Why this Generation Truck?

[LostMy65]

For me;

I like how easy it is to get to everything when the hood is up.

I love the curves.

It's nostalgic because my grandpa had one of this generation.
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[Leadfoot Lambert]

I was born in 65, so was my truck.

[kpc01]

I like the different lines and just the overall look. When I finally decided to get out of the "newer" stuff I looked at a lot of older vehicles. I knew I wanted something different. The hood setup, the body lines were important, also the fact that theres sites like this that make it somewhat easy to get information and parts for it. I ended up with a 64 Suburban and I can't say I've ever seen one in person aside from car shows and meets.

[65chevysub]

Originally Posted by kpc01

I like the different lines and just the overall look. When I finally decided to get out of the "newer" stuff I looked at a lot of older vehicles. I knew I wanted something different. The hood setup, the body lines were important, also the fact that theres sites like this that make it somewhat easy to get information and parts for it. I ended up with a 64 Suburban and I can't say I've ever seen one in person aside from car shows and meets.

I couldn't agree with you more. I have a 65 Suburban, and at the shows I go to, the stories I hear about how this guy had one that he used for his job, or this lady whose dad had one when she was a kid. I love it because it's "original", not a jellybean like everything today. The new 2017-2018 Suburban looks like a Hearse now...too square.

[pimpston65]

i liked this era cuz the tri5's were everywhere. and the 67-72 were getting up there in prices too...

[64 Stepside]

It's the first gen C10. It rhymes.

[losthope]

Along time ago i saw my buddy's and fell in love with em, and theres three other guys in my car club that have 50's cars and two of the guys also had 60-66 trucks ,so it was going to be also like a truck club, but im the only one left with a truck...i liked the 60's era trucks the most chevy or ford and already owned a ford car and figured why not have a chevy also......i tend to cuss out ford more when im working on them

[62 Longbed]

My dad had a 1964 Stepside , thats what we grew up with and used for many years .. so he found for me a 1965 ... After that , I've always been hooked on this bodystyle of truck ... My dad had a 1964 Stepside , thats what we grew up with and used for many years ....

[walls]

I think these were the last cars/trucks built "function follows form" for lack of a better term.
The extravagance of the 50's was over, but these trucks still had something about them. Styling trends were on a serious down turn. Designing a car or truck with a concave mid section, just for the sake of style, was not being done anymore due to costs.
After these, it seems as though every car and truck was square and boring. Even the Cadillac lost it's fins.
Cars may have gotten faster from the factory but, I think they lost their soul.
Since this is the 67-72 truck forum, I will state that these are just my stupid opinions.

[BR3W CITY]

Nothing else looks like it; VERY hard to get confused for another Brands truck as the f*rds and dodges of the day were very different.

Can fit pretty much anything under the hood.

[ChrisDollins]

Guess I didn't really pick mine, it was my grandpa's truck. It was his pride and joy, so I'm just trying to get it back to the way I remember. Cool trucks though, really enjoy driving it.

Chris
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[oem4me]

They are old enough to be clearly vintage, not so old as to be a relic. For me, the generations before or after don't fit as well into that criteria.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by walls

I think these were the last cars/trucks built "function follows form" for lack of a better term.
The extravagance of the 50's was over, but these trucks still had something about them. Styling trends were on a serious down turn. Designing a car or truck with a concave mid section, just for the sake of style, was not being done anymore due to costs.
After these, it seems as though every car and truck was square and boring. Even the Cadillac lost it's fins.
Cars may have gotten faster from the factory but, I think they lost their soul.
Since this is the 67-72 truck forum, I will state that these are just my stupid opinions.

Originally Posted by oem4me

They are old enough to be clearly vintage, not so old as to be a relic. For me, the generations before or after don't fit as well into that criteria.

Yes,

These were the last of the curves.

Also,

Old enough to be a classic, young enough to upgrade with newer generation stock parts.

Another thing that makes these trucks a pivot point in time is the 'drop frame'.

[MikeN]

Originally Posted by oem4me

They are old enough to be clearly vintage, not so old as to be a relic.

Agreed. These trucks make nice drivers, trucks you can use and enjoy on an every day basis.

[62stepside longbox]

My dad had one for his first car and I saw pictures of it when I was a couple years old and knew I wanted one. The body is very distinct, you can tell a 60-66 from a mile away. Unlike anything newer, they have real character and both the styling and the trucks themselves were built to work and withstand time. They aren't like the muscle cars where if the oil filter is wrong people will notice. No matter what you do to these trucks, wether it's a restoration or a pro-touring, people will say " hey, that's cool".

[kepi]

I've always wanted a truck, not a car, and I wanted one from my birth year. When I started looking at trucks from 1966, the Chevys and GMCs were the best looking. They have the most unique body style and I love the look of the short step-side. I chose a GMC because it was more rare. Then I found out how rare when I started looking for small GMC only parts like headlight bezels and emblems. Now, I like the fact that you don't see very many of them around, but all of the older guys at car shows remember when they, or a friend, used to have one and they wished they still did.

[tooslo60]

I don't pick my vehicles they pick me, and for some reason I keep gotng back in body styles. I had my 73 short step side then my 69 long fleet, my 60 short step bbw, and now my 58 long step. If I keep this up I'll be riding a horse in no time.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by walls

I think these were the last cars/trucks built "function follows form" for lack of a better term.
The extravagance of the 50's was over, but these trucks still had something about them. Styling trends were on a serious down turn. Designing a car or truck with a concave mid section, just for the sake of style, was not being done anymore due to costs.
After these, it seems as though every car and truck was square and boring. Even the Cadillac lost it's fins.
Cars may have gotten faster from the factory but, I think they lost their soul.
Since this is the 67-72 truck forum, I will state that these are just my stupid opinions.

[tripleD]

grew up in my dads 66 and i still have it! plus i have 3 more.i collect everyone i can.if only i had money.

[krazy_texan]

my best friends dad had one when i was growing up he almost never drove it but i do remember riding it sometimes when he would take us to get candy at the convienient store i about cried when his wife got it in thier divorce and sold it for dirt cheap

[lucifer]

When I was young one of the cool guys had a choptop 64 Chevy Stepside and I always loved that truck..........now years later I have one!

These trucks are all their own, very distinct lines.


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[Sillyoldman]

My Mom drove us kids around in her '63. I had to have one too.

[Mechanic77]

Dad bought mine in '88 and gave it to me in '95 when I started driving, so it was/is my first car.......and I think they're one of the best looking body styles gm ever came out with

[eldogg]

My favorite body style hands down.
Kinda like a factory custom. built in sunvisor, cool over hang over back glass, fleetside looks low at stock height, etc etc.....

[smilts60]

I was looking for a old truck and this one was conventiently owned by my ex brother in law.. But I had seen it several times before that and really liked it. Theres just something about the lines, that called out to me.