My Hot Wheels Stories: 83 Chevy Silverado (1st $uper Treasure Hunt)

The next Hot Wheels is soo special. It's a $uper Treasure Hunt '83 Chevy Silverado. :D

I got it this afternoon at a supermarket. I'm so excited when i found it. It's my first super treasure hunt Hot Wheels. Of course, it comes with real rider. It's a part of 2014 HW Offroad - HW Hot Trucks.

So, for the special one. Here are the photos of 83 Chevy Silverado.

The '83 Chevy Silverado is a Hot Wheels casting based on the classic pick-up of the same name, debuting in the 2008 Modern Classics, by designer : Jun Imai.

Origin & Real Life

Chevrolet’s Silverado trucks started life as the C/K trucks; C was used for trucks with 2 wheel drive and K was used for trucks with 4 wheel drive. Chevy started production of the C/K trucks in 1960. These trucks had a new body design and a new designation system and were a step forward from the previous trucks offered by Chevrolet. The trucks were first made available with a range of V6 and V8 engines to choose from and as the years went by; these rather handsome trucks were upgraded from time to time by Chevy.

The name ‘Silverado’ came into the picture years later in 1975 as an optional trim available in these trucks. It is worth mentioning here that the Silverado trim level was of a high quality as far as the Chevy trucks went. This name was kept for a certain trim level for another one and a half decade after which the C/K name was replaced altogether with Silverado. In 1998 the Chevrolet Silverado truck debuted as the 1999 model and finally replaced the popular C/K series. The Silverado also came with a SS (Super Sport) version with special engine options and unique SS badges.

The Chevrolet Silverado and its mechanically identical cousin, the GMC Sierra is a series of full-size and heavy-duty pickup trucks manufactured by General Motors and introduced in 1999 as the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K line. General Motors continues to offer a GMC-badged variant of the Chevrolet full-size pickup under the GMC Sierra name, first used in 1988 for its variant of the GMT400 platform trucks.

The Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks have been essentially the same for their entire history. The Silverado today is generally advertised as the "standard" version and is more aimed for use in agriculture, while the Sierra is aimed for industrial workers but can be ordered as a well equipped luxury truck. There are some trim and option variations as well. Early models included variations in the engine and equipment, but the present differences are slight. The 1999 redesign included different grilles and interior trim, and certain features (e.g. Quadrasteer) were included at different times on the two trucks. Chevrolet did not create a Denali equivalent for the Silverado. However, the GMC Sierra has a Denali model.

1997 was the last year the C/K Silverado Pick-Up displayed CHEVROLET on the tailgate.