Here is a clean, well-restored old pickup that meets all the manufacturer’s requirements. The K-10 number on this car means it has four-wheel drive, while the C-10 has rear-wheel drive. The black-and-white color scheme of this pickup comes from the fact that it was first used as a fleet car for an Arizona mining company. It usually takes as much care as a geologist to find the right old motorcycle. Look through the ads to find that one-of-a-kind piece of high-quality collector iron. This desert mine prize has been cleaned up and is now ready to be claimed by a new owner. You can find this 1970 Chevrolet K-10 pickup truck on Bring a Trailer, which is owned by Hearst Autos, along with Invoice Pricing. Care and upkeep have been given to it in a satisfactory manner. These days, restaurant-modified pickup trucks are very popular, but this truck’s attraction has only come from the 1970s. Modern trucks almost never have both a short bed and a single cab. This one does, and even though it’s a 4×4, it’s not all jacked up like some would-be Baja runner. When it was brought brand new to the Tucson office of the American Exploration and Mining Company in January 1970, this pickup truck was a turning point in the history of mineral extraction in the United States. Only six months had passed since the first person set foot on the moon, and if you worked in the mining business, the sky may have seemed like the limit. It looks like a geologist drove this Chevrolet after buying the truck after the company went bankrupt. You could picture this truck, whose white paint helps to cool the desert and whose air conditioning does the rest, bouncing around Arizona’s bumpy roads like a moon buggy on another planet. Because it has a short wheelbase, a 4×4 drivetrain, locking hubs, and a five-speed manual gearbox, it would be as stable as an antelope. The car has been in the same family since 2012 and is mostly original or carefully restored. Last year, the paint was sprayed back in its original white color. The 16-inch wheels have fairly new Michelin tires, and the inside has been totally redone. People with sharp eyes will notice that the seat is from a 1968 Chevrolet pickup, but it doesn’t look out of place. A 350-cubic-inch GM V-8 crate engine was added in 1996 and is located under the hood. New plugs and wires have been added to the distributor, and the valve cover seals have been changed. Reports say that all of the fluids and a few of the transmission parts have been changed. Basically, this truck is ready to go on another adventure, whether it’s looking for rocks or just beautiful scenery. Take your chance to get lucky. On February 8, the sale ends.
