Vehicle Description
With several hundred shiny cars sitting in the showroom, you can
imagine how hard it can be to stand out. Well, when this 1965 GMC
C10 showed up, there was a new jewel in the crown. With a fresh
build that was completed not too long ago, this big-block-powered
pickup is one of the most amazing vehicles of any type we've
featured. Serious cash was invested in the final result, and if
there are any serious flaws on this truck, you'll need to look
pretty hard to find them.
Who would have thought that Camaro Sunset Orange would look this
good on a 55-year-old pickup truck? Part of the reason it works so
well is because every inch of the cab and bed were smoothed,
sanded, filled, and tweaked to look better than factory fresh
before a single drop of the two-stage urethane paint was applied.
After it dried, they color sanded and buffed it to bring out the
shine and eliminate any trace of orange peel in the finish, so when
we say it stands out in a very competitive crowd, you know that it
means something. There are a few touch-ups to keep it looking its
best, but this is an impressive truck from any angle. Nothing was
shaved or deleted, including the tailgate hardware, so it hasn't
lost its vintage look. All the chrome and trim is in beautiful
shape, so there are none of the usual issues there, giving this
truck a very professional high-end look.
The incredible interior is at once fairly stock and wonderfully
modified. There's a pair of custom buckets flanking a fabricated
center console, all wrapped in two-tone leather that not only works
well with the paint job, but gives it a sophisticated look that
belies its working-class origins. Matching carpets and full door
panels enhance the upscale image, and the instrument panel has a
billet insert full of pretty white-faced Dolphin gauges. A billet
and leather steering wheel gives you a little more room to maneuver
than the giant tiller the factory installed and hangs on a polished
tilt column. In the center, there's a Pioneer AM/FM/CD stereo radio
and the A/C system tucks out of sight behind a color-matched panel
under the dash. And dig the custom kick panels with built-in
speakers, the trick Lokar shifter, and the A/C controls built into
the dash by the glove box.
Effortless power comes from a Chevy 454 that's been punched out to
around 496 cubes by the pros at Moe's Speed Shop. Rebuilt less than
500 miles ago, it was stuffed with a mild cam built for torque and
topped with an Edelbrock intake and Holley carburetor. It's been
dressed for show with tons of polished aluminum and chrome, and the
block was painted orange the way it should be. There's a giant
radiator up front, chrome accessories, and all the A/C equipment
looks new. Power steering and power front disc brakes were added
during the build, and the power is transmitted by a built TH400
3-speed automatic transmission and 12-bolt rear end with 3.73 gears
inside. It's as sharply detailed underneath as it is up top, more
evidence of a top-notch build, and with those twin pipes out back
mufflers, it sounds downright ferocious. Pretty 17-inch chrome
wheels wear matching performance radials that fill the wheel wells
with just the right amount of sidewall.
An extraordinarily impressive truck, there's easily more than the
asking price tied up in the build, and we have the receipts to
prove it. If you want the best, this might be it. Call today!