Chevrolet C-10

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The Chevrolet C10 could be referring to a lot of different trucks, depending on who is talking. Technically, however, the C10 was the shortbed version of the original halfton Chevy C/K made, beginning in 1960. These are the earliest Chevrolet trucks that I have personally seen many of modified, including lift kits, engine modifications, or just killer paint jobs. At nearly 50 years old, it is truly amazing how many of these are still on the road – and, in my opinion, they are still some of the best looking trucks out there.

The Apache name was carried over from the fifties to some degree as well, with some trucks being labeled Apache 10. They were available in both fleetside and stepside versions, with the fleetside being the typical pickup bed and the stepside having fenders. In this particular generation, Chevrolet called them “wideside” and “fenderside”, respectfully. Trim levels were base and “Custom”, with the latter basically being anything more than the base.

The “C” in C10 was Chevrolet's designation for rear-wheel drive. The K10 was the equivalent four wheel drive pickup, though it is not terribly uncommon to see C10s of the time that have been modified to be four wheel drive. Although they did not use the C designation, GMC did use the K designation for their four wheel drive trucks.

It is interesting to note that the C10, though replaced in the United States in 1967, was sold in Brazil all the way up until 1985 when they were introduced to the squared off C/Ks of the time. That means that, theoretically, you could find a 1984 C10 that looks (and basically is) identical to a truck made in 1960 and replaced in 1967. Considering the vast changes made to pretty much every vehicle on the planet from the 60s to the 80s, that strikes me as a kind of time warp. Brazil seems to get the short end of the automotive stick, though. Volkswagen sold their original 1938 Beetle there until 2003 with very few updates. That's right – 65 years. That's just lazy. The C10 was introduced there and replaced well within that time frame.

Engines included your normal Chevrolet V6 and V8 options, with a ton of different inline-V6s offered. The GMC's standard engine was a monstrous 5.0 L inline V6. V8s included the venerable 283 and the ever awesome Chevy 327. In fact, 1965 saw the introduction of the 327 which came roaring onto the scene with an already impressive 220 hp.

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