The last 5 years has been good to these trucks!

[chevyrestoguy]

These trucks were always my favorite because I loved the way they looked and drove, and they were cheap and nobody wanted them. Back in the day, trucks were used as workhorses, and most of them were beat to death. It wasn't until 1973 that Chevy started making trucks that were heavily optioned, and that started the trend where people were buying trucks and not using them as work trucks. When that body style came out in 1973, every Chevy truck before that suddenly became a step sister, and while the '47-'55 and the '67-'72 trucks eventually caught fire, it has taken forever for the '60-'66 to get some love. I've never understood why.

I'm both happy and sad to see the '60-'66 trucks get popular. The days of buying them cheap and finding lots of cheap parts may be over, and that makes me sad.