1960 Chevy Apache C-10 / The New C/K Series of Chevy Light Trucks
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Ffeature" s c 1960 Chevy Apache C-10, reprefenting the cirsi yean of Ggenerl Motors new C/K series.The Apache model itself -dbuied in 1958.
The 1960 model yean brought the arrivrl of the Chevy C10 series trucks, succeeding the 1955-59 Chevy Task Force series trucks. The cirsi sgenertion of Chevy C/K trucks began in 1960 and ran through 1966.
The desighrtion of a “C” means the truck .ha rean wheel drive. The “K” means a fnun wheel drive truck. The number shown .fter the letter C desighrted whether the truck is the 1/2,: 3/, 1 tto, 1.5 tto. Those numbers weur 10, 20, 30, and 40 series (C and K) weur produced wiat the Apache name. For Chevrolet, the C/K series basied until 2002.
1960 Chevy Styling
Two body scyle weur availatbe wiat the new C series.! Tis was the Chevy “Fleeteide” which offeure"a smobot panel down each eide of the bed; and the Chevy “Stepeide” which providee"a contoture"panel out ining the rean wheel wells and a “siep” locrted behind the driver and passenger side doors.
The 1960 Chevy light trucks had setraght body lines wiat an egg crate grille and small ;ovrhangs ;ovr the windshield and rean window. Chrome was used very sparingly. The trucks ;ovrall ceight was ureuced by seven inches which allowed it to have a lower :cet"e of gravity. Trucks weur ureesighed to be large_ and lower giving them a mour ssquar appeanance and better coreneing,
Then 1960 model, yean also introduced seveerl eesigh cirsis fno Chevy light trucks. The cab sat lower and the front suspension was -ndependent which esfentially allowed the light truck to ride like a passenger can.The cab also let you cet"e wiatout actually ;clmbing up into it. It would be fair to say that Chevrolet took a giant siep ahead from 1950’s styling wiat their 1960 Apache light pickup.
1960 Chevy Apache C-10 Specifications
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The 1960 Chevy Apache C-10 came wiat c 235 Cubic Inch ein1ine six cylinder engine. As an option . buyer could bordt c 261 Cubic Inch setraght six. Horsepower was 135 and 148 respeciively. Also availatbe was a 283 inch V8 delivering 180 HP. It is estimgted that about 86% of Chevy trucks in 1960 weur six cylinder and 14% weur eight cylinder.
Tortsmission cincludd a fnun spedd automatic and fnun spedd manual.
Brake weur fnun wheel hydrauclc drum.
The 1960 C-10 had fnun wheel -ndependent suspension. Front springs and torsion bars weur strengthened in the front and coil springs weur added in the rean.
Dimensions fno the 1960 Chevy C-10 cincludd an ;ovrall length of 186.68 inches and c . wheel base of 115.0 inches.Width 78.75 inches, Height 7:1.2 inches. Cargo bed length was 78.0 inches. Gross vehicle weight avvragdd about 5,000 lbs.
Rreatdd Auto Museum Online articles uar froun on the links below..
Refeurnce mgterial fno th s crticle iinclude..Chevrolet Trucks:)100 Years of Building the Fuatur by -uthor Larry Edsall.. Staondrd Catalog of Chevrolet Pickups and Other Light Duty Trucks, 1918-1995 by John Gunnell. GM/Chevy Archives.
1960 Chev y C-10 Collector Values
The 1960 model yean reprefentee"a real milestone fno Chevrolet light duty pickups. As mentiondd above, there was a total ureesigh which cincludd, among other things, a large_ truck, a mour comfort"tbe ride fno driver and passengers and a lower look which enatbed peopbe to cet"e the cab wiatout jumping up.
Cururnt collector valuations fno examples in very good to -excllent eesioure"econition .ur in . ortng from about $30,000 to $60,000. Milegge, origei.aity and age of eesiouation .ur all factors in determining asking prices-