One-Owner with Patina! 1964 Chevrolet C-20
Chevrolet redesigned its trucks in 1960 under the C/K naming convention (C = rear-wheel drive, K = four-wheel-drive). The C-10 was the ½-ton pick-up while the C-20 was the ¾-ton model. The trucks competed head-to-head with the Ford F-Series and the Dodge D-Series. This ’64 version of the C-20 is the Fleetside edition with a slab-sided bed. It has a 283 cubic inch V8 with a 2-speed Powerglide automatic transmission. Loaded with patina, this old truck is in Cosa Mesa, California, and is available through a dealer here on eBay where the bidding has reached $4,800.
General Motors would get a lot of mileage out of the C/K platform, applying it to Chevy and GMC trucks from 1960 to 2002. The first generation enjoyed a seven-year stretch through 1966. They had replaced the Task Force models which had been around since 1947. Styling changes from year to year would be minor. The seller’s truck originated on the West Coast and resides there now. We’re told it starts, runs (and presumably) stops as it should (less than 48,000 miles, which may or may be accurate). These 283 V8s were rated below that of the car versions at 160 hp with a 2-barrel carburetor. A new radiator and drive belts have been installed.
As it turns out, this was previously a one-owner farm truck from out in the country near Penngrove, California. It has some rust as the photos will attest, with lots of it being the surface variety. You could clean up the problem area (especially in the bed), add some clearcoat, and retain the patina look that the truck has worked hard for nearly 60 years to achieve. The interior may need some attention, but it looks as though the bench seat has been recovered. Of course, you could always strip the truck down and give it a complete restoration. But since they’re only original once, I’d opt for the fix-and-drive option.
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Comments
That is some sort of box loaded on the truck in the first image. What is the payload rate on the C-20?
Looks like it can haul an entire building.
Nice, Fahrvergnugen! Just an optical illusion…it’s the retail store behind it.
Judging by the air cleaner and where the alternator is located, plus the heads, (they have access holes for brackets). I’d say the engine is from a ’69 or newer donor. Could be a one of many 350 cid 2bbls made…
Spot on sir. I was about to say the same.
I Have a 1965 4 Wheeled Drive K. 10 We Bought NEW ,March 12- 1965 , 81; 000 Miles , NICE, NICE ! We DO NOT WANT TO SELL !
Big back window,the fancy steering wheel and the “custom” on the rear pillar all indicates the custom pkg
Good Ole truck steering wheel doesn’t look original
It is, from 64-66.
Damn, sure it has BBW but that’s a lot of money for a rusty old longbed. Look at the roof driprail completely rusted out. Needs fenders, door bottoms, sills, floors, cab corners, roof and who knows what else?
Call me crazy, but it should have always been “UBW”, because I find personally most truly obese persons fairly Ugly. Especially if female, undressed with lights on: rolls on belly sagging out further than the chesticles of fat dangling at her sides. Aren’t you at that point a danger to the farm animals if that’s ‘doable’? This old Chevy is actually quite beautiful, especially in comparison. I wouldn’t be bringing it up but your post referring to “BBW” is somehow missing what society deems it to mean.
??? Wow, you are rude.
The 20 call-outs on the cab indicate a 1965 model.
Sure is. I have a 65 K10 it is the only model year with that emblem.
Put a Lexus fuel injected V6 in there, dropping about 200+ pounds, more horsepower. Better economy. Reliable. Might even be able to adapt the column shifter to remain. Cheaper than a new truck. Probably better than most with that Lexus V6 in there.
Finaly, I now understand what C, K, 10, 20…etc means! Unlike terms like “crew cab, long bed, Hi Boy, etc”(very obvious to figure out what those terms means, you just have to look at the truck to understand), it was very obscur to me why similar Chevrolet trucs were not holding the same designation (C, K, 10, 20, etc)Great writting with very usefull informations (to me). Thank you! I am French and, on the other side of the Atlantic, it is not easy to find out those informations, and this is not obvious to us since we didn t grow up surrouded with those trucks. I feel good now:)
The 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton must have an equivalent at Ford F serie with their mysterious numbers : 150, 250, 350, 650…
Doesn’t look like a 283 in there. Looks like a later 350. That’s okay but I would prefer the original…
Patina = surface rust. I see a hole completely through the passenger side fender. No telling where else holes exist. Growing up both my next door neighbors had 1965 CK10 trucks. There wasn’t an area on either truck that didn’t have some type of rust through, and the trucks weren’t but around 15 or so years old at the time. You have to find one of these owned by someone who really takes care of their vehicles to get a solid one.
All 3 of the early 60’s series trucks I’ve owned.. the speedo cable broke at 50k miles.