Vehicle Description
This 1987 Chevrolet C10 pickup is what you might get if you decided
to take a pickup truck road racing. With a cool lowered stance,
strong-running V8, and a gorgeous black cherry paint job, it's got
an unusual look that totally works to give it a performance
vibe.
At a glance, it looks black, but in just the right light, the red
metallic embedded in the paint really pops and transforms the look
in a big way. It's almost impossible to photograph, so you'll have
to take our word for it, but fortunately, the rest of the truck is
cool enough that you'll want to see more anyway. Despite the low,
wide look, the sheetmetal is almost completely stock save for
shaved door handles, emblems, mirrors, and taillights, and the
overall look is very sleek. There's also a cowl induction hood that
should have been standard equipment from the factory simply because
it looks so right. The front bumper is gone, too, replaced by a
custom roll pan that adds to the lowered look and frames the
later-model grille perfectly. In back, a quartet of Corvette-style
taillights have been faired into a custom tail pan and the bed is
hidden under a hard-shell tonneau that was color-matched to the
bodywork. There's still a full-sized bed under there, although the
fender wells were widened to handle the oversized rubber.
The interior is largely stock, starting with a nicely reupholstered
bench seat that looks fantastic in basic black. New black carpets
and door panels also offer an OEM look and feel. A slightly fatter
leather-wrapped steering wheel helps with the performance attitude,
as do the original gauges set deep into round pods ahead of the
driver. This truck is loaded with options, including cold A/C,
power windows, a tilt steering column, and cruise control, so it's
comfortable enough to drive every day. All the factory gauges are
fully functional and even the dash pad and sun visors are brand
new. An AM/FM stereo radio sounds decent, although the bark of the
exhaust really is all the entertainment you should need here. But
clearly, someone has invested a lot of money here.
The engine is a 350 cubic inch V8 that's almost entirely stock, but
even so it's plenty to make the relatively lightweight pickup a
blast to drive. Fitted with a chrome air cleaner, the stock
throttle-body fuel injection system looks racy enough, but
everything else is OEM and that means reliable and easy to service.
It starts easily and idles smoothly from the start thanks to the
wonders of electronics and history has already proven that these
are some of the most bulletproof machines ever built. It's backed
by a 700R4 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission and stock rear
end with highway-friendly gears inside, so it's a fantastic highway
cruiser and actually pulls down decent fuel economy, too. The
restrictive stock exhaust is gone, replaced by a throaty Flowmaster
dual exhaust setup that sounds fantastic and the stock suspension
has been lowered to give it that race-ready crouch. Oversized Rally
wheels offer a cool industrial-strength look and are wrapped in fat
blackwall radials for the perfect stance.
A cool truck with a lot of time and effort invested in the look and
nothing done that would hurt reliability or the ability to use it
every day. And that's why we love this truck. Call today!