1983 Chevrolet S-10 Promotional Video
The first compact truck from General Motors was the rebadged Isuzu KB sold since 1972 as the Chevrolet LUV. The 1973 Arab oil embargo forced GM to consider designing a domestically produced compact pickup truck. As usual, parts from other GM chassis lines were incorporated. The first S-series pickups introduced in 1982 to replace the Isuzu-built Chevy LUV and hold the line in the mini truck category. . An extended cab and “Insta-Trac” four-wheel drive were added for 1983 along with two new engines. Introduced as a response to the success of Japanese pickups at the start of the 1980s, the Chevrolet S-10 quickly became a prime competitor in the compact pickup truck segment. Affordable and highly configurable, it was an everyman’s truck, meeting the needs of anyone who didn’t need the towing and payload capacities of a full-size pickup.
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I LIKE 1990-93 CHEVROLET S-10 BEST SELLER MINI-PICKUP TRUCK BEAT FORD RANGER AWESOME 😀
Really love the long bed “sport” model in yellow and white.