Vehicle Description
You can still get a lot of vintage iron for your money with an old
truck. Take this 1963 Chevrolet C10 4x4 pickup, which has a recent
paint job, a stylish and comfortable interior, and V8 power, plus
it offers the go-anywhere utility of 4-wheel-drive. If just having
fun in a vintage truck is your goal, there aren't many more
practical ways to do it.
The mid-60s Chevy pickups were a styling home-run, and they sold
record numbers of them as a result. Today, they have a great old
truck vibe without being so archaic that they can't be driven like
a regular vehicle. Painting it an almost Army green certainly helps
give this one a bit of an attitude, and with the straight
sheetmetal and high-gloss finish, it certainly attracts attention
wherever you park it. From the look of things, it spent its entire
life in a warm climate, so the sheetmetal was still in great shape
when the restoration started. You also get loads of character, a
genuine wood bed that offers a warm contrast to the spray-on
bedliner around it, and enough chrome to look right, including the
front bumper, tow hooks, and a decent original grille grille. They
didn't add, modify, or shave anything, so it has a very old-school
look including the unique airfoil on the back of the cab of these
trucks that's just plain cool.
The period-correct green and white vinyl interior adds to the
stylish vibe of this pickup, and with a new seat cover and carpets,
it feels more luxurious than many of its contemporaries. On the
other hand, it's still rugged and built for the job site, so the
controls feel robust in your hands and everything's simple and
direct. The gauges are well-marked with orange pointers hidden
behind a single panel and the steering wheel has a dressed-up look
with that shiny horn ring in the center. A more recent Pioneer
AM/FM/CD/iPod radio has been fitted into the center of the dash,
but it's a neat installation that looks almost like the factory
intended. This was an original PowerGlide truck, but there's a
3-speed automatic transmission in there today, so the original
shift quadrant doesn't quite line up but it works just fine.
Replacing the original inline-six, this truck now carries a
Corvette-spec 327 cubic inch V8, which delivers a healthy wallop of
torque to get this short bed pickup rolling without strain. With
bright Chevy Orange paint, a few shiny dress-up items, and an
Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, it has the right look under the hood
and definitely makes this truck feel quick around town. The
underhood area is beautifully preserved and offers the kind of
presentation that you'll love to show off at the local cruise
night. Other upgrades include an HEI ignition system, upgraded plug
wires, and stock ram's horn exhaust manifolds. Underneath, there's
a recent dual exhaust system with Flowmaster mufflers for a great
V8 sound and with that 4-wheel-drive system, you can go just about
anywhere. It's tidy underneath, showing evidence of a quality
restoration, and it appears that the underside has been coated with
durable undercoating, so it's ready for another 50 years. Shiny
aluminum wheels with spinners update things a bit and they carry
beefy 33x12.50-15 Goodyear radials that fill the fenders
perfectly.
We sell a lot of these trucks, but we don't often see them restored
to this level. Beautiful, fun, and still able to do a bit of work,
this Chevy has a bright future ahead of it. Call today!