Chevrolet C-10 pickup

The C/K series of GM pickups was launched in 1960 as the successor to the Task Force series. The new model of the light pickup (Apache) came with a new body design and some important updates. Among the most important of these were the new ladder-type frame, lowered in the middle to allow a lower-seated cab, and the independent front suspension, which gave the pickup almost car-like handling. The designation of the GM pickups was also new. The old designations for the half-tonner with short chassis, the half-tonner with long chassis and the three-quarter-tonner - 3100, 3200 and 3600 - were replaced by the designations 10, 20 and 30 for half-tonner, three-quarter-tonner and one-tonner.

As early as 1957, GM pickups were also available ex works with all-wheel drive - recognizable by the designations C for the rear-wheel drive version and K for the all-wheel drive version. In addition to the abbreviations, which indicated the payload and the drive, there were also designations to distinguish the light from the medium and the really big guys. The 10, 20 and 30 series (C or K) were called Apache, the 40, 50 and 60 series were called Viking and the large 70, 80 and 90 series were called Spartan.

The Chevrolet C/K pick-ups were available in 1960 as Fleetside or Stepside, at GMC the models were called Wideside and Fenderside. GMC only offered all-wheel drive versions with the designation K.

In 1962, the pickup received a torsion bar on the front axle and trailing arms on the rear axle. There was a standard version and an upscale custom version. GMC offered a 5.0-liter V6 engine, otherwise an in-line six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3.9 or 4.3 liters and outputs of 99 and 110 kW, as well as a 4.6-liter V8 with 136 kW.

From 1963, the front axles were fitted with coil springs and a new standard engine was used: an in-line six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3.8 liters and an output of 103 kW. A 4.8-liter R6 with 121 kW was also available on request. In 1964, the driver's cab was modified, with the panoramic windshield being removed. A new radiator grille and various changes were made to the interior. Air conditioning and a 5.4-liter V8 engine with 162 kW output and a top speed of 137 km/h were added in 1965.