The first Chevy S-Series trucks were introduced for the 1982 model year. Chevrolet had previously imported and rebadged the Isuzu KB and sold it as the Chevy LUV beginning in 1972, but with the 1973 Arab oil embargo, determined there should be a domestically produced compact pickup in the Chevy lineup. Thus, the Chevy S-10 was born.
Available engines were a 1.9-liter Isuzu four-cylinder, and the 2.8-liter V6. Both Chevy and GMC had their own versions of the S-Series trucks, with cosmetic differences in the grille, tailgate, and badging.
Our feature Chevy S-10 is the upscale Tahoe trim level finished in Steel Gray Metallic over a Carmine Red Special Cloth bench seat interior. It is equipped with a fuel-injected 4.3-liter V6 producing 160 horsepower, backed by a four-speed automatic transmission. It has seen just 8,500 miles since being purchased new at Jack Maxton Chevrolet in Columbus, Ohio.
This Chevy S-10’s Steel Gray Metallic paint retains much of its original shine, no small feat for GM trucks of this era irrespective of mileage. It has been lowered two inches in front and three in back. Camaro wheels and raised white-letter BFGoodrich radials have been fitted. A black vinyl tonneau cover has been installed on the short-box truck bed, and a bug guard has been fitted to the hood.
Inside the cab of this Chevy S-10 is a handsome Carmine Red. The cloth-covered bench seat shows next to no signs of use, save for some slight wrinkling on the seat bottom’s outside edge. The carpets and mats look showroom new. There are no cracks on the dash, nor is there any fading to be found. The gauges are clear and crisp. Door handles and pulls are still firmly attached, with none of the waviness that is typical of lesser examples. The print on the controls, buttons, and knobs is still sharp. Everything looks fresh from the wrapper.
Under the hood of the Chevy S-10, the engine bay is as clean as you would expect from a truck with fewer than nine thousand miles. All finishes are clean and correct. Major components appear to be original, with the only deviation being an Optima Red Top battery.
This spotless Chevy S-10 is being offered by Cruisin Classics for $24,995.
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I miss the S10. GM hit the mark back then.
If the ford maverick has decent sales perhaps GM will jump back into the small truck market.
Cool truck, although I do prefer the look of the second gen.
Nice little trucks. I never had one but a bunch of my buddies did and S/15 jimmies. We did an engine swap on a Jimmy in my highschool auto shop.
I’ve owned many S10s from my first in ’83, the mini-Blazer, to a 2000 Truck, all were very good vehicles
I had a 1st gen white & black2 tone 2 door S/10 Blazer 4.3 with front bucket seats 4×4. That Blazer was awesome in snow and on the highway.
Liked it so much I bought a 4 cylinder red S/10 extended cab with bucket seats that came with rear jump seats, no carpet 5 speed manual, manual windows, and center caps on the wheels.
Drove them well over 150k miles with no issues, and traded the Blazer for an 01 Tahoe and the the little red truck for a black regular cab 2nd gen 94 GMC Sonoma Highrider 4×4 (same as ZR2). Both were awesome!
Wish I still had them all. The 1st gen S/10 Blaser and truck and 2nd gen Sonoma Highrider were solid work horses. Never had a recall or TSB applied. Just built solid! That Highrider was the best in heavy snow.
This is a very clean truck.
Don,t know of the1.9 Isuzu engine but shouldn,t that s-10 have the 2.5 engine?
I had a 4.3 Tahoe long bed 1988 S10 in the same color here but with a charcoal interior.
It was a good truck but the dash was really cheap planting and the 4.3 was good for the time but by today’s standards it was lacking.
I replaced it with a 97 Sonoma ZQ8 extended cab. I really did enjoy the truck and the handling. The 4.3 was better but still a disappointment compared to my 3.6 of today.
But by far my 17 Canyon is the best truck of the three. It rides, stops and handles better and gets more MPG than the past two trucks did while giving me 308 HP with a usable back seat and 4×4.
Use care for what you wish for as while some may be happy with a FWD based truck many will not be happy.
Simplicity seems to be a thing of the past. As consumers demand more technology and comfort, trucks have become much more complicated and luxurious. We have gone back and forth with a new suburban, it is incredible what they package in them now. My work truck is 37 years old. No computer no luxury and that’s fine. I can speak from daily experience of driving it and not looking at the past. The fact is my truck is not practical for my family of 5 to take on vacation, it’s not my daily driver. Manufacturers will never make a truck like my C30 or that s10, but if you have the ambition and desire to put an older truck back to work it’s doable.
My S10 as shown here was ok for daily driving. I could get 3 people in it and it got 18 mpg with 2WD. 1/4 mile in 18 seconds. It also had it’s share of paint, rust and decal issues. Also it was a thrill when the TPS went out and wanted to run at 50 mph on its own.
My present truck can haul 5, quiet, it gets 20-21 mpg with 4×4 and crew cab. It will run quarter mile times in the 14 second range.
It works and hauls all I need and is not too large or too small for any job.
My Sonoma was 3 passenger if I stuffed some one in the back. It did have a nice flat cargo area today’s trucks lack in the extra cab. Performance was not great mpg was 19 mpg in the 4.3. It also with the waxed frame suffered rust under it and the third door rusted and made noise. The bed was more limited than my GMC Sprint.
It is all in what you want but I find my present truck to be a Swiss Army knife of trucks. It does everything I want.
I loved my old trucks and they were great for at the time but they were th3 best available at the time. My Canyon really has surpassed my past trucks for my needs and making it FWD based and smaller will only hinder it. It also will not save me much money either.
An honest utilitarian standard cab pickup as God intended. Species extinct.
I love the s10 blazer and s10 pick up. Love my colorado it’s like the modern day s10. I currently have a 1994 s10 blazer that was my dad’s I’m fixing again. 140k miles always starts right up and a beast in the snow.
I had no. 70 of the first s10 pickups that came off the assembly line. I were it out my son had a 1993 s10 and he wore his out.Tough little truck’s. GM doesn’t build vehicles like they use to. I have owned over 45 GM vehicles, all they worry about profit, not what the customer wants or needs..
3 of my first 4 vehicles were Super 10s! 91, 86, and 99. All sticks, manual windows. Great trucks for just tearing it up lol.
My first truck was a used 83 S15. 2.8L V6 with a four speed manual. It rusted away from the heavy winter salt and chemicals the city I lived in used…but I loved the truck. Super fun to drive, easy to fix and got good fuel mileage.
are these cars for sale ?