Vehicle Description
1976 Chevrolet K10 - Nevada Truck - Rebuilt 350 V8 - Manual
Transmission - Single Cab, Short Box - 4x4 - Clean and Rust Free
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Pickup on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
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all the more than 135 photographs, as well as a short start-up and
walk-around video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept
Motors.) Chevy Trucks. Tough and Tightfisted. -Period Chevrolet
truck magazine advertisement The above-quoted magazine ad went onto
trumpet the Chevy pickup's computer-matched brakes (front disc
brakes and finned-drum rear brakes are automatically
computer-matched to gross vehicle weight); tough ladder-type frame
(design allows low cab mounting, easy entry); counter-angled rear
shocks (to help reduce brake and power hop); long vehicle life
(95.7% of all Chevy trucks in the ten most recent model years were
still on the job.); and longer service intervals (30,000 miles
between spark plug changes, 7,500 miles between oil changes and
chassis lubrication, 30,000 miles between air cleaner elements).
The ad summed it all up with the Chevy truck theme: Built to Stay
Tough. The '76 Chevy K10 offered here is compelling proof of truth
in advertising: a lightly refreshed, well-maintained, low-mileage,
44 year-old pickup that looks nowhere near its age. Originally a
Nevada truck, its odometer currently shows 36,790 miles, a very
conservative 817 miles per-year on average. As tough and capable as
it is, this 4WD pickup was definitely not over-worked. The truck's
white exterior is largely original (chip-prevention appliques are
still in place on the leading edge of the rear fenders). Sheet
metal is free of damage, dings, or dents. The front grille with its
gold bowtie emblem is similarly well-kept and free of wear or
damage. All other factory bright trim-on fender edges, dual
side-view mirrors, door handles, and even the brushed-metal rear
cabin trim and the Chevrolet-branded tailgate trim--is in place and
in excellent condition. (To best assess the quality of the paint
and chrome finish, be sure to view the close-up photographs in the
accompanying gallery.) Simple badging-the Silverado 10 front-fender
emblems and bowtie cabin-side emblems remain mounted. The short-bed
cargo box and tailgate are protected with a no-slip, thick,
spray-on black coating. Factory 15-inch steel wheels (with chrome
trim rings and 4X4-labeled center caps) are mounted with 235/75
Good Year® Wrangler Trail Runner A/T tires. Inside the cab, tan
vertically pleated fabric upholstery is trimmed in tan vinyl. The
dashboard top is darker tan with lower surfaces painted in the
exterior color. The same darker tan is seen on the hard-plastic
door trim with roll-up window handles and Silverado bright trim.
Stereo speakers are mounted in the doors. The handsome, standard
Chevrolet steering wheel in black frames a simple gauge cluster
also set in black. Gauges lenses are clear and markings are crisp
(not the unfaded indicator needles) The slide-lever controls for
heating and ventilation are located in the center-dash above the
truck's stock AM-FM stereo push-button radio. The shift lever for
the 5-speed manual-transmission shifter and separate
transfer-case-selector lever are floor-mounted. Cabin floors are
covered in black carpeting which is free of excessive wear. The cab
features a sliding rear-window. All surfaces in the cabin are in
very well-maintained, unabused condition. Under the hood,
Chevrolet's venerable (and reliable) 350 cubic-inch V8 has been
rebuilt, but its original appearance has been maintained with no
chrome add-ons. Viewed from below, the truck's chassis is clean,
straight and undamaged. Selected frame and suspension components
(not including the exhaust system) have been treated with a
rust-inhibiting coating. Wh
