If you’re like me, you’ll never get tired of seeing old farm trucks on the pages of Barn Finds, and we like them all the better when they’re of the one-owner variety. This 1972 Chevy C10 was bought new in Denver, Colorado, and it spent most of its days on the farm before moving with its original owners to Orlando, Florida. It’s now being offered on eBay in Clermont, Florida, with no reserve and only 90,000 miles on the odometer. First-rate Barn Finder T.J., who is also clearly a fan of farm trucks, sent it our way so we could all imagine how much better our lives would be with a ’72 C10 in them. The high bid is currently $4,550.
Unlike most trucks you’ll find on the Chevy lots today, this C10 was clearly meant for one thing only—work. It does have a V8; in this case, it’s the basic 307 small-block with a Rochester two-barrel carburetor, which was rated at a not-too-impressive 135 net horsepower for 1972. Backed with a fully-synchronized three-speed manual, it will get the job done if you’re patient enough. The seller mentions that the truck had been sitting around since they moved to Florida, but it’s been recently given a mechanical going-over. The fuel system has been cleaned (including the carburetor), the distributor replaced, and the engine tuned. It now runs “excellent” with “no smoke, leaks, or overheating.”
The glove box “service parts identification” tag is extremely light on options. I’ve seen tags that almost needed a second page, but that’s not a bad thing; it never hurts to simplify our lives. This truck has “heavy rear springs,” but it does not have the optional leaf springs in back.
Not surprisingly, this truck is the basic “Custom” model, so it had few of the amenities of the fancier models. It appears that the seat has been recovered at some point, and all the gauges and lights work.
There is, however, “significant rust on the body and some rust in the floors,” although none of it looks particularly alarming to my salt-state sensibilities. Although the current owner thinks that the truck could use a full restoration, “it’s a solid-running driver you can enjoy while you restore.”
The only thing I question is the paint: the glove box tag tells us that the original color was code 523 “Dark Blue,” but the current paint seems to have a more greenish cast. Regardless, if it was repainted, the jambs were all sprayed at the same time, and this isn’t a truck whose value will be affected by a minor color change, nor should it. As with many restorable cars and trucks on Barn Finds, I’d be perfectly happy enjoying this one as it sits, a good old well-worn farm truck.








New-ish blue paint on trusty rusty old workhorse.
Always liked the style of the old Chevy trucks but not the fact that most had coil springs instead of leaf springs.
In ‘72 you could get factory front disk brakes.
I have them on my 1971 C20
Had a ’71 C10 that had factory front discs.
In ’72 factory front discs were standard equipment. I have discs on my ’70 ~ swapped in ’73 spindles & brakes.
That’s a parts truck. When the hood and tailgate are rusted through then the roof, floors sills cab corners all are too. Run don’t walk from this project.
Agreed ~ a fresh coat of paint can hide a lot of krap but this one has rust showing through the paint in several places _ hood, tailgate, doors, rockers, and floor pans plus no P/S or P/B and it’s a 307, not a 350.
Wasn’t expecting a GM blue engine on a ‘72. Didn’t think that existed until ‘77.
I have never, ever seen the original engine not specified on the Service Parts ID. This truck has been given a slap dash put up for sale paint job. It may be in Clermont, but it spent it’s life in a salt state. In Florida they rust from the outside in and up north, this is what they do. Stay away from this one…
At least they upgraded the distributor to HEI when they did the tune up. Still an ok truck. Yes it has some rust but I have seen a lot worse.
I’ve seen a lot worse too but not at that price. I paid $8,500 for my rust free ’70 C20~ 350-auto. PS, PB & HEI distributor. You just have to be patient and not jump on the first one that comes up.