Vehicle Description
1974 Chevrolet C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside Pickup ?Frame-off
restoration completed in August 2019 ?Refreshed 350 CID V-8 engine
?Saginaw Muncie 465 four-speed manual transmission ?Bright Yellow
paint (code 524) with white trim and original chrome properly
restored and silver soldered ?Charcoal vinyl interior ?New wooden
cargo bed floor with hidden tailgate latches ?New gauges, new
sending units and new hoses; new flywheel and new starter; new
power steering pump and new drive belts ?Wiring harness updated
with one from a 1978 C10 ?Power steering and power brakes with
discs in front ?New three-point seat belts ?117.5-inch wheelbase
Stepside Chevrolet pickups beautifully match the cab of the 1970
with the cargo bed of the 1950s and 60s. MotoeXotica Classic Cars
presents this 1974 Chevrolet C10 is a beautiful Square-body
survivor truck. This example underwent a frame-off restoration in
August 2019 about four months after a previous owner acquired it.
This fully restored truck hails from Rancho Santa Fe California on
a California title! Made in General Motors? St. Louis, Missouri
assembly plant (VIN code S), this truck has been redressed in its
current Bright Yellow (code 524) paint with white trim and a
replacement charcoal interior. During its five-month refurbishment,
the cargo bed came off the frame, the body was stripped then
repainted in the current yellow-with-white paint scheme. The
original chrome has been properly restored and silver soldered. A
chrome grille and sideview mirrors, dual side steps, a solid rear
window, new weather-stripping and painted cargo bed sides.
Equipment includes chrome trim, dual side-steps, a new wooden cargo
bed floor with hidden hinges and more. The truck?s paint and trim
are in overall excellent shape, the bodywork is straight and solid,
the engine bay is extremely tidy and the Super Star battery appears
new. The frame has reportedly been coated with POR-15 corrosion
preventative. This truck rolls on brand new Halibrand style wheels
and new tires that really set the truck off! Under the hood is a
refreshed 350 CID V-8 engine backed by a Saginaw Muncie SM 465
four-speed manual transmission. Driver convenience features include
power steering and power brakes with discs in front. This truck has
many new parts ? power steering pump, spark plugs, spark plug
wires, radiator hoses, seals, sending units, flywheel, starter,
drive belts and carburetor jets in 2019. The wiring harness has
been updated with one from a 1978 C10. Inside, the truck received a
replacement charcoal vinyl interior with yellow and white trim. The
bench seat and carpet look great while the white headliner offers
good contrast to the gray. A black, two-spoke steering wheel faces
the driver, along with new gauges that offer a full array of
instrumentation but the heater blower is inoperable. The dash and
inner door liners are all in very good order. The truck has new
seat belts, a Classic Auto Sound AM/FM radio with aux connectivity
and a floor-mounted shifter round out the interior. An all-new
clean sheet redesign of General Motors' Chevrolet and GMC brand
C/K-Series pickups debuted in mid-1972 for the 1973 model year. The
redesign was revolutionary in appearance at the time, particularly
the cab, departing from typical American pickup truck designs of
the era. Aside from being near twins, the Chevrolet and GMC pickups
looked like nothing else on the road. The third-generation trucks
are colloquially known as the ?Square-body? or ?Box-body?
generation. GM's official ?Rounded-Line? moniker highlighted the
pickup?s rounded styling cues that were incorporated into the
design. This included rounded windshield corners, rounded corners
of the cab roof, rounded-corner doors which cut high into the cab
roof eliminating roof height, slanted front fenders and rounded
pickup box corners which allowed for rounded wraparound taillamps
on Fleetside models, a first for GM pickups. The design also
featured strong distinctive curved shoulderlines which rounded out
below the beltline. The curved shoulderline continued across the
back tailgate on Chevrolet Fleetside models. However, the low slope
of the hood and rectangular front end of the truck originated the
"square/box-body" nickname, which was propagated via truck
magazines and word-of-mouth. GM's design engineers fashioned the
?Rounded-line? exterior in an effort to help improve aerodynamics
and fuel efficiency, using wind tunnel technology to help them
sculpt the body. Other design traits include sleek sculpted body
work, an aerodynamic cab with steep windshield rake, hidden
windshield wiper anchor points and a unique available hidden radio
antenna embedded into the windshield glass. There were two types of
pickup boxes to choose from. The first type, called Fleetside by
Chevrolet and Wideside by GMC, was a full width pickup box and
featured a flared shoulderline to complement the cab in addition to
rounded box corners and the new aforementioned rounded wraparound
taillamps. Both steel and wood floors were available. The second
type, called Stepside by Chevrolet and Fenderside by GMC, was a
narrow width pickup box featuring steps and exposed fenders with
standalone tail lamps. Initially, only wood floors were available.
The Rounded-Line generation ultimately ran for a lengthy 15 model
years (1973?1987) with the exception of the Crew Cab (C/K-30
four-door cab), Blazer, Jimmy, and Suburban versions, which
continued up until the 1991 model year. The third-generation
pickups were offered in several equipment level packages or trim
packages. Chevrolet used various names for the trim levels
throughout the vehicle's life cycle and some were rearranged in
their class order. For the 1973 and 1974 model years, the mid-range
trims were Custom Deluxe. At its launch in 1972, the Square-body
C/K-Series introduced two firsts in safety advancements concerning
full-size pickups. The first was the standard passenger-side
sideview mirror while the second was the energy-absorbing
collapsible steering column. Competition to this C10 in 1974
included Dodge?s D-100 Stepside, Ford?s F-100 Stepside, GMC?s C10
Fenderside, International?s 100 pickup and Jeep?s J-2000 pickup. If
you?re a truck collector, a Chevy collector or if you?re simply
seeking a classic truck to do some light hauling or towing, you owe
it to yourself to stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today and check
out this 1974 Chevy! VIN: CCY144S134477 This truck is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 31,569 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a
clean and clear, California title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note:
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