Photo: Garage Kept Motors
In 2020, despite all the challenges, foreign and domestic, the American market swallowed 14.5 million new vehicles. Naturally, a list of ten best selling nameplates was made and, no surprise there, five of the entries are pickup trucks. The Ford F-150, the Chevrolet Silverado, and Ram’s machines occupy the top three positions overall.
Those top three best-sellers account for 13 percent of all vehicles sold last year in America, but we’re guessing that doesn’t even come close to measuring the true scale of the local truck appetite. That’s because nobody is counting the pre-owned market, where old trucks, modified or otherwise, are being sold at an extraordinary pace.
Whereas the new truck market includes Ram, there are virtually just two major favorites in the pre-owned half-ton truck segment: Ford with the F-100, and Chevrolet with the C10. Expect them both to be heavily featured on autoevolution this February as we’re celebrating Truck Month.
On the Chevy front, we'll kick off with this unlikely-not-to-turn-some-heads Chevrolet C10. It’s part of the C/K family’s third generation, being made in 1986, but it’s not like any of its period siblings.
We dug this thing up on Garage Kept Motors, where it just arrived. That means we’re rather short on details, but the most important bits are there, most of them noticeable with the naked eye.
The first thing that strikes us is that this thing is more of an off-roader than the half-ton truck we’re used to. In fact, we’d venture to say this is probably just the shell of the C10 lowered on an impressive suspension system and massive wheels, almost monster-truck style.
The doors have been removed, and so has the flooring in the bed, heavy-duty gear was fitted, including a roll cage, and interestingly enough, there's even a custom stereo system in case one gets dreamy and needs some music up some hard-to-climb slope.
There’s one crucial piece of information we already know, and that is what powers the thing: a 5.7-liter linked to an automatic transmission. We’re not told anything about the power output, but we’ll be on the lookout and come back on this when more details surface.
Until then, note that the C10 is now selling for $24,900.
Whereas the new truck market includes Ram, there are virtually just two major favorites in the pre-owned half-ton truck segment: Ford with the F-100, and Chevrolet with the C10. Expect them both to be heavily featured on autoevolution this February as we’re celebrating Truck Month.
On the Chevy front, we'll kick off with this unlikely-not-to-turn-some-heads Chevrolet C10. It’s part of the C/K family’s third generation, being made in 1986, but it’s not like any of its period siblings.
We dug this thing up on Garage Kept Motors, where it just arrived. That means we’re rather short on details, but the most important bits are there, most of them noticeable with the naked eye.
The first thing that strikes us is that this thing is more of an off-roader than the half-ton truck we’re used to. In fact, we’d venture to say this is probably just the shell of the C10 lowered on an impressive suspension system and massive wheels, almost monster-truck style.
The doors have been removed, and so has the flooring in the bed, heavy-duty gear was fitted, including a roll cage, and interestingly enough, there's even a custom stereo system in case one gets dreamy and needs some music up some hard-to-climb slope.
There’s one crucial piece of information we already know, and that is what powers the thing: a 5.7-liter linked to an automatic transmission. We’re not told anything about the power output, but we’ll be on the lookout and come back on this when more details surface.
Until then, note that the C10 is now selling for $24,900.
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