Vehicle Description
You know we love these '60s Chevy pickups, but this 1972 Chevrolet
C10 long bed has everyone's attention. With a pro-street vibe and
cool two-tone colors, it's definitely got the look, and the potent
650 horsepower big block under the hood gives it enough grunt to
make use of all that tire out back.
While the look is definitely aggressive, it doesn't get in your
face all at once. Instead, this handsome black and silver pickup
kind of sneaks up on you with the little stuff. The stance is
probably what you notice first, but then you realize that the look
is pretty danged good and the relatively subtle color combination
is a great choice for a bruiser like this. Remarkably, it's a wrap,
not paint, and it rivals many of the nicer paint jobs we've seen
and should be even more durable in the future. The doors fit well,
there's a cowl-induction hood, and the emblems and mirrors were
shaved, but the rest is fairly stock so it has an
instantly-identifiable look. Between the fat tires, tubbed wheel
wells in the bed, and the rumbling exhaust note, you know this
sucker was born to run. However, given the nice workmanship on the
tubs and the beautiful black wood bed floor, this truck's days as a
hauler are probably over.
The black and white houndstooth bench seat interior successfully
combines original functionality with a few additional pro-street
touches. The upholstery is the OEM stuff and the color combination
obviously works well with the black and silver on the body. Black
carpets and door panels tie it together nicely with the silver door
panels and dash. A few shiny chrome accents remind you this isn't
your average pickup, and the tall B&M shifter and trick gauges
in the original instrument panel show you that the builder was
willing to go the extra mile. The upholstery doesn't show much
wear, so the cloth is durable and well-installed, and there's a
Kenwood AM/FM/CD stereo head unit just above the switches for the
fuel pump, fan, and other pro-street hardware. It's a sure bet,
you'll probably never get tired of cruising around in this
industrial-strength pickup.
The burly Rehr Morrison 509 cubic inch V8 under the hood is plenty
potent enough to make the most of the wide contact patches out
back. With an estimated 650 horsepower on tap, it features Brodix
aluminum heads, a giant cam, a big Holley double-pumper, and an
Edelbrock intake manifold to improve top-end breathing and the
setup gives the truck a lopey V8 idle. A few aluminum dress-up
pieces look great in the silver engine bay, while the block itself
continues the theme with black engine enamel and bare silver
aluminum bits. A giant aluminum radiator keeps it cool in
conjunction with an electric water pump, and the inner fenders and
firewall have obviously been smoothed to frame the engine like
artwork. The TH400 3-speed automatic transmission snaps through the
gears with genuine enthusiasm and there's a custom narrowed Strange
9-inch rear end with an aluminum center section hanging on trailing
arms and coil-over shocks. Shiny Centerline wheels a traditional
drag race look and wear 28x7.50-15s in front and giant 31x16.5-15
Mickey Thompson Sportsman meats in back.
At first glance, a nice-looking old pickup. Up close, a beautifully
built truck with a lot of horsepower. Call today!