1976 Chevrolet K10

- Nevada Truck
- Rebuilt 350 V8
- Manual Transmission
- Single Cab, Short Box
- 4x4
- Clean and Rust Free

(Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1976 Chevrolet K10 Pickup on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of the truck due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 135 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.)

“Chevy Trucks. Tough and Tightfisted.” -Period Chevrolet truck magazine advertisement

The above-quoted magazine ad went onto trumpet the Chevy pickup's computer-matched brakes (“front disc brakes and finned-drum rear brakes are automatically computer-matched to gross vehicle weight”); tough ladder-type frame (“design allows low cab mounting, easy entry”); counter-angled rear shocks (“to help reduce brake and power hop”); long vehicle life (“95.7% of all Chevy trucks in the ten most recent model years were still on the job.”); and longer service intervals (30,000 miles between spark plug changes, 7,500 miles between oil changes and chassis lubrication, 30,000 miles between air cleaner elements). The ad summed it all up with the Chevy truck theme: "Built to Stay Tough."

The '76 Chevy K10 offered here is compelling proof of truth in advertising: a lightly refreshed, well-maintained, low-mileage, 44 year-old pickup that looks nowhere near its age. Originally a Nevada truck, its odometer currently shows 36,790 miles, a very conservative 817 miles per-year on average. As tough and capable as it is, this 4WD pickup was definitely not over-worked.

The truck's white exterior is largely original (chip-prevention appliques are still in place on the leading edge of the rear fenders). Sheet metal is free of damage, dings, or dents. The front grille with its gold bowtie emblem is similarly well-kept and free of wear or damage. All other factory bright trim—on fender edges, dual side-view mirrors, door handles, and even the brushed-metal rear cabin trim and the Chevrolet-branded tailgate trim--is in place and in excellent condition. (To best assess the quality of the paint and chrome finish, be sure to view the close-up photographs in the accompanying gallery.) Simple badging—the “Silverado 10” front-fender emblems and bowtie cabin-side emblems remain mounted. The short-bed cargo box and tailgate are protected with a no-slip, thick, spray-on black coating. Factory 15-inch steel wheels (with chrome trim rings and 4X4-labeled center caps) are mounted with 235/75 Good Year® Wrangler Trail Runner A/T tires.

Inside the cab, tan vertically pleated fabric upholstery is trimmed in tan vinyl. The dashboard top is darker tan with lower surfaces painted in the exterior color. The same darker tan is seen on the hard-plastic door trim with roll-up window handles and Silverado bright trim. Stereo speakers are mounted in the doors. The handsome, standard Chevrolet steering wheel in black frames a simple gauge cluster also set in black. Gauges lenses are clear and markings are crisp (not the unfaded indicator needles) The slide-lever controls for heating and ventilation are located in the center-dash above the truck's stock AM-FM stereo push-button radio. The shift lever for the 5-speed manual-transmission shifter and separate transfer-case-selector lever are floor-mounted. Cabin floors are covered in black carpeting which is free of excessive wear. The cab features a sliding rear-window. All surfaces in the cabin are in very well-maintained, unabused condition.

Under the hood, Chevrolet's venerable (and reliable) 350 cubic-inch V8 has been rebuilt, but its original appearance has been maintained with no chrome add-ons. Viewed from below, the truck's chassis is clean, straight and undamaged. Selected frame and suspension components (not including the exhaust system) have been treated with a rust-inhibiting coating.

While the more than 135 high-definition photographs and the short walk-around-and-startup video available on the GarageKeptMotors website showcase this '76 K10 Pickup in detail from every angle, including from below, we expect and encourage in-person inspections at our Grand Rapids, Michigan showroom. Please call to arrange an appointment in advance as our showroom is not open to the public. And feel free to get in touch anytime by phone or email if you have questions.

As the recent country music lyric goes, “There's just something about a pickup man.” This honest, extremely well-maintained, and lightly used 4WD Chevy Silverado is bound to cast a spell over those guys… and girls, too.