1964 Chevrolet C30 One-Ton Stakebed Pickup

Description

Styling updates for Chevrolet’s new-for-1964 line of pickup trucks concentrated mostly on the “massive” double walled and box-sectioned cab with a flatter windshield design. The variety of models increased as well with Chevrolet declaring, “More truck... and more trucks for ‘64!” No less than 70 trucks were available from the full-line selector with the C and K variants the most plentiful among them. Beginning in 1960 Chevrolet’s nomenclature had changed with the “C” prefix being short for “Conventional,” or two-wheel-drive and the “K” prefix continued to signify the presence of four-wheel-drive. The modern specialty aftermarket fully supports this generation of Chevy truck, with reproduction items and regular service parts both easily found in the modern retail parts chain stores, making them especially easy to own.

Highlights 

• A two-owner C30 One-Ton pickup 

• Offered with 56,530 miles, believed as per consignor to be original 

• Original Light Green paint except hood and grill surround as per consignor 

• “Dually” model with dual-rear wheels for heavier payloads 

• Finished with the logos of Manha Dairy Farm on the doors along with Manha Dairy Farm “Got Milk? mud flaps 

• Fitted with a rebuilt 383 cu-in V8 that features:

  • Engine balancing 

  • Dart aluminum heads 

  • Eagle Steel I beam connecting rods 

  • 274 Comp camshaft 

  • ARP bolts 

  • Ramhorn exhaust manifolds 

  • Rebuilt Rochester carburetor 

  • Recurved distributor with Pertronix Ignitor 

  • Pertronix Flame Thrower coil 

  • Weiand Street Warrior intake 

  • Stewart Components water pump 

  • As per the consignor the engine builder guessed about 400 horsepower 

• Four-speed manual transmission 

• “70HD” rear end with new 410 gears with Positraction 

• New brakes and wheel cylinders with a rebuilt master cylinder 

• Fitted with updated wheels and tires: 

  • 2001-2006 GM 16x6.5 inches 

  • Sumitomo Encounter HT LT235/85R16 tires with date code 42 week of 2017 dates codes and installed 08 January 2018 

• Interior restoration work includes new: 

  • Carpets 

  • Seat upholstery 

  • Door panels  

  • Sun visors 

Features 

• The chassis number (4C383H166177) decodes as: 

  • 4 – 1964 

  • C – Conventional (2WD) 

  • 38 – One Ton Series Designation 

  • 3 – Body: Cab Chassis 

  • H – Fremont, California assembly plant 

  • 166177 – Sequential vehicle number beginning with 100001 

• The model number (C3803) decodes as: 

  • C - Conventional (2WD) 

  • 3 – 10,000 pound GVW Classification 

  • 8 – Wheelbase 157 inches 

  • 03 – Conventional Cab & Chassis 

• Converted from a Chassis-Cab model to stake model configuration 

• Wide towing mirrors 

• Diamond plate deck box 

• Enhanced with a Custom Autosound Secretaudio SST-V stereo with Undercover II Speakers 

• Front and rear sway bars installed under current ownership 

• Independent front suspension 

• Coil spring front suspension, leaf spring rear 

• New self-adjusting, self-energizing “Torque-Action” brakes for 1964  

• Heavy-duty frame with 7.29 section modulus for C38 models 

• 20 gallon fuel tank 

• Overall Length (OL): 235 ¾ inches 

• Distance from Cab compartment to rear axle (CA): 84 inches 

• Distance from Cab compartment to frame end (CE): 131 inches 

Known Imperfections 

• Fender rust 

• The temperature gauge occasionally runs hot with the consignor believing the cluster needs to be removed and cleaned; measured by infared, the consignor notes that it never shows higher than 210 degrees 

• Driver’s seat bead has rub marks as shown in pictures 

• Few dings and scratches on body, original paint except for hood and grill surround, paint not perfect 

Included 

• 1964 Chevrolet Truck Owners Guide and Truck-Owner Protection Plan books

• Autosound Secretaudio SST-V manual

• Original 283 cu-in V8 casting number (38498523) ran when pulled 49,000 miles on truck at that time. It had a couple of bent push rods which were replaced and adjusted valves, ran well. The engine includes a carburetor, air cleaner, linkage and additional miscellaneous parts with the consignor noting it was a running truck when it was rebuilt. 

• Original rear end HO72 with 5:14 gears 

Ownership History

Purchased new in Yerington, Nevada, this 1964 Chevrolet C30 with mostly original paint was purchased by the consignor in 2016 with 49,000 miles. After the purchase, the consignor, also located in Nevada, installed a rebuilt 383 cu-in V8, a “70HD” rear end with new 410 gears and Positraction, a fresh plaid fabric interior, sway bars, and more.