It’s hard to beat a working truck, something simple, tough, with a straight-six and a three-on-the-tree manual. The Stepside bed just kicks it up a notch, and seeing the spare tire actually mounted on the side like that is great. The seller has this 1967 Chevrolet C10 Stepside posted here on craigslist in Denver, Colorado, and they’re asking $5,300. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Mike F. for the tip!
The second-generation C and K-series Chevy pickups were made for model years 1967 through 1972, and the Fleetside trucks seem to get most of the love from collectors. As with Ford’s Flareside or Dodge’s Utiline trucks, I really like Chevy’s Stepside beds. This example has a long bed, although not the longest, so maybe a medium bed? They offered a 6.5-foot Stepside bed, an 8-foot bed (which this one is), and a really long 9-foot Stepside bed on the C30 trucks.
We don’t get to see inside the bed on this truck, but you can see a few tires back there in the photo above. I’m assuming the wood floor is in ok condition, but it’s hard to know. The seller doesn’t say much in their listing, just that this truck has the usual rust, it’s a long bed, and it has new tires. There will be some bodywork to tackle for the next owner. It appears to have been “restored” at some point, and the body putty is cracking, and it’s looking rough in a few areas.
As with the rusty body parts, any interior bits will be available in a number of catalogs, so you don’t have to live with a blanket seat cover forever. This appears to be a base model Standard Cab truck, and things got a little fancier with a Custom Cab truck. This one has a three-speed manual with a column shift. A three-speed with overdrive would have been optional, as with a four-speed and two automatics.
I’m assuming this is Chevrolet’s 250-cu.in. OHV inline-six as opposed to the optional 292 six. It would have had 125 net horsepower and 220 net lb-ft of torque when new. The three-on-the-tree sends power to the rear wheels, and the seller says this truck is drivable, which isn’t the most glowing report, but at least it’s better than not being in driving condition. Hagerty is at $6,000 for a truck in #4 fair condition. What is this one worth?
Worth? Depends on what the new owner wants to use it for. This is an honest, simple working guy or girls truck. No frills, just get the job done kind of truck. Bondo? Not surprising but it sure appears to be one you could jump in and drive to the hardware store, lumber yard or feed store without an issue. Could someone turn this into a dude truck? Sure, yeah, but why?
Mike F., you scored.
Scotty G., this’d be better than the D-50 or the Comanche for hauling whatever wherever.
Offer ‘em $4000, settle at $4500-4750 and use the rest of the money you save for gas-which you won’t pay as much for as you would at the current diesel prices being silly money in comparison!
Another great solid honest old truck. Whats going on here on Barnfinds today???? Its a great way to unwind after a long day at work. My Dads friend ( who had an International pickup) also had a ’67 3/4 Ton 292 4 speed pickup. If memory serves me correctly, ’67 and ’68 hoods were more sloped in front ’69 to ’72 were more upright ( my Dad had a ’69 1/2 ton 307 Three-on-the-tree in Silver with a white roof). I like the 8 ft. Stepside. And love the S10 hubcaps too, they actually work on this truck, I’d leave them. I’d be tempted to restore this one, but then again, I kind of like it as is too. The price seems kind of reasonable too.
Rusty rockers and front cab mounts were standard equipment on these trucks. Give 5k, and unless you’re planning on working it every day, it will last most of us till the end, then carry us to the grave as its last job.
As basic and reliable as you get these days. As for the engine, I’m
gonna say it’s a 292 as it looks like the one that powered Dad’s first new truck, a ’67 Fleet side with a wide back window. Used to see these a lot in my hometown as many farmers drove them back then. Oft times,
Farmer Brown or his wife would
drive to the nearest Kroger store 🏬 and load it up with groceries 💗 to feed the family for a week at least. And on Sundays, they piled the kids in the back and went to church. Me, I’d put her to
work and fix her up as time and money allowed. Nice truck for the money.
This is a nice, honest truck. I agree with those who would just drive it. While a restoration would be nice, it would end up being too nice to use for dump and HD runs.
The 3-on-the-tree, along with the lack of power brake and steering options, serve as an effective deterrent against youthful miscreants.
The place where I worked in high school had a short-bed version of this one, though equipped with a 292, 4-speed, and a 4:11 positraction rear end. Good thing one-handed steering while sipping lattes wasn’t in vogue yet.
Someone’s going to get a good truck.
Nearly identical to my first car (truck)! I had a 1967 Chevy 1/2-ton short bed C10 with the step side bed AND spare tire carrier! 250 cid six cylinder, three-on-the-tree and manual steering and brakes. If this wasn’t halfway across the country, it would be sold!
I had one of these back in the day with stick and the big straight six, terrible gas consumption, I remember driving on the interstate watching the gas gage move, lucky if I got ten miles per gallon.
Nice old work truck. Replace the seat cover & foam, steering wheel, and maybe the bed wood ~ and just use the heck out of it. This thing probably has another 20-30 years in it. What more can you ask for for $5K?
Pretty straight and solid looking for an old Chevy almost 60 years old. One more thing to confuse today’s drivers is the manual choke below the headlamp switch. This is not a tall deck 292. The one underhood picture shows the unique angled thermostat housing from the 250.
Yeah nobody knows how to use a manual choke any more. My 1st car was a 6 cyl 56 Ford with a manual choke ~ never failed to start.
Here is you basic truck with basic driveline. Just use it and drive it the way it is as a dependable work truck.
Oooh I want to put my fishing rods and tackle box in the back soooooo bad waaaaaahhh
Gone! The seller deleted the listing.