Back in the late ‘70s, in response to the 1973 oil crisis and the 1979 energy crisis, automakers began to produce smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. That included General Motors and the Chevrolet Chevette, the latter of which ended up becoming America’s best-selling car for a period, with Chevrolet selling an impressive 433,000 units in 1981, and 233,000 units in 1982.
Fast forward about four decades, and now, we’ve come across this truly bizarre custom 1981 Chevrolet Chevette pickup.
Posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace, this custom Chevette is located in Hodgenville, Kentucky, and comes with a vast swath of unique touches that utterly transform it. The biggest changes can be found from the A-pillar back, where this 1981 Chevrolet Chevette now rolls with a pickup-style body mod. It looks as though the roof was chopped off and the rear body panels were removed, while square fenders were fabricated over the rear wheels and the rear cargo hatch was morphed into an open bed.
The rear cargo area is big enough to fit a mobility scooter, as demonstrated in the photos, and comes with a bumper sticker that reads “Why live in the city and be poor? – Farm!”
The cabin retains a familiar dash, gauge pod, and two-spoke steering wheel, while the two bucket seats are covered in diamond-pattern upholstery. The roof now appears to be canvas stretched over a metal frame, while both doors are missing, almost lending it a kind of golf cart vibe.
Everything ahead of the A-pillars looks to be Chevrolet Chevette, with tan and red graphics on top of light yellow paint. We also notice that the front and rear are equipped with Kentucky historic motor vehicle plates.
“Very low miles (under 30,000), runs and drives like new,” the seller states in the listing. “4 cyl, 5 speed.”
Asking price is set at $4,500.
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Source: Facebook Marketplace
Comments
As crazy as it looks, it’s actually kind of interesting
I like it! Coolest looking Chevette ever.
I had a neighbor with a 4×4 Chevette when I was a kid. Huge tires and everything.
It looked ridiculous, but better than this.
I’d like to see how they got that scooter up in the bed.
This looks more like a modern day Beverly Hillbillies car.
You can say what ever you like about the Chevette. It may have rusted and not been the most comfortable car but it always ran and if it needed fixed it was cheap and easy to fix.
I would drive it, miss my 1976 2 door.
That’s just plain weird.
Chevetts were cool !
Love it
Had a few
Miss my chevette!