It’s hard to believe how far prices have come for old vehicles, and this 1966 Chevrolet C-10 short bed pickup isn’t even high compared to a lot of vehicles that we have seen lately. This cool-colored truck is listed on eBay and it’s located in Eads, Tennessee. The current bid is over $6,000 but the reserve isn’t met and there is a $10,000 buy it now price.
Most things go up in price in a normal market but it seems like old/classic vehicles, or certain ones, have gone up in price and value more than socks or Cheez Whiz. Not that those are my go-to items to judge a country’s financial stability on, but come on, Cheez Whiz! Patina-heavy pickups seem to be one of the hot numbers these days and this truck is at a current bid price of over $4,000. Not having met the reserve yet, that seems so foreign to those of us who grew up with these things being $1,000-$1,500 vehicles in ndecent shape. For the record, Hagerty is at $5,700 for a #4 fair condition version.
This is the original color, it’s just had a few decades of Tennessee sun beating on it. I love the look but there are legions of people who hate the word patina: “It’s just rust!” Hauling things notwithstanding, I prefer the look of a short box pickup.
The seller says that this is an original Tennessee barn find, “Grandpaw purchased this truck brand-new from Russell Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Company in McKenzie Tennessee on March 25, 1967 and has been in the area ever since”. And as far as the color, it’s original: “blue and white truck w/cool patina, Solid southern truck with some rust in the common areas easily repairable, Solid in all of the critical areas such as the frame, around both the front and rear windows and all body mounts, Some minor bodywork needed, Never subjected to salty roads or climates”. A three-on-the-tree manual transmission is the perfect way to use the power in the 250 inline-six.
This is, I believe, Chevy’s 250 cubic-inch inline-six with around 150 hp. It’s looking complete but it’s full of patina and not in a good way, I rarely like my engines to be rusty. The seller says that it “Runs but needs a new fuel pump and it would be a good idea to give it a good checkup before driving on a daily basis as the truck has been sitting more than it has been driven lately”. This looks like a great project for someone jumping into the hobby and preferring a pickup to an old car. I could easily see myself fixing this Chevy pickup and keeping it maintained and using it as it looks now. Would you maintain it, restore it, or restomod it?
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