Grill has CHEVROLET embossed in lower bar and single headlamps surrounded by smaller round bezels. Front suspension now uses variable rate coil springs. Similar in appearance to earlier years but with new grill design. C models are 2 wheel drive, and K models are 4 wheel drive. Side emblems consist of a red Bow Tie and the series designation (10 - 1/2 ton, 20 - 3/4 ton, 30 - 1 ton) on top of a vertically ribbed background. A second strip of trim branched off of door trim and extended to rear of bed. Custom cab trucks trim extended from front fender to rear of bed on Fleetside models. Single headlamps are now used surrounded by large ribbed bezels. Grill is similar except center oval has 9 rectangular openings made from 2 vertical and 2 horizontal bars. Park lamp lens is mounted in similar location surrounded by aluminum bezel. Character line around body is now continued around sides and front of hood. New modern hood without oval openings as in previous years. Similar to previous years but with the following changes.

Side emblems, consist of the word APACHE and the series designation only (10 - 1/2 ton, 20 - 3/4 ton, 30 - 1 ton). Park lamps now have winged design bezels on either side of lens. Plated grill insert is similar to 1960 but also has four vertical louvers and the letters CHEVROLET. The 1961 Chevy truck was very similar to the 1960 truck.

Side emblem consists of CHEVROLET on top with the word APACHE and series designation below. Custom cab trucks have aluminum trim strip from front fender to rear of bed on Fleetside models. Front bumper vertical bolt holes are 3 1/4” apart.

Small back window is standard with big back window optional. The other side controls a hydraulically operated clutch. The right arch houses the glove compartment. Instrument cluster is housed in left arch. The dashboard consists of two large arches on either side. Vent windows are wider at top than bottom. Park lamps fit in center of vertically louvered bezels and fit in these hood openings, Windshield is a wrap around design. Front of hood has oval openings on each side. Center opening of grill has a three louver insert. The low mounted grill consists of two horizontal bars connecting dual headlamps. Rear suspension is a coil spring and trailing arm design. Front suspension is a newly designed torsion bar system. This year marked a major change in Chevy truck history with this new body style. The photo above of a restored 1971 Chevy C10 Cheyenne and other model year identification reference photos in this article are courtesy of Mecum Auctions. As with the previous entry in this series, the images in this article have been scanned from original documentation, and show sub-models based on the Chevy C/K series truck platform for each model year. If you've ever seen one of these classic trucks and wondered what year it is, or you're curious if the restoration parts on your truck match its original specifications, read through our 1960-72 Chevy truck model years identification guide below. In this article, let's take a look at more recent 1960-1972 GM trucks. We recently created a visual guide to identifying 1947-1959 Chevy trucks, including some of the subtle changes and options for each model year.

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