Are the 1967-1972 Chevrolet C-10's good trucks?

The reliability only depends on the quality of work that you do on the restoration.

In general they are good trucks. Here are a few things to keep in mind when looking for one and restoring one...

1970 was the last year of drum brakes on the front. 1971 was the first year that GM started using disc brakes.

67-70 had 6-lug wheels on the 2wd 1/2-ton models. In 71 they switched to 5-lug wheels. The 4wd 1/2-ton models always had the 6-lug. The lug count may be an issue for you for wheel selection.

Many of the 73-87 GM truck suspension parts will swap over to the 67-72 trucks! Including doing a disc brake swap on a 70 or older truck.

A/C is not a rare option, but getting harder to find. PS and PB were available as options. Having factory buckets is a little more rare, having a tach dash is more rare, and having a speed-warning dash is really hard to find.

Common issue areas are the right front fender underneath the battery tray (and the battery tray); it is prone to rust from battery leakage. The rocker panels and rear cab corners are good locations of rust. Kick-panels and cab vents can also be an issue.

These trucks are easy to work on. The 1/2-tons ride very good, and all of them have the ability to get decent mileage. My current setup is a 307ci, TH350, and 307 rear end and I can get 14mpg highway running 70mph! The C20 and C30 trucks will commonly have lower axle ratios. Swapping in a 700R4 or 200R4 OD trans is common and easy.

GM never made an extended cab model of these. GM never made a crew cab model of these. There were some aftermarket companies back in the day that did crew-cab conversions (3-door; passenger side door, and 4-door conversions). They are hard to find, and the ones that you do are usually pretty trashed, but even an ugly one is usually considered a gem.

I own a 1972 Cheyenne truck, it came with front disc brakes which work great. The Turbo 350 transmission still works great (not many shops work on these), the rear end is good and the engine was just rebuilt. The bed of the truck is huge, much bigger than my S-10. The S-10 can't fit a 4ftx8ft piece of plywood in the bed without some of it hanging out, the C-10 truck has plenty of room. The only thing that I would really look at if I did it again would be the rust spots. I have a few rust spots below the door that are going to be a pain to fix. Everything on these trucks can be redone on your own. Also the truck was outstanding in the snow, not enough traction to tow anyone out of a ditch, you'll need chains for that.

The negatives are the gas mileage isn't awesome, but I only use the car for around town so it works. Also the truck came with A/C which the compressor was locked up when I got it so I haven't installed it again.

As soon as you put the word 'restore' next to a vehicle, realize that just the cost of the restoration (never mind the time) will cost more than just cutting a check to someone who has the same restored vehicle for sale. From a purely monetary point of view, it is rarely ever worth putting money into a vehicle.

As for reliability, not only is it a 40 year old vehicle, but 40 year old technology. Lots of potential issues that even 20 year old vehicles don't have like carbs, points and distributors, etc. Not for price or ease of fix, but for frequency of failure.

But there is the emotional and entertainment side of it too. If you really like this type of vehicle and want to restore it, go for it. These are just coming into being classics and ones that are nicely done will be right at home at car shows.

Not only good trucks, but the most sought after of all trucks. They are easy to maintain, reasonably cost-wise to restore (you can get out what you put in), and the symbol of American quality. They were built to last, if you're looking at one, it has. And with a little care, will last another 30+ years. Ford makes claim to the all time "best selling truck", because they are replaceable. Chevy has the "longest lasting" trucks. It's a fact, more new Chevy trucks that were registered with the D.M.V. are still registered and on the road today than any other make.

1970s Chevy Trucks

1972 Cheyenne

Its 40ish years old. Reliability at that point is completely related to the care its gotten. Since its still around at some point someone did take care of it.

once you get it restored you wont have a problem with it. One of my buddies restored a 1970 and he has put 136,000miles on it.

duh! its a Chevy product! I have a 79 and it is not restored and it is the BOMB I love these trucks, yes it is worth it, especially if it has the 350!