Photo: Classic Auto Mall
This December, our journey through the pickup truck segment as part of the Celebration Month coverage brought to light incredible builds. Some eccentric, others less so, they all had a dose of something extra to make them unique or shiny. But from time to time, we like to go back to basics and see a pickup truck the way its manufacturer intended it.
We found one that fits the definition, and here it is: a 1988 Chevrolet Silverado that spent a lot of time on a farm, but was cared for enough to be kept inside and never driven in bad weather.
Wrapped in two-tone Navy Blue with touches of silver and plenty of stainless steel, the truck is pretty much as it was when it left the factory doors, with no unnecessary additions and embellishments. There's chrome on the grille and bumper, black window trimmings, and 15-inch rally wheels, but that’s about it.
The interior is as clean and as cared for as it can be in a truck this age, and here too, there are no fancy pieces of hardware. We have the tweed broadcloth bench, the original factory dashboard with a square, black instrument cluster, and the stock steering wheel.
Under the hood of the pickup sits Chevrolet’s 350-ci (5.7-liter) V8 that sends its power to the wheels by means of a 4-speed automatic transmission.
Despite the care it was treated with, age does have its say, as the truck is far from being perfect. There are places, especially on the silver areas, where the paint is peeling off and worn down spots here and there.
Yet, if you were looking for an old pickup you could leave your mark on, this one seems like a perfect choice, especially considering that it’s selling for just $12,500, with 92,000 miles (148,000 km) on the clock.
Wrapped in two-tone Navy Blue with touches of silver and plenty of stainless steel, the truck is pretty much as it was when it left the factory doors, with no unnecessary additions and embellishments. There's chrome on the grille and bumper, black window trimmings, and 15-inch rally wheels, but that’s about it.
The interior is as clean and as cared for as it can be in a truck this age, and here too, there are no fancy pieces of hardware. We have the tweed broadcloth bench, the original factory dashboard with a square, black instrument cluster, and the stock steering wheel.
Under the hood of the pickup sits Chevrolet’s 350-ci (5.7-liter) V8 that sends its power to the wheels by means of a 4-speed automatic transmission.
Despite the care it was treated with, age does have its say, as the truck is far from being perfect. There are places, especially on the silver areas, where the paint is peeling off and worn down spots here and there.
Yet, if you were looking for an old pickup you could leave your mark on, this one seems like a perfect choice, especially considering that it’s selling for just $12,500, with 92,000 miles (148,000 km) on the clock.
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