Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet K10 Pickup
The model year 1960 brought the Chevrolet pickup into the modern
era with its C/K series lineup. The "C" designation identified
two-wheel-drive pickups, and the "K" identified 4X4s. The most
common pickup was the C10, a half-ton truck with a 6.5- or 8-foot
cargo box. The C/K series trucks remained essentially the same
vehicle during a series of conservative redesigns, until 1997, when
the 1998 Silverado replaced it.
Chevrolet produces some of the finest trucks on the planet and has
been doing so for a long time. Within each model range their avid
fans, and this 1969 iteration is no exception. Thistruck was
painstakingly and lovingly restored, and sports power steering,
power brakes and the frame was blasted and coated in POR15. Add in
a 250ci inline 6 and you have a truck that's ready to show and go
reliably. We have a winner! Bingo.
Exterior
Finished in an orange respray, there are some waves in the bodywork
and a few inclusions, but the paint remains very nice. The chrome
is in overall good condition along with badging and trim. Up front,
single headlights in a chrome bezel flank a chrome tie bar across
the egg crate grille and above a blue bowtie embellishment leads
the way to the long steel hood. Racing back the hood are a pair of
black painted rally stripes that continue down and over thebody
matching orange painted front bumper. In the long steel bed, we
note a thick rubber bed mat and orange painted steel bedside and
bulkhead. A few scuffs are showing in the bed steel but no notable
dents are seen. The twin black stripes reappear on the white
CHEVROLET embossed tailgate and tall thin rectangle tail lights
dress the back of the bed sides. 15" black gun drilled wheels are
on all 4 corners and are wrapped in knobby 31x10.50R15 Goodyear
Wrangler rubber.
Interior
A complete redo inside here with pristine black door panels with a
vertical orange stripe through the center, nice door handles and
cranks and solid orange steel surrounds. Looking inside there is a
new bench seat with orange and black houndstooth inserts and smooth
vinyl bolsters in orange. A small pinhole is noted in the lower
outside driver's bolster, but all else is factory fresh. A slightly
worn stock 2 spoke steering wheel atop the factory column fronting
the original dash. The three on the tree shifter resides here and a
black padded top all steel dash which matches the exterior houses
the original gauge cluster, heater controls, and factory installed
AM radio. The glove box door sits in front of the passenger, while
clean orange carpet in good condition floods the floor and allows
the shifter for the 4 wheel drive to grow upward. Above we note a
simple ribbed steel headliner in orange.
Drivetrain
Under the long heavy steel hood sits an Chevroletorange/reddish
painted 250ci inline 6 cylinder. This sits in a dusty and patinaed
engine bay and a 1-barrel carburetor sits atop under a black air
cleaner assembly. A 3-speed manual transmission is attached to the
back of this reliable engine and 12-bolt rear is also noted.
Scanning the engine bay we see a newer brake master cylinder as
well as this truck being power steering equipped.
Undercarriage
The strong blasted and POR15 black painted frame provides the
backbone for the grayish black finished steel underside of the bed
and road drip splattered cab. We note one area of rust on a body
support but all else is solid. We also see power drum brakes for
all 4 corners and leaf spring suspension both front and rear. A
single exhaust system works its way down to a glasspack style
muffler that turns outward to end just in front of the driver's
rear tire.
Drive-Ability
A turn of the key and this engine came to life and settled into a
smooth idle. Slipping the column shifter into first and we were off
to the races, or rather the Classic Auto Mall acreage, where the
transmission shifted smoothly, no hesitation in the engine, and a
typical truck ride. The new interior proved to be comfortable.
A decent quality restoration with many new parts applied to a rust
free solid bodied truck. A few faults on the paint and bodywork
front but overall, a nice job, and we have a truck available for
the 69 era K-10 fans.
KS1491805326
K-4x4
S-Inline 6 Cylinder
1-1/2 Ton
4-Pickup
9-1969
1-Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Assy Plant
805326-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.