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1966 Chevy C20 Longbed Pickup Truck on 2040-cars

Year:1966 Mileage:20515 Color: Flat Black /
  Satin Black / Blue-Green
Location:

Homeland, California, United States

Homeland, California, United States
Transmission:4-Speed Manual
Body Type:Pickup Truck
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:292 6 Cylinder
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Year: 1966
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Other Pickups
Drive Type: RWD
Sub Model: C20 Longbed
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Flat Black
Trim: 2-door Longbed
Interior Color: Satin Black / Blue-Green
Mileage: 20,515
Number of Cylinders: Inline 6
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Dents in bed, rust holes on bed sides, front passenger headlight cowl dented in, bed wood is destroyed currently covered with plywood, floor covers torn, seat bottom torn on driver's side, needs front brakes. This truck will make an excellent project, or an excellent work truck if planning to keep as is, but it's not pretty (to most people.)"

For auction is a 1966 Chevrolet C20 longbed pickup truck. The truck is 3/4 ton with a 292 straight 6 engine, 4-on-the-floor. Runs and drives, was a daily driver. It will get the job done, but it won't win any beauty contests while doing so.


The guts:

The truck has never given me any problems with starting or running. The engine is strong, but gives a little miss if you quickly punch it to the floor. Here is a quick video of me starting her up, and giving it that little punch. It's never been a problem while driving, I suspect it's a timing thing. The truck leaks a lot of oil, it will need gaskets all around if you value your driveway. It has a new alternator, new starter, has had the same battery in it since at least 2009 when I bought it, needs new battery cables and there is some crummy stuff around the top of the radiator sometimes. Other than that, I'm not really sure about the rest, as I'm not terribly mechanically inclined. The back brakes have been totally replaced, but the front ones need to be done. I haven't looked, but judging by the condition of the back brakes when I did them, a whole overhaul should be done on the front. 

The exterior:

Rust-Oleum flat black. The exterior is in need of restoration, as there are numerous dents and small rust holes (and one possible puncture hole?) throughout the bed and body. There are rust bubbles in what the truck guys call the "usual areas," for these old trucks, meaning the lower fenders, corners of the doors. The holes for the chrome (which is missing) are filled in on the passenger side. The wood and rails in the bed are totally shot. The previous owner cut out plywood to lay down in the bed, so it is useable for truck stuff. I bought a new windshield and gasket in 2009 when I bought it the truck, and it is still in perfect condition. The rear window is probably original and pretty scratched, the side windows and wind wings are not cracked. The rear tires were purchased in 2011 and the front tires were purchased a few months later. 

The interior:

 There is The floor liner is torn on the driver's side, and the bench seat is torn on the driver's side, however the seat back is intact. The inside of the cab has been sprayed Rust-Oleum satin black, with a blue-green for the accents. There is no radio, there is a heater. New dome light, new turn signal assembly.

The story:

In 2009 we needed a reliable, large truck for making trips to the home improvement store while we renovated our house. We hauled everything from pallets of tiles and bricks, to lumber, to stacks of drywall 20 sheets high in the back of this truck and she never batted an eye. The truck was my daily driver up until May 2013. Now that we're done working on the house, and I have secured a cushy job that allows me to work from home, we have no need for a heavy duty pickup, and would like to move to something smaller (while we're at it, you know anybody selling a 67-72 Blazer?). 

The dollars:

PayPal only, you must set up your own shipping arrangements. $500 deposit due upon end of auction, full payment required within 3 days of auction end. 

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