This generation LUV was based on the Isuzu Faster, which was not sold in the US. Its a machine. The 1982 model year was the only year the 2.2 liter diesel engine was offere… But if people will look at “The World’s Largest Ball of Twine” .

A nice presentation makes all the difference on outliers like this, as it will take a dedicated collector to justify spending near $25K for a LUV.The crop of small, rebadged pickups from this era were tough little workhorses, even if fuel efficiency was their primary goal. My guess would be somebody bought it new and then died, or forgot about it due to an unfortunate medical condition. Way too much money for this truck. He couldn’t have been wetter had he jumped into Boston Harbor. Not everything has to be a museum piece. But this one looks pretty good for just being neglected so maybe not. LOL .

It would probably end up being displayed in some freak collection next to a AMC Hornet and Matador in Van Horn, Texas.I’d drive it too. If you can top that, please tell us where that truck is with fewer miles than this! He purchased it first thing from a rental car company and we kept it as a primary for many years (longbed too). The second generation, launched in 1980 as a 1981 model, was produced by Isuzu in Japan for North America and in Chile by General Motors for the South American market. The tranny blew up (Auto) and we switched it to a 4 speed and got it repainted yellow and white (the milktruck) for many more years of service until we sold it and got something bigger ( my dad and I are over 6′). The seller posted this truck on Facebook and noted that shortly after the original owner purchased the truck, he passed away and it sat with practically delivery miles on it for years. They leaked oil like crazy, they had to be jump started a lot when left out in the cold, and you couldn’t get them over 65 mph unless you left it in 4th gear.Bob C. this is not a rebadged P’up. The drunk drove it 24 miles home, woke up the next morning and was too embarrassed to be seen in a Luv and just parked it.

Couldn’t haul very much.My Dad bought one of these new and when the tin worm got beyond his ability to treat gave it to my brother. You pay and you drive it. . Find another one!Chevy wont buy it for their museum because its really an Isuzu , and who knows if Isuzu has the money to buy it ! This is certainly an unusual find, but the seller is dreamin’ at $25g’s. True a very simple truck, but loads of fun to drive. Many great memories in the city and in the country with these jewels!Why not buy it and drive it?

The colors are great, too, as yellow over nut-brown is a good look no matter the vehicle that wears it. Looks like someone got drunk and wondered into a Chevy dealer circa 1980. Everyone, including me, dogged that lil ole truck.It took it without a whimper. One that has not been used. ?How in the heck does a LUV end up with only 76 miles 40 years on?!? And one that won’t ever have its twin parked next to it. If it had the bigger isuzu diesel it would have lasted longer and be worth buying just not 25g tho.I owned one back in ’82 and I had a blast driving that little truck all over south Texas. The world is indeed a strange place! BJ auction would be the place to get that kind of money, for the person that has one of everything.My Toyota dealership has all of those old little trucks in their showroom. That is whacked. We are spoiled today with our fancy trucks.If this could be purchased for half it’s asking it would be worth it to use as intended being you simply cannot buy anything like it anymore despite a decent size market for such a vehicle. The wrecker was sent out, brought it back in. The salesman was so eager to sell something, because Jimmy Carter had new car interest set higher than the Gambino crime family would loan at, that he didn’t feel bad about taking advantage of the drunk. Life’s too short and memories over money anyday. 25k is more than I would want to pay for it, but if I could buy it, I would drive it and enjoy making new memories. I get you’d have to get it roadworthy, but as long as you don’t trash it, even with 10k miles, its still gonna be worth at least half I’d think.wouldn’t anything that’s made of rubber be falling apart?This would be a great small block CHEVY candidate cheap and easy to do .
It’s too bad Chevy chose that awful 2.8(or worse, the 4 cylinder) for the S-10, it was really a much nicer truck. North American sales ended with the release of the 1982 model year Chevrolet S-10in 1981.
Just because it had super low mileage everyone thinks it should be displayed in a museum.

. How much less is it worth if it has a few thousand fun miles on it.That’s funny, back in 1980 my dad had a hornet and a luvI doubt GM would want it for a museum, if any still exist, it wasn’t Chevy’s most glorious moment. It’s just a small import truck, and not all that special when new, so who would pay even a quarter to see it? Production of the first generation of Chevrolet LUVs, first sold in North America from 1972 as a badge-engineered variant of the Japanese-market Isuzu Faster, ended in 1980.