Old Chevy trucks never cease to show up in one form or another; after all these years, they remain neighborhood staples. And no, there’s nothing particularly extraordinary about this one found in Marin County, California. But with all that foliage and patina, how to resist capturing this postcard-like image?
No idea when this ’64-’66 C/K truck last ran, but it’s certainly been a while. What can be more safely assumed is that it belongs to a Chevy family. You know, the way it used to be.
The early aughts Impala is clearly the daily driver, while I guess the C/K is awaiting rebirth. Looks like that will be a long time coming, but who doesn’t hold such dreams in the car world?
Yes, I know it’s always somewhat sad to see an old vehicle rotting outdoors. But they also make for such nice scenery, and if I lived in this ‘hood I know I would always take this route on my daily strolls.
If you prefer your C/K trucks more active, here’s another, this time found across the bay in the town of El Cerrito. However, if the menacing black matte rod styling ain’t your thing, you might wish to stick to the postcard-like foliage one we started with.
I always found this earlier ’62-’63 face a bit goofier, with those eyeglass-headlight surroundings. It’s, however, more distinctive in spirit. Rather reflective of the swift shifting styling tones happening in the design studios during those late-50s and early-60s days.
As you can see on the driveway, this is another Chevy family. Dang, is that a requisite to own an old C/K?
In all honesty, I don’t mind the mean black matte rod. However, today I’ll stick to the patina and foliage one, as it reminds me of calm strolls in quiet streets. Admittedly not a task these were designed for, but that they perform so well regardless.
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I don’t know that we ever got these in Australia; I’ve certainly never seen one. Holden were probably flat-out building Holdens to be bothered with these, but would have sold you a heavier-duty British Bedford cab-chassis – leaving the market for actual ‘light-duty’ pickups to Ford, International, and our weird Dodge-badged Internationals.
That first one looks like it might have a broken frame – either that or someone took the bed off and didn’t bolt it down properly. The side contours don’t appear to line up.
I’ve never liked the doom-and-gloom look of matt black, so here’s my take on a ’64.
In the “El Cerrito”, driveway is a “70” , Chevy? Bumper is blacked out; still looks like a full size, ’70” to me.
The black matte does work on the big “p/u”, I have to say.
I love old trucks…….
-Nate