The square body Chevy spent decades as the fifty-dollar farm truck, and now clean ones trade for new-truck money. 1973 to 1987 — C10s, K10s, Silverados before Silverado meant a separate model — all built around the great American full bench seat. If you've got one, you've got two jobs: keep the truck running and keep that bench from dissolving. We can help with the second one.
The square body bench
Most of these trucks run a full-width bench, no splits, no folds — which makes them one of the few vehicles where a one-piece bench cover genuinely shines. Measure the backrest width and cushion depth (they varied a little across years and trims), compare against the size guide, and read the bench fitting guide for the measuring method. Buckets-and-console trucks from later years follow standard single cover rules.
Original, redone, or worn to springs?
Three squares, three strategies. Original fabric surviving: cover it and preserve it — patina outside, original inside is the collector configuration. Freshly reupholstered: a cover is cheap insurance on a four-figure investment; take it off for shows, keep it on for parts runs. Worn through: a cover is the honest interim while you save for the trim shop — or forever, since nobody at the gas station knows (the rescue playbook).
Looking right in a classic
Square bodies wore earth tones from the factory — saddle, tan, that unforgettable 70s burnt orange. Our palette basically time-travels: Clay brown, Sand beige, and Savana's rust Aztec look factory-plausible in a way modern gray never will. All washable cold, all stretch-fit, all reversible the day the concours judge shows up. OBS Ford folks, we see you too.
