overall. This example appears pretty solid, rust-wise, and being in the Phoenix area probably explains that. But man, it’s dented and dinged up. It just looks like it was a game to see how much of it could be hit with sledge hammers.
Then there’s the interior, which looks much nicer than any part of the exterior does. This one has a three-on-the-tree manual, which is a sure theft deterrent, and it appears that the floors have seen better days. The seller gives zero information about rust or really anything else other than saying it’s all original, it’s a 3/4-ton with a straight six, and it’s a long-bed stepside. Floor pans are also available, of course, but I hope it doesn’t need them. Otherwise, this interior could be cleaned up and reupholstered in a three-day weekend.
The engine is an inline-six, as you can see, but we don’t know which one it is. Or I don’t. A few (thousand) of you know instantly by looking at it, but Chevy offered at least two and maybe three inline-six engines in 1964. This brochure lists both the 230 and 292-cu.in. OHV inline-six engines as having been available in this truck. I believe this is the 230. It would have had 140 gross horsepower and 220 lb-ft of torque, and this one is backed by the three-speed manual with column shifter sending power to the rear wheels. I’m assuming this truck isn’t currently in running condition, or they would have mentioned that. I’d restore this one back to bone stock condition, right down to white with a fawn interior, but I’m not sure how many others would do that. How would you bring this one back to life again?
After reading Scottys write up, I realized we have another thing in common. This generation, particularly the end (’64 to ’66) is my favorite generation of Chevy trucks. As banged up as this one is, if its solid with no rust, it’s definitely worthy of a restoration I’d think. A 292 would be nice too. Even if its not original. Lots of torque. It will be interesting to see what happens with this one.
If it came with the trailer then it would be worth the price asking if not PASS the needs are way to much for this truck. (Everything!)
I had a 1965 with a 283 with a 4 speed i bought in 1983 for i believe $600.00 i loved that truck. I bought that truck in May and had to sell it in August because i was getting married in Sept. turned out i needed another $500.00 more for our wedding sold it for $800.00. Back then $600.00 was a fair amount of money. Now every time we see one i say boy i wish i still had that pickup mine was also 4 wheel drive and in really nice shape.
Are the beer cans still in the bed of the truck?