Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet C10 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. A former run of the
mill base model hauler, now treated to an amateur restoration and
looking good with the desirable short bed and all the Chevrolet
good looks. Add in a 350ci V8 with some goodies and you have a
truck modified definitely for the better, we have a winner!
Bingo.
Exterior
Finished in a yellow respray, there are some waves in the bodywork,
areas of bodywork cracking, a few rust bubbles, runs in the paint
and areas of touch ups around the gaps, but the paint remains
presentable. The chrome is in overall good condition along with
badging and trim, however the front bumper appears tweaked in on
the driver's side. Also 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.
In the shortbox steel bed, we note nice yellow paint for the sides
and wheel houses and making up the bed floor are weathered oak
planks with wood colored delineation strips. While the wood is
definitelyshowing some age wear, it remains strong. 15-inch black
steel wheels are on all 4 corners trimmed with bowtie emblazoned
dog dish caps and are wrapped in deeply treaded raised white letter
BF Goodrich rubber.
Interior
Very original inside with like new black door panels, nice door
handles and cranks and a yellow steel surround. Looking inside,
there is an original bench seat with dark brown vinyl tuck and roll
inserts and vinyl bolsters both in black. This bench is showing a
serious amount of wear with the vinyl material peeling and seam
separation noted on both the upper and lower cushion. A late model
GMC tilt steering column with 4 spoke steering wheel fronts the
original dash. A brown padded top all steel dash, which matches the
exterior houses the original gauge cluster, heater controls, and an
aftermarket AM/FM/Cassette stereo. The glove box door sits in front
of the passenger, while black rubber matting, in lightly soiled but
good condition, floods the floors, and above we note a simple
ribbed steel headliner.
Drivetrain
Under the long heavy steel hood sits a non original 350ci V8. This
sits in a clean but patinaed engine bay, and Holley 4-barrel
carburetor sits atop. A 3-speed automatic TH350 transmission is
attached to the back of this powerful engine and a 12-bolt rear is
also noted. Scanning the engine bay we see chrome valve covers, a
chrome air cleaner lid and the addition of air conditioning for
those hot summer drives.
Undercarriage
The strong black and surface rusted frame provides the backbone for
the nicely finished wood and steel underside of the bed and road
drip splattered cab. We note a few areas of invasive rust in the
cross members along with rust appearing in the inner wheelhouses.
We also see power disc brakes and an independent coil spring front
suspension working in conjunction with leaf spring rear suspension.
Dual exhaust with stock style mufflers feeds down and snakes its
way to the rear of the truck.
Drive-Ability
A turn of the key and this engine came to life with a throaty
growl. Slipping the selector into D and we were off to the races,
or rather the Classic Auto Mall acreage, where the transmission
shifted smoothly, exhibited no hesitation in the engine, and gave a
typical truck ride. The interior proved to be comfortable but we
could not get the heater blower to blow and the AC did not blow
cold.
An amateur quality restoration with many new parts applied to this
very desirable 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 C-10 fans.
CS149T835799
C-4x2
S-Inline 6 Cylinder
1-1/2 Ton
4-Pickup
9-1969
T-Tarrytown, NY Assy Plant
835799-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.
