In the last year and a bit it’s gotten $1300 in new tires, $1300 in wheels, about $1200 in front end parts and labor, and another $500 in parts and labor to fix a valve cover gasket leak/service. Comes with $500 new injectors and new Bilstein shocks for rear. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Description: the full story
There are Low Miles No Miles trucks...and then there are the old Chevys that remind you exactly where "Like a Rock" came from. This 1998 Chevrolet K3500 Silverado is one of those trucks, showing just 60,340 miles and packing the kind of old-school hardware that made these GMT400s legendary: a 7.4-liter 454 big-block V8, four-wheel drive, and a full one-ton chassis.
Vehicle Overview
Finished in White over a Navy Blue interior, this 1998 Chevrolet K3500 Silverado is powered by its original Vortec 7.4-liter L29 454ci V8 paired with an automatic transmission and four-wheel drive. The odometer currently shows 60,340 miles.
This is a wonderfully straightforward old Chevy. Regular cab. Long bed. One-ton. Four-wheel drive. And a big-block 454 under the hood.
The truck remains highly original throughout and retains its original paint. Minor changes include reproduction PY0-style wheels and a Cunningham intermediate steering shaft with U-joint.
Unlike so many trucks of this era, the body remains rust free, a testament to decades of garage storage and careful family ownership.
Story
This truck has been part of the same family since day one.
The seller's great-uncle originally ordered the K3500 new in 1998. It was later purchased by the seller's grandfather, and eventually the current owner purchased it from him.
For the seller, this isn't simply an old truck he recently stumbled across.
He's been riding in it since around 2003.
For nearly three decades, the Chevy remained within the same family and was garage parked from new. That kind of history helps explain how a one-ton Chevrolet—exactly the kind of truck normally purchased to work, has survived in this condition.
The current owner has added approximately 300 miles during his year of ownership.
Condition
The seller describes this Silverado honestly as a solid "10-footer" rather than a perfect show truck, and we appreciate that description.
The White exterior retains its original paint, and importantly, the body is reported to be completely free of rust. Some surface corrosion is present on the frame, consistent with age and documented in the gallery.
The truck received substantial front-end servicing in the fall of 2025, including new upper control arms and ball joints, lower ball joints, and front shocks.
Mechanically, the truck runs and drives well, though there are a couple of items for the next owner to address.
The original injectors currently bleed down after the engine is shut off. The truck starts beautifully when cold but requires several seconds of cranking when warm. A complete set of new replacement injectors is included with the sale.
The seller also notes approximately one drop of oil after parking, with the source currently unknown. This is the kind of transparency we like when buying a vehicle.
Overall, this is an exceptionally solid, honest old K3500 that has clearly benefited from decades of careful ownership.
Highlights
- 60,340 miles shown
- Original 7.4L L29 454ci V8
- Automatic transmission
- Four-wheel drive
- K3500 one-ton chassis
- Silverado trim
- Regular cab
- Long bed
- White exterior
- Navy Blue interior
- Original paint
- Rust-free body
- Same family since new
- Garage parked since new
- Reproduction PY0-style wheels
- Cunningham intermediate steering shaft
- Recent front suspension service
- New replacement injectors included
- Clean title
Letter From The LMNM Team
Like a rock.
There's probably no better way to describe this era of Chevrolet truck.
These were the trucks you saw pulling trailers, hauling equipment, plowing snow, sitting on construction sites, and doing whatever else someone could throw at them.
And this one has the right recipe.
Regular cab.
Long bed.
4x4.
One-ton.
And 454 cubic inches of big-block Chevrolet sitting under the hood.
No turbochargers. No giant touchscreens. No twelve different drive modes.
Just a big gas V8, a transmission, a transfer case, and a truck built to work.
What we really love about this one, though, is the family history.
The seller's great-uncle ordered it new. His grandfather eventually bought it. And now the seller, the same guy who remembers riding around in this truck more than 20 years ago, is its third caretaker.
That's pretty cool.
It's also refreshing that nobody is trying to sell this as a flawless museum piece. The seller calls it a 10-footer. It has some surface corrosion underneath, an occasional drop of oil, and it needs the injectors installed that are included with the truck.
It's an old Chevy.
But look at the body. Look at the original paint. Look at the mileage. And then remember what usually happened to one-ton 4x4s equipped with 454s.
They worked.
Hard.
Nearly 30 years later, finding one that's still this solid, still this original, and still wearing the paint it left the factory with is becoming a challenge.
This is the kind of old Chevrolet truck that built the reputation.
Strong. Simple. Honest. Like a rock.
If anyone has questions, tag my actual username instead of seller. I appear to get much quicker notifications via actual username.
@Bbeck051599 yeah no sweat! I’m out of town most of the second half of September anyways. But I’m around before then. I’m certain we’ll be able to work something out!
@mp00531 Good morning! Can you be flexible on shipping or pickup dates? Bidding from Central Illinois
@linemup1 you can see the spot I mentioned in the video link
@linemup1 never smoked in. No strange smells at all. Appears to be a coffee stain on center hump. I didn’t even try to get it out yet. Will probably steam right out. My grandpa towed a small 5th wheel to the Oregon coast and back usually once a summer. Not the monster 5ths you see today. It was a smaller early 2000’s version.
Are there any stains in the interior carpet or seats? What was the truck used to pull?
Was this truck ever smoked in? Any strange smells inside?
RESERVE REMOVED!! Let’s get some more bids going!
@Kmwray70 the new wheels and tires I just put on replaced some Les Schwab specials with dried out rubber. Stock wheels were gone long long ago
@Kmwray70 sorry I do not
@seller do you have the original wheels?
Hey guys, by no means am I trying claim this is a one of a kind unicorn survivor museum quality truck. It’s almost 30 years old. Has a couple quirks here and there. I’m not trying to make a crap load of money off it. Just trying to get the bid to a reasonable price for me to justify letting go of it. Overall it’s in great condition and has a lot of positives going for it! Let me know if you have any questions, I’ll answer them to the best of my knowledge and ability.
@linemup1 the ball joints were original and had some play. Lowers got replaced and uppers were replaced with a whole upper control arm unit. The rag joint in the steering column just above gear box had some play bc the rubber likely dried out after 30 years. So the Cunningham shaft/ u joint fixed that. And I have no idea why the injectors bleed down. It’s apparently a very common thing on the L29 and original injectors. Could be an age of part thing rather than a use of part thing.
Can you help us understand why it needs injectors and front end/steering parts with only 60k miles?