So my brother-in-law has had this S10 sitting in his driveway for a few years he’s been fixing up. During idle chit-chat over beers, I brought it up again. He’s owned many Chevy’s including six S10s, and I must irked his tater when I couldn’t tell him why this one was so special.
I was then enlightened to the truth: it was some super-obscure trim for 1984: the S10 Sport. His has only 60k miles and the interior is flawless and the bed is unused. Apparently worth big pennies to GM-fanbois. The short version as I gathered upon inspection was: power windows, power locks, power steering, air condition, 2.8L, 3-speed auto with overdrive (might have been able to order a manual? super rare) column shifter, “crystal” dashboard, locking center console, full gauges, cool wheels and fancier steering wheel. Best part of the interior are the bolstered seats. Other than a nice place to be, they out-Toyota Toyota’s older SR5 seats that said, uh, “SR5" 600,000 times.
That’s right, folks! It says “TRUCK” from neck to crotch down the center. Plus: brown! This is very antithetical to my usual experiences in S10s, even my ‘01 work Sonoma I drove for two years.
Anyway, it’s fun to learn.