Built April 29, 1993 at the Oshawa, Ontario plant. The combination of extended cab, Sportside (stepside) bed, 5.7L, five-speed manual, and Z71 is genuinely uncommon - most of these trucks left the factory with the automatic and the fleetside bed. A manual-transmission Sportside Z71 was always an enthusiast's checkbox combo, and it doesn't show up often anymore.
The Z71 package brings the off-road shocks, skid plates, and heavier-duty suspension. Inside, it's the YE9 Comfort & Decor trim level: cloth 60/40 split-bench front seat (Easy Entry), fold-down rear bench in the extended cab area, deep-tint rear glass. Air conditioning, tilt, cruise, power windows, power locks, and the leather-wrapped sport steering wheel are all there and present well. A portable aftermarket cupholder caddy sits between the seats - not bolted in, goes with the truck.
Outside, it has chrome front grille, stainless-steel below-eyeline mirrors, Z71 Off Road graphics on the bedsides, gold CHEVROLET tailgate lettering, chrome bumpers, color-keyed wheel flares with stainless trim, and vent visors all around. The truck sits on eight-hole black-and-machined aluminum wheels with raised white letter all-terrain tires.
The GMT400 truck market has gone from used to collectible over the last several years, and clean extended-cab Sportside Z71 trucks with the five-speed are in the sweet spot of that demand. This one is a real driver - body, paint, and interior all present well for the mileage.
Located in Orwigsburg, PA. Walk-around videos, additional photos, and third-party inspections welcome.