Vehicle Description
Depreciation holds as true with show cars as it does with new cars.
You can't even come close to building this truck for what you can
buy it for. So, what was featured on Power Block TV in September of
2009, and what reportedly took 2000 man-hours of labor to build
(2,000 X $100/hr = $200,000! + parts!!), can be yours for pennies
on the dollar. If you're looking for a truck like this, you really
want to check this one out.
This truck looks as good today as it did in 2009. It started with
an all original, all steel body that was expertly prepped before
laying on the Chilli Pepper Red paint. There are no visible defects
that we can find, just lots of shiny paint and a tastefully sparse
amount of chrome. The exception to that is the beautiful, stylized
bird which leads the way on the hood. It sits just over a tall
grill of vertical lines which is flanked by big round headlights
perched between the fender and grill and underlined by a simple
bumper. The look of the upright cab is oh so right. The front and
rear fenders are connected by a full running boards with rubber
step strips. In the back there is a tastefully simple tailgate that
has Chevrolet in raised letter script and chrome bowtie marker
lights underlined by another simple bumper. Drop that tailgate and
of-course you will find beautifully refinished wood and polished
stainless.
Tastefully simple is an apt description of the custom interior too.
Open the door and you are greeted by a tall door panel with
vertical stitching that diverges as it rises from the bottom. There
is a four-spoke wooden steering wheel mounted on a tilt column. In
the center of the body colored dash is a polished oval panel carved
from billet with a bowtie accent along the bottom and white faced
VDO gauges set into it with the speedometer in the center and fuel,
water temp, oil pressure, and "dynamo" flanking it to each side.
There is a Pioneer stereo that is FM/CD and iPod compatible for
your listening pleasure and Vintage Air A/C to keep you cool on
those hot summer days. A Lokar shifter for the automatic
transmission rises from the floor and the rest of the interior is
trimmed out nicely in leather which includes the seat which matches
the door panels as well as the full headliner. Comfortable,
tasteful, simple.
Raise that wonderful piano hinge hood (carefully please) and you
will find a very healthy engine that has been dressed up in body
color paint. At its core it is a GM Performance, 350 cubic inch ZZ4
roller motor. Then some Edelbrock goodies were bolted on to
complement the stout bottom end and it generates something on the
order of 400+ horsepower. The ribbed air filter housing as well as
the intake manifold and the ribbed valve covers are all painted
with the tops of the ribs polished. Aeroquip and braided stainless
lines handle the plumbing and ceramic coated headers wind out the
bottom to a fully coated Flowmaster exhaust. A three-speed
automatic transmission gets the power headed back to a solid axle
on leaf springs, while up front, tubular control arms and rack and
pinion steering make this truck handle like a dream. The rubber
meets the road through 235/70R15 tires in the rear and 225/75R15s
in the front all mounted on those sweet looking Weld aluminum
alloys.
This is a beautiful truck that was very well built and has been
very well cared for since then. Come on down and see for yourself.
You may decide to take it home and keep it parked in your
garage.