In the 1960s, the C-10 was a two-wheel drive, half-ton pickup truck sold by Chevrolet. Though several generations were produced, the concept was in place from 1960 to 2002. The seller has a patina-laden 1968 C-10 with a slightly modified 350 cubic-inch crate V8 that has only 9,000 miles. The truck runs well enough and is rust-free, but the interior isn’t featured in any of the seller’s photos. Located in Plano, Texas, this long-bed workhorse is available here on eBay, where the reserve is unmet at $4,050.
These trucks were a part of the long-running C/K Series where “C” stood for 2WD and “K” for 4WD. As was typical, they found themselves in second place to the Ford F-Series in the sales game, leaving third to the Dodge D Series. The seller of this example provides a bit of history. From 1968 to 1978, it lived in Southern California, then a long stretch to 2021 in Arizona, and finally North Texas. These environments have enabled the pickup to stay rust-free, and you’re welcome to come see it with a magnet.
We’re told this truck is a C-10 Camper Special, which was a long-bed capable of carrying a bolt-on travel unit. We don’t know what engine this truck had when it left the factory, but it has a 210 hp, 350 V8 now with a 4-barrel carburetor. A “3-on-the-tree” manual transmission is onboard, and the clutch has been rebuilt, so the Chevy is a solid runner. However, the carb could probably stand a rebuild or a thorough cleaning.
Some of the electricals need to be hooked up (the horn and hazard lights, for example). One of the door handles is acting up, and it will only open from the inside. Besides what we see in the limited photos, a set of 6-log wheels will be included along with a set of gauges. There is no power assist to anything, so you’ll need to flex your muscles when it comes to steering or braking.
Now this is a good old truck, see, I think what’s happened, is the fizz done fizzed on vintage pickups, and they have reverted back to what they really are, a basic pickup truck, nothing more. Also, and not much mention of this, but the price of gas is killing these sales, I heard Ford is considering re-introducing the Pinto,,(cough), hardly, but sales of pickups has dropped dramatically and ironically, the price for these has come back to plausible numbers,,,now, if they just figure out that confounded gearshift,,,,thing,,,8mpg doesn’t cut it today, and when was the last time you drove something like this without PS? Mm-hmm, my shoulder aches already,,
Hi, Howard, you are right about the power steering, what helps is this truck was before they downsized the steering wheels, if it was a 78 you wouldn’t stand a chance of turning the wheel.
Hey Howard, camper specials came with 6 bolt 16″ rims, 7.50×16 tires had a small footprint and with a larger steering wheel, actually steered very well. What they would NOT do was stop, manual drum brakes all the way around, you didn’t want to crowd anyone if you were loaded. Wish I kept my ’68.
The 73-79 front spindles are a bolt in upgrade. My 70 has it and stops great.
I like it. Only with that 411, gas mileage would be pretty bad. Wonder how much the reserve is?
A good weekend work horse and looks like a great entry level vehicle into the Classic truck hobby. Take it as it is..
Well it isn’t a Diamond- T but it has potential I think..
Wait, does it come with an interior or is that extra???
love to see these used as designed. Ran an exact same (but 4WD, granny 1st, short bed step side) for 30 yrs on the acreage. The 292 would not spin wheels in the loose stuff/off gradient (inherent low rev tq of i6). Pretty good as plow (several times a huge 350 lb blower for really BAD storms) in the sno too.
An inspection can tell if “The Price is Right”~
I remember the camper specials (all Big3) were also put to good use. A ford rusted out so cab’n chassy became a dumper. Light duty like these (GVW up to 8,000 lbs) can get into sm sites.
Hope this goes to some 1 who can use as intended. Long bed can do some nice road hauls. -Or- multipurpose (again as intended) a slide in for 2 – 5 mo/yr. Something with ‘old lines’ to match the style but modern space frame’n lite materials? Spray insulation? modern appliances?
solid good-looking truck. would be nice to see under the hood though. love the color
If you click on the ebay link in this writeup you will see pix of the interior and underhood as well as undercarriage. The interior looks good other than the worn out rubber floor mat, which is an easy fix ~ I replaced mine in my 70.
My bad, thanks, Joe! I must have clicked out before seeing all pics!
Nice truck here needs a few more pictures. Nice it has the anti theft 3 on the tree shifter!!
Click on the ebay link in the writeup.
Dad had a ’68 C10 Custom Camper. It went through the mill for a couple of us in the family because my older brother and I were just getting into the driver’s seat–legally. The punishment that truck took was amazing. I was actually sorry to see it go when Dad sent it down the road in favor of the IH Travelette.
Dad’s truck had a 327/Auto. It went OK but I always thought it could’ve done better. I had friends who drove the new 307 and I don’t think the 327 had much of an edge on them unless you floored it.
Back then the new model introduction was a major event. Dad, buying a new pickup, got invited to the showing and his salesman told him he could bring us 2 boys. It was quite a show, three floors of the convention center taken up with cars and light trucks, while outside were the 60 series to the Class 8 trucks.
Black tie event, and lots of scantily-clad women with trays of champagne and hors ‘d’oeuvres. It was quite a posh event for a red-neck reprobate from the prairies.
Of course when I started working for GM I went to the new car showing every year. Then they started to become mundane…
This truck? If it came my way, I’d be tempted to paint it the same as Dad’s, pale yellow with white roof. But this picture is something I really like…
You know, Geo(rge), that’s right, big mystery, his name is George, I can say without reservation, whenever a truck is featured, we can always rely on a picture from you of what they originally looked like. We, as a group, want to thank you for that service. The stories are the cherry on top!
Scantilly clad women? In Canada? While stumbling through the channels, I came across Snowmobile drags with women in pink bikinis on Lake St. Germain in N.Wis.,,so I suppose anything’s possible, :)
Now, how would you extract “GEORGE” out of GEOMECHS? My real name could be Peter, or Donald. No, I’m not that creative.
Actually, Howard, you’re right about the show being in Canada. More specifically, Calgary. Calgary is the GM zone headquarters for the Prairie Region. The Western American Region was (probably still is) headquartered in Westlake, CA. The Prairie Region show was always in Calgary, and dealers came up from Montana, Idaho and the Dakotas. It seems to me that the West Coast showing was in Seattle or Portland. Someone mentioned the lower mainland once but that’s the “Grand Doochee of Tree Huggers.” Cars would all have to be EVs, and you can’t find a KFC that serves right wings there.
Did I say that in my outside voice? Someone in the coffee shop must’ve made a wise crack…
Nice truck. Who really needs 4-wheel drive? Howard’s comment about the low gas mileage is right on, but this truck won’t become a daily commuter driver and for the 500 or so miles it might see each year the gas might cost less than the insurance.
The write-up is good but the often repeated sales dominance of Ford is NOT correct when sales of Chevy and GMC pick-ups are totaled.
If I didn’t already have a ’70 C20 with a 350 & TH700R4 trans, I would jump on this and swap out the 4.11 for a 3.83 and install a Gear Vendors overdrive unit. Now you’re talking about a long distance driver. I take my truck on long trips all the time.
The auction ended on 5/11/2026 with a high bid of $15,100, there were 34 bids from 10 bidders. That’s a pretty good number for a long bed with worn out paint.
Steve R
$15,000? Unreal ! ! ! My son just bought a Ford Super Duty Diesel 2026 with 4000 miles on it for. Drum roll please……………A little over $ 100,000.00
Has more useless crap on it than a Loaded Cadillac. The world has lost its mind!