1993 Chevrolet 1500

The Truck This is a 1993 Chevrolet K1500 Silverado Extended Cab Sportside (stepside) 4x4 finished in Dark Blue Green Metallic over two-tone blue cloth. It's the Z71 Off Road package truck, factory-built at the Oshawa, Ontario plant on April 29, 1993, with the 5.7L (350) V8 backed by a five-speed manual transmission and a 3.42 rear with G80 Posi limited slip. The odometer reads 98,995 miles. That spec combination - extended cab, Sportside bed, 5.7L, five-speed manual, and Z71 - is genuinely uncommon. Most of these trucks left the factory with the automatic and the standard fleetside bed. A manual-transmission Sportside Z71 was always the enthusiast's checkbox combo, and it doesn't show up often on the used market thirty-plus years later. What It Has The 350 (RPO L05) is the throttle-body-injected 5.7L V8 backed by the NV3500 five-speed manual. Power disc front brakes with drum rear (RPO JB5), 100-amp alternator (K60), and the Z71 chassis package with the off-road shocks, skid plates, and the heavier-duty suspension components. Air conditioning is the manual-control C60 system, with tilt steering (N33), cruise (K34), power windows (A31), and power door locks (AU3). Inside, it's the YE9 Comfort & Decor package - the upgraded interior trim level with the cloth 60/40 split-bench front seat (AE7 Easy Entry), fold-down rear bench in the extended cab area, and the deep-tint rear glass (AJ1). The dash, door panels, seats, and carpet all present in clean, well-maintained shape. The factory radio is in place. The leather-wrapped sport steering wheel (NK3) is there. Auxiliary floor mats front and rear. There's a portable cupholder caddy sitting between the seats - it's aftermarket, not bolted down, and goes with the truck. Outside, it wears the chrome front grille (V22), stainless-steel below-eyeline mirrors (D45), the Z71 Off Road graphics on the bedsides, gold CHEVROLET tailgate lettering, chrome bumpers, and color-keyed wheel flares with stainless trim along the bottom edge. Vent visors all around. The truck sits on eight-hole black-and-machined aluminum wheels. What You Should Know . The bedliner shows normal use - some scuffing and wear on the floor - but it's intact and doing its job. The truck has 98,995 miles. The body, paint, and interior present better than that mileage would suggest, but it's a thirty-three-year-old truck with use on it. We're representing it as a clean, well-kept driver, not a survivor or restoration. The Bigger Picture The GMT400 platform - the 1988 to 1998 Chevy/GMC trucks, what most enthusiasts now call OBS for ''Old Body Style'' - has gone from being just used trucks to being collectible in a real way over the last several years. Clean examples are getting harder to find, and the specific configurations that buyers want most are getting bid up. Extended cab Sportside Z71 trucks with the five-speed manual sit in the sweet spot of that demand: they have the right look, the right drivetrain story, and the factory off-road package that buyers in this market specifically search for. The Sportside bed itself is part of the story. Chevrolet only sold these in modest numbers because the fleetside was cheaper and more practical, so they were always the less common choice. Combine that with the extended cab body and the Z71 package, and you've got a configuration that wasn't built in big numbers and hasn't survived in big numbers either. The five-speed manual makes it rarer still. How to Buy It The truck is at our shop in Orwigsburg, PA. We're happy to do a walk-around video, send additional photos of any area you want to see including underbody shots, or put you in touch with a third-party inspector. We do not charge documentation fees on top of the sale price. Out-of-state buyers, we can help coordinate transport but the choice of carrier is yours. Call or email through the listing to set up a time to come see it.