4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1983–87
NAMED MODELMilitary · USUnited States

M1008 / M1010 CUCV (1983–87)

The Army’s square-body pick-ups: the M1008 cargo truck and M1028 shelter carrier on the K30 chassis and the M1010 ambulance with a box body, all with the 6.2 diesel and 24-volt electrics, the bulk of the 70,000 CUCVs of 1983–87.

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Sources & evidence
M1008 / M1010 CUCV (1983–87) — An M1008 CUCV cargo truck with the Lithuanian Army on exerciseSSGT JOHANCHARLES VAN BOERS, USA · Public domain ↗
BASE VEHICLEK-series square body (1973–91)BUILT BYChevrolet (General Motors)IN SERVICE1983–87OPERATED INUnited StatesPRODUCTIONPart of about 70,000LAYOUT4 wheels · 117.5″

The record

The M1008 was the standard CUCV cargo truck with a Dana 60 front and 14-bolt rear axle; the M1010 ambulance carried four stretchers in a box body and the M1028 a communications shelter. Surplus M1008s are common civilian trucks.

Specification

MANUFACTURERChevrolet (General Motors) ↗
Flint and other plants
MANUFACTURED1983–87
ENGINE6.2-litre Detroit Diesel V8
PRODUCTION RUNPart of about 70,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
OPERATED INUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEK-series and Silverado 4x4
FAMILYK-series and Silverado 4x4
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE117.5″
BODY STYLEregular
CATEGORYMilitary · US

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched