Chevrolet C/K (first generation)

First generation
1965 Chevrolet C10 Fleetside
Overview
Also called	Chevrolet Apache (C10-40) Chevrolet Viking (C50-60) Chevrolet Spartan (C70-80) GMC: 1000/K1000 1500/K1500 2500 3000 to 6500 (medium to heavy-duty)
Model years	1960-1966
Assembly	Baltimore Assembly, Baltimore, Maryland Flint Truck Assembly, Flint, Michigan Fremont Assembly, Fremont, California (Chevrolet & GMC) 1963-1966 Janesville Assembly, Janesville, Wisconsin Lakewood Assembly, Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, Georgia Leeds Assembly, Leeds, Kansas City, Missouri Norwood Assembly, Norwood, Ohio Oakland Assembly, Oakland, California (Chevrolet & GMC) 1960-1964 Pontiac West Assembly, Pontiac, Michigan (GMC only) St. Louis Truck Assembly, St. Louis, Missouri North Tarrytown Assembly, North Tarrytown, New York Van Nuys Assembly, Van Nuys, California Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Buenos Aires, Argentina
Designer	Harley Earl (1957, 1958)[1]
Body and chassis
Related	Chevrolet/GMC Suburban
Powertrain
Engine	230 cu in (3.8 L) Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift I6 235.5 cu in (3.9 L) Chevrolet Stovebolt I6 250 cu in (4.1 L) Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift I6 261 cu in (4.3 L) Chevrolet Stovebolt I6 292 cu in (4.8 L) Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift I6 305 cu in (5.0 L) GMC V6 V6 283 cu in (4.6 L) Chevrolet small-block V8 V8 327 cu in (5.4 L) Chevrolet small-block V8 V8
Transmission	3-speed synchromesh manual 4-speed synchromesh manual 2-speed Powerglide automatic[2]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	115 in (2,921 mm) (short box: 1⁄2-ton models)[2] 127 in (3,226 mm) (long box: 1⁄2-ton & 3⁄4-ton models) 133 in (3,378 mm) (1-ton models)
Length	186.875 in (4,747 mm) SWB[3] 206 in (5,232 mm) Standard[3] 216.25 in (5,493 mm) LWB[3]
Width	78.75 in (2,000 mm)[3]
Height	71.25 in (1,810 mm)[3]
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Task Force
Successor	Chevrolet C/K (Action Line)

The first generation of the C/K series is a range of trucks that was manufactured by General Motors from the 1960 to 1966 model years. Marketed by both the Chevrolet and GMC divisions, the C/K trucks replaced the previous Task Force generation of trucks. The first General Motors pickup trucks developed on a dedicated truck platform (no longer a derivative of the GM A platform), the C/K series included pickup trucks, chassis-cab trucks, and medium/heavy commercial trucks.

Breaking from GM tradition, the 1960 truck line was not given a generational name by the company.^[4] As part of a new model nomenclature introduced by GMC,^[5] C denoted two-wheel drive vehicles and K is used for four-wheel-drive drive layout. Replacing second-party conversions, 4x4 drive was offered as a factory-supplied option for the first time.^[6] Alongside pickup trucks, the C/K light truck line served as the basis of the fifth generation of the Chevrolet Suburban/GMC Carryall, which was marketed as either a truck-based wagon (SUV) or a panel van.

Produced by multiple sites across the United States and Canada, the model line was also produced in South America. For the 1967 model year, GM introduced a second generation of the C/K, naming it the "Action-Line" series.