I bet an old long bed S-10 could get the tailgate shut... I don't know much about the late 90's S-10's, but the early 90's ones were very durable... I wouldn't get the auto though, 2.5L, 5-speed... Body will prolly be all rusted out, but I'd use roll-on bedliner all over that mother and be done with it... See if you can find an old Syclone... Those things were badass... Of course a turbo'ed 4.3L kinda defeats the purpose of fuel efficient...