Vehicle Description
Take a lightweight truck weighing under 3000 lbs, then add a
powerful V8 engine, and you have a resulting recipe that pretty
much can't help but equal high-powered fun on the asphalt. Yet with
Street Pro Trucks, just as with cooking, the finished product can
only be as good as the ingredients going in. This 1988 Chevrolet
S-10 Pro Street is all about the blend of those ingredients,
resulting in a truck that not only provides the motoring experience
you're after but is also so well-configured you'll likely find
yourself wanting to drive it all the time.
Sure, the whole idea with Pro Streets is to end up with a
street-legal vehicle with stock racing-type performance, but looks
sure don't hurt, either. This short bed S-10 has a great sky blue
hue to it that would look equally at home on a track or on city
streets. The normally black stock bumper and chrome grille have
been painted the same shade of blue for a monochrome look totally
befitting a truck modified for this line of duty. Broad black
racing stripes run down the length of the scooped hood and have a
nice shine and professionally-applied look to them, as does the
scoop itself - something you don't see all the time with Pro
Streets. From the windshield, to the side and rear windows, the
glass is clear, the rubber trim is in good shape and the panels sit
together smoothly, with no obvious gaps. Just opening and closing
the doors confirms how well-aligned everything is. The stance on
this truck is just right - plenty of tire clearance but still low
enough to underscore the point that tearing up asphalt remains
Priority #1.
Inside resides a largely stock interior benefitting from some
custom touches, as well as several aftermarket add-ons to enhance
the driving experience. The blue cloth bench seat has been retained
for casual comfort, as has the blue carpeting below and matching
dashboard pad and headliner above. To keep a better handle on the
goings-on in the engine compartment, a Sport-Comp tach has been
added just to the right of the stock instrument cluster, still
featuring surprisingly clear lenses on its speedometer and fuel
gauge, while to the left additional gauges have been mounted on the
window pillar to monitor oil pressure and temperature. Just in
front of the bench seat, a B&M shifter hints at what lurks
under the hood. Audio capability has been brought definitively into
the present day via an AM/FM/CD system that also features USB
compatibility that will greatly enhance your musical options.
Of course, at the core of every Pro Sport car or truck is its
drivetrain - powerful enough to provide the motoring experience
being sought, yet sensibly configured enough so that you don't have
to wait just for special occasions to pull it out of the garage.
This S-10 features a drivetrain that won't disappoint, as its 350
V8 will provide all the power you're going to need and yet sits
surprisingly uncramped inside the engine compartment. It's dressed
with the add-ons you'd want, including an Edelbrock carb and
intake, topped by a chrome air cleaner. With the added headers and
Flowmaster dual exhaust, it's got a great, throaty sound,
aggressive and yet still smooth enough to signify its soundness.
Emphasis on clean, powerful launches off the line is pretty evident
in this build, judging from the stall converter, a set of Mickey
Thompson slicks in the back, as well posi-traction, to make sure
those slicks spin with equal conviction.
If you're looking for a Pro Street truck that has all the power
you'd want for your adventures in acceleration, yet all the
drivability you'd need to take out on the road whenever you desire,
and both wrapped in a reasonably priced package, this S-10 is the
one for you. Call today!
