Vehicle Description
Trucks are red-hot right now, and you won't find many nicer than
this 1963 Chevy C10 pickup. Finished in dazzling yellow paint and
powered by a burly big block V8, it has a sleek custom look that
does nothing to diminish its utility. Fun and practical? Where do I
sign up?
The paint is somewhere between "eyeball-searing" and "visible from
space" and it suits this pickup just fine. Professionally built by
T&T Customs, it looks spectacular and makes this truck stand
out at shows, where it's always a competitor for the top awards.
Chevy trucks in the '60s were stylish as well as tough, and it
shows well with the deeply creased sheetmetal and forward-canted
look of the doors and rear fenders. A few custom touches, such as
the shaved door handles, custom taillights, a tailgate with hidden
latches, and zero add-ons make it look sleek, not clumsy, and the
work is absolutely seamless. Overall finish quality is extremely
good, with straight panels and good panel alignment, and they took
their time to make sure the paint covered every square inch, even
in the places that aren't immediately apparent. The bed has been
augmented by a beautifully finished wood floor, and there's a
lift-off panel for the gas filler neck so it stays out of sight.
This is a show-quality truck and the awesome good looks are only
part of it.
Neat tricks inside keep things interesting, with custom black
leather and ostrich skin buckets in place of the original bench,
more bright yellow trim, and upgraded instrumentation. Pull the
door closed and you'll note new weather stripping throughout keeps
it from slamming with that hollow whap most old trucks exhibit and
plush black carpets with matching floor mats improve both sound and
heat management. A custom center console was built to make the
cockpit feel almost OEM, and a billet steering wheel atop a tilt
column adds a racy, custom look. The original instrument panel has
been dumped in favor of a custom billet aluminum piece with big,
retro-looking VDO gauges with white faces. A modern Vintage Air A/C
system fits in the center stack, right above the custom AM/FM/CD
stereo head unit. You'll also note that a custom billet glove box
door was fabbed up to match the instrument panel and that access is
through a remote key fob that lowers the windows automatically.
Very cool!
The engine bay is show-quality throughout, with the highlight being
a 502 cubic inch RamJet V8. Potent enough to be fun, but still as
reliable as an anvil, it is augmented with a ton of polished
aluminum and chrome. It's dominated by that giant intake manifold,
which gives the big block it's nasty attitude while at the same
time, fuel injection keeps it totally reliable and streetable. A
serpentine belt drive system for the accessories adds to the OEM
look and there's a massive aluminum radiator up front keeping it
cool. It's backed by a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission and a
fully independent Corvette rear end, so you'll have an easy time
driving it. Up front you get custom A-arms and coil-overs, along
with a power rack-and-pinion setup and 4-wheel disc brakes. A
custom dual exhaust system has Flowmaster mufflers, and for the
right attitude the suspension offers a slick rake and tons of
attitude. Those cool wheels are designed to look like vintage
Halibrands and carry staggered 15-inch rubber to augment the
stance.
Clean, fast, and extremely well built, this Chevy pickup offers a
great combination that will never go out of style. Call today!