This 1962 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pick up is located in Cathedral City, California. The truck is not shy to sport a strong patina look but appears to be a solid project. The truck was built as a short wheel base pick up with a stepside bed. It is very similar to the truck that Ben Napier drives on HGTV’s hit show Home Town except his blue truck is a fleet side short wheel base truck. The truck is listed for sale here on Facebook Marketplace with no price listed. The owner is inviting offers or trades.
The truck is currently equipped with a 283 cubic inch Chevrolet V8 engine and is backed by a manual transmission. The seller states that the engine has a “bunch of new parts” and only needs a clutch master slave line to be running. Chevrolet offered two inline 6 cylinder engines and the 283 cubic inch V8 in 1962. In its original configuration, the 283 cubic inch V8 engine was rated at 185 horsepower in 1962. The seller is also offering a 350 cubic inch V8 and a 4 speed automatic transmission for the right price. The pictures are not very comprehensive but most of the parts for the engine look to be in place. The firewall looks to have been painted recently.
It seems like almost every 1960-1966 Chevrolet or GMC pick up has a gold or beige interior. Were these the only two options available in GM pick ups? The bench seat looks to have been recovered and the rest of the interior looks original. The transmission is shifted via a a floor mounted shifter. From 1960 to 1962, Chevrolet trucks used a torsion bar front suspension. Starting in 1963, Chevrolet moved to coil springs for the front end.
I can’t really tell if this truck is red or orange. The ad lists the truck as red but it looks more like orange to me. The seller lists this truck as a G-10 but I think that nomenclature is for GM produced vans. This should be a C-10 which designates a 1/2 ton pickup. GMC used the 1000 nomenclature for their 1/2 ton in 1962. There doesn’t appear to be much rust or rot on this truck. It should make a great project for someone.
Listed as $1234.
I’d give him that much for it.
Well here is a reason to go west young man. Why does California have to be so far from Vermont?!
Maybe you should be thankful, but then again, you aren’t too far away from New York City and New Jersey. The best thing, nowadays, about most of California is the weather.
Steve R
Why do barn finds most always lack an air cleaner?
The only traveling I do these days is thanks to Barn Finds and the good folks who visit this site. My thanks to you all. No slight intended towards the wonderful state of California and the good folks who live there. Vintage iron in this condition is good reason to travel wherever it is located. They are so rare here in the northeast. I enjoy seeing so many good finds here on Barn Finds and everyone’s comments.
When contacted price is $8000.00 obo.
Claims to be rust free and in running condition. Just needs hydraulic clutch work. These are nice pickups when cleaned up. With a new paint job she could be stunning. I can’t take another project or it would be mine.
God bless America
I had a good few of these back in the 70s and 80s and I don’t ever recall it being a hydraulic clutch…
Yeah, I have a 64 GMC, it has a good old fashion throw out bearing, never seen one with a Hydraulic Clutch!!!!
Big Mike,
Throw bearings have nothing to do with it being a hydraulic clutch. Hydraulic clutch merely refers to the type of pressure applied from the clutch pedal to the clutch release arm. Some use manual linkage, while others use a hydraulic system. Meaning a clutch master cylinder is usually mounted to the firewall with a tube (usually copper or steel) that runs down to a slave cylinder usually mounted on the bell housing with a short rod going from slave cylinder to release arm. Most GMC and Chevy pickups used this system in the 60’s. Bleeding the system should be done by pushing fluid through the bleeder valve on the slave cylinder forcing fluid up to the clutch master cylinder to keep air from collecting in the curves of the line.
God bless America
Fix the clutch issue if you want to get 8k.
They have an old setup with the clutch fork coming out the right side of the bellhousing with a small hydraulic cylinder. I had one.
Guess I wasn’t paying that much attention back then. The one thing I am certain about is the amount of ” shake, rattle and roll ” with these old chebbys.
Fairly sure I never paid more than $100 for any of them, 8 large is a big stretch.
Had 2 ’62’s, long and shortbox. Hydraulic clutch not a big deal if you knew what you were doing. Longbed had a 235 stovebolt, shortbox stepside a 261 stovebolt, both with 3 onna tree/bolt action shifters, with several non-functional notches inbetween. Shorty was an ex forest service unit with power brakes, booster was under the drivers side floorboard. Both had 6 bolt hubs and 16.5 tires. Drove them both for many miles in the ’70’s to mid ’80’s.Good old easy to maintain rigs.
A 1/2 ton truck with a 3/4 ton tranny…nice
To johnmloghry- In a pinch (in the winter) you could fill the clutch master cyl, and slowly pump the pedal- it would come up in 10-15 minutes. Have a beer or cup of coffee while doing that.