Model C1504 = long wheel base - 127 inches, Stepside with 8 foot bed.

Wheelbase is the length between the center of the front wheel to the center of the rear wheel.

The stepside bed measurements:

from the surface of the bed wood to the top of of the bed rail - 17 3/8th inches

Bed Length 8 feet 4 inches (100 inches) - outside edge to outside edge

Bed Width 4 feet 2 inches(50 inches) - inside to inside

Usable Inside Bed Length 8 feet 1 Inch (97 inches)

33.68 square feet of bed space.

How'd I figure the square feet of the bed? Well, I got curious one day, so... 50 inches times 97 inches equals 4850 square inches of bed space. 4850 divided by 144(144 square inches in a square foot) equals 33.68 square feet.

27,432 Model C1504's produced for the 1965 year model.

Purchased and brought to the house: April 4th, 2003.

Faded baby blue and rust, chrome front bumper and painted white rear bumper.

There was a goofy trailer hitch on it when I bought it, with lights already wired up. The trailer hitch for some reason was welded to the bumper and then back underneath the bed and to part of a crossmember for the bed between the frame rails. I have since had it taken off and plan to have another hitch put under there.

click here to see the old goofy trailer hitch

This truck used to have this electric box with a brake line running to it for electrically controlled trailer brakes. To see a picture of this box: Electric Trailer Brakes Box This unit started leaking brake fluid from inside the control box pictured and was removed in March 2006 along with all of the wires and the plug in the back.

Engine: 5.7 L Chevrolet - truck / 1992 / 350cid / 210 hp / manual trans / RPO# L-05 / TBI(throttle body injection) vin K(Canada assembly plant)

Transmission: On the column shift, 3 speed automatic transmission. I think it is a TH350 - judging from the shape of the pan.
(Thanks Mechainiac, Fred T and Lugnut from the Stovebolt page)

Steering column: 1971 Chevy truck non-tilt steering column with automatic shifter arm & hazard lights switch

Rear Axle: GM 12 bolt posi-traction with a .373 gear. <- for a long time I thought it was a .308 gear, but I had some rear end work done and my mechanic told me that it is in fact, a .373 gear.

RDS Automotive - Triple AAA approved - Scottdale, GA 30079 (aka: my mechanic)

Lots of thanks go out to the webmasters, forum moderators, behind the scenes tech people and fellow posters of the following pages:

The Stovebolt Page - The pre-73 GM truck online resource

Chevytalk.com - Specifically, the 1960-1966 Trucks & Vans Forum

67-72chevytrucks.com - which currently covers 1947 to current GM trucks - hello to everyone on the 1960-1966 message boards!

A few 1960-1966 Chevy truck articles I've written:

At the Stovebolt Page...

An guide to 1960-1966 GMC/Chevy Truck Manuals at The Stovebolt Page - Compiled by Woogeroo with help from across the Internet

Tricks and Tips for reading indented part numbers at The Stovebolt Page - by Woogeroo, with tips from my fellow Bolters.

1965 C10 Cowl Vent Outlet Valve Seal Replacement at The Stovebolt Page - by Woogeroo

At the Chevy Talk page...

A thread about swapping in different seats into the 1960-1966 Chevy/GMC trucks. Aftermarket, later model or 'other model' seats... what fits? Good Information if you are looking to do a seat swap.

At The House of Woogeroo page...

featuring the following articles:

Information and codes for manuals for the 1960 through 1966 Chevrolet pickup trucks.

An article and list of where and how to find used pre-1973 GM truck parts.

Wiring my 67-72 column hazard lights in my '65 Chevy C10

sway bar options for 1960-1966 Chevrolet/GMC trucks. Note: Also called Stabilizer bars.

e brakes

700r4 swap tidbits - ascii text file(*.txt) - information - threads about it - links to articles )

The House of Woogeroo
(featuring the semi-famous Old Chevy/GMC Trucks Parts Vendors list - look under Autolinks ---> Trucks)

1953 Chevrolet 3100 Half Ton Stepside Pickup.