- Seller: Tom H (Contact)
- Location: Shoshoni, Wyoming
- Mileage: 133,955 Shown
- Chassis #: CE247S123539
- Title Status: Clean
- Engine: 305 V8
- Transmission: 4-Speed Manual
Last week, I read a book about “Billy the Kid,” primarily because I am woefully ignorant of that period of the American West. Yet for some reason, this picture of a 1967 Chevy C20 Custom Camper captures that vibe better than any gun-toting outlaw could. Although it’s located in Shoshoni, Wyoming, and not young Billy Bonney’s haunts of New Mexico and Nevada, it tells us in one image that it has spent its 58 years working hard in a rugged environment, and it has the scars to prove it. Most of those western gunslinger stories understandably ended in tragedy, but this is Barn Finds, not a book club or a history class, so there could be a happy ending yet – you could own this handsome Chevy truck for $5,000 (or feel free to make an offer)!
The seller of this ’67 tells us that it was originally a 327 truck, and that was the top-of-the-line engine available in the Chevy truck line that year. The 327, which had 220 horsepower and 320 lb.-ft. of torque, will come with the truck, but it needs a rebuild. In its place sits a 305 fronting a four-speed manual transmission. C20s had standard 4.57:1 gears and optional 4.11s in their full-floating rear axles, so this truck was built with carrying heavy loads in mind (such as campers). It will need exhaust work if you value your relationships with your neighbors, but it has a good set of tires on it.
The interior also mirrors the truck’s years of faithful service; it’s worn but not worn out (see a picture of the bench seat without the blanket below). Because there was so little trim in these old pickups, it wouldn’t take much to brighten things up in here, or you could just leave it alone and use the Chevy as it was intended to be used.
The seller tells us that the truck was once used as a wrecker with a “Holmes 440” in the bed. While those days are long past, the Custom Camper option suited the truck well for handling heavy loads: buyers received a front sway bar, 3,000-pound rear springs (or 500-pound auxiliary rear springs), and heavy-duty shocks. You can also see the one-year-only “small” back window in this image.
There is no fake patina on this handsome truck, and it’s being presented without any pretense: it’s a work truck that’s worked hard and is ready to work some more. If you want to take it to the next level, it will undoubtedly require some rust repair and bodywork, but you may be tempted to leave it as it is. I hope it gets to stay somewhere in our beautiful western states; they’d be a little emptier without it.
Had a 68 heavy half. Same 327 4sp from the factory, had a 80 model 305 by the time I got it. 6 bolt 16″ wheels, 3.73 posi and overload springs. Steered easy even with manual steering, would haul anything you could put on it, but with manual drum brakes you had to leave plenty of room to stop! When I pretty much gave it away it was a 20 year old that nobody wanted,today I could auction it off to the highest bidder! Wish you could buy a truck like this new today!
I beg to differ, as usual, but this is one tired horse. Maybe at my age, I shudder to think of what it would take, and then for what? This truck will ride like a ( where’s geos sayings when you need them), well rough, and the gears are not highway compliant. It didn’t need to go fast, but that was then, this is now. Make no mistake, this truck doesn’t owe the owner anything, just imagine how many cars this towed while we were bored in Mr. Doofus’ math class. It’s a good find, but not for the mechanically inept.
And where’s the camper? It says “camper special” and no camper,,,
Custom Camper is a name badge, it’s on the side of the truck. It has to do with the rear suspension being extra heavy duty. It is a custom Camper whether you put a camper on it or not.
Clarification on the small rear glass, from 55 to 67 the small glass was standard while the Panoramic cab was a low cost option. Not too many 67’s had the big glass and of course in 68 the big back glass was standard fare. This is a beast, best relegated to the ranch as it’s payload capacity was probably close to 4000lbs.
But there was a very small rear window that was discontinued early in the year. Then there was a bigger small window- or an optional big back window. I hope that you can grasp my meaning…
It should ride a little smoother than a buckboard with that diamond plate in the bed, although on my crappy dirt road probably still pretty rough.
puda 383 in our same model. Just sold it for short money as a 12v is in it now. Fella bought it had us puttin it in this wk end. He wuz supposed to be here helpin. No show till 4… Nice ol truck tho (’57 4WD wrk truck).