A Collectors Guide to Old Chevy Trucks for sale

There is one rule when talking about Chevy trucks and their owners, never come between the two! Dedicated Chevy lovers will not take kindly to any derogatory statements about their trucks. When Chevy claimed the heartbeat of America as their slogan, they nailed it. Old Chevy trucks have and will continue to retain great resell value and a loyal following.

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Chevrolet has been manufacturing great trucks since the early thirties and for just as long man has demanded their superior performance and resilience.

In recent years, collectors are turning to the years of '67 - 72 as is evidenced by the high number of these trucks at antique shows.

I will be focusing on trucks from 1967-1972 in this post. I have posted a great video on the history of Old Chevy Trucks in my video section on the history of Chevy trucks. It talks about the very early years, definitely worth watching.
I hope you find this information useful. If you are looking to buy an old Chevy truck, my list of trucks available for sale right now is always up to date. You can search for old Chevy trucks for sale here.

1967-72

In 1967 Chevy decided to give their popular trucks a new modern look. They also wanted to market the truck as an all around everyday vehicle instead of just a work truck. For these years, the body style remained much the same with slight variances and added trim packages. Below we will discuss some of the differences between years.

1967

The '67 marked a new day in Chevy trucks, new body style and comfort options like coil springs instead of leaf led to ads that read "A Chevy truck is made to be woman handled." The 1967 C/K truck series standard drive train came with a three-speed transmission and the choice of two engine sizes: the 250 straight 6 and 283 V-8.  Optional transmissions included a 4-speed manual, Powerglide and Turbo-Hydromatic. Half ton trucks have a six hole bolt pattern while ¾ ton and 1 ton are eight hole.

1968

1968 celebrated 50 years of truck making for Chevrolet, this is the year the 283 cid was replaced by the 307 cid and the first offering of the 396 cid V-8 took place. Little changed in the body style with the exception of side marker reflectors on all fenders and the loss of the small rear window cab. GMC also revised their grille this year taking away the embossing on the horizontal crossbar.

1969

1969 was the beginning of the ever-popular 350-cid V-8 engine, with the new engine came a revised hood. It is important to note here that the hoods from 69- 72 cannot be interchanged on the earlier models without changing the fenders as well. The 67-68 hood had less of a slope than the later models. One of the most notable interior changes was the switch from a hand-operated emergency brake to a foot pedal.

The K-5 blazer and the GMC Jimmy also made their first appearances this year.

1970

With the exception of a slight change in the appearance of the grille very little else changed from '69-'70. In fact, it is really hard to tell the two years apart, the highlighting on the grille breaks the sections into six parts.

1971

More changes would occur this year though they were mainly aimed at trim packages. In '71, you would have the option of the Chevy Cheyenne or GMC Sierra, these packages included more padding, and insulation on the interior, carpet, chrome as well as the first factory installed AM/FM radios. In the area of performance all light duty trucks were now offered with front disc brakes instead of drum, this increased stopping ability and reduced brake fade. While on the subject of wheels you may want to note that while most half ton models to this point used six hole lug bolt pattern in '71 the two wheel drive models switched to the more commonly used five hole lug pattern.

1972

Once again we find a year with little change, I guess when you have found perfection why mess with it? Anyway, on this year the only notable difference was the removal of the rear view mirror from the top of the cab to a glued on mirror on the windshield. The trim packages also offered wood grain inserts on the Cheyenne and Sierra options.

There you have a brief overview of the collectors' choice and a small guide to help you when buying your own old truck to tinker with or restore. You can find a listing of all old chevy trucks for sale right here on oldtrucksforsale.net

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