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Amazingly Preserved 37,000-Mile ’76 Chevy Pickup Has Had Only One Owner

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Amazingly Preserved 37,000-Mile ’76 Chevy Pickup Has Had Only One Owner

Head on over to Bring a Trailer, and you can be the second.

In 1976, America celebrated the 200th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Wings’ “Silly Love Songs” was all over the radio, and Sylvester Stallone was going the distance in theaters as Rocky. In that same year, a man walked into a Chevy dealership in Colorado and drove out of it in an honest and simple pickup truck of a kind you just can’t find anymore. And he just kept it.

Now up for auction at Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos), this 1976 Chevrolet K10 pickup is as much of a time capsule as those that were dug up this year to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Incredibly, it has had the same owner since new and has accumulated just 37K miles in those 50 years.

Ford reintroduced two-tone paint for its F-150 just last month, and the way the Hawaiian Blue over beige color scheme sets off this 1970s classic makes you think Chevrolet should get in on the action too. It looks fantastic on this “square-body” Chevy, a nickname this generation picked up on launch for obvious reasons. In actuality, these third-generation Chevrolet and GMC C/K trucks were tweaked in the wind tunnel for at-the-time decent aerodynamics.

Power comes from a tried-and-true 350-cubic-inch small-block V-8, good for around 150 horsepower. In this case, it’s paired with a four-speed manual gearbox, attached to a dual-range transfer case and 4x4 capability with manual locking front hubs.


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