Vehicle Description
This super clean and beautiful C-10 has connections that span
several decades. It was born in 1970, the year the band Deep Purple
hit the scene in a big way, just like this Deep Purple on Black
truck did. It has a powerful beat you can hear in the exhaust from
the current tech, heavy metal members of the band like the crank,
cam and pistons, and while Chevy didn't use the phrase and the song
until 20 years later, this truck is solid Like a Rock. Can you hear
the music? Then come on down and check out this sweet C-10.
This generation of Chevy truck has been popular since they were
introduced, and are collectible today for some of the very same
reasons. They are good looking, nice driving, comfortable trucks.
For a custom look, add in a little bit of creativity along with a
whole bunch of blood, sweat and tears, and you can end up with what
you see here. The paint is simple in design but sophisticated in
the prep and execution with a subtle pin stripe straddling the
dividing line between the Deep Purple and the Black. The grill and
trim around it are completely blacked out and there isn't a single
badge anywhere on this truck to disturb the clean look. Even the
taillights have been shaved and moved discreetly into the black
rear bumper. There are only a couple splashes of flash with the
front bumper, door handles and mirrors the only chrome. A bit of
chassis rake gives it an aggressive stance and helps make the truck
look solid like a rock.
Open the door and you will find an interior that follows the simple
and clean theme established on the body. The door panel is deep
purple top and bottom with a light gray door panel of vertical
stitching. The steering wheel is a three-spoke billet unit wrapped
in black with the shifter for the automatic transmission and a
column mounted tachometer clearly visible directly in front of the
driver. The stock arrangement of the dash panel includes the speedo
on the left, fuel gauge on the right with battery, water temp and
oil pressure gauges across the bottom. A Pioneer FM/CD player is
mounted in the center of the dash for your listening pleasure and
there is a late model console with a nice amount of storage and cup
holders on the floor between the seats. Those are comfortable high
back buckets with pleated light gray seating surfaces and smooth
black vinyl surrounds. Black carpeting ties the look together
nicely and heavy-duty vinyl floormats help protect it.
Open the hood and you will meet the band that pumps out those sweet
sounds. It is 350 cubic inches of V8 muscle nestled down in a neat
and clean engine bay. Unlike the rest of the truck there is plenty
of flash here. A chrome air filter feeds a Holley 4-barrel
carburetor and an Edelbrock intake. Polished valve covers look
great and the alternator, water pump and pulleys are all chromed. A
Griffin aluminum radiator with dual electric fans keeps things
running cool and headers get the spent gases out to Flowmaster
mufflers and stainless-steel exhaust tips. Power flows back through
a 3-speed automatic transmission to a 12-bolt rear end. The truck
has been lowered both front and rear for a great look and 4-wheel
disc brakes from CPP provide plenty of stopping power if you decide
to let those horses run. The rubber meets the road through
275/45R20s in the back and 245/45R20s in the front mounted on Coys
alloy wheels.
Great looking, great running, and great sounding. Do you hear the
music? Then come on down and check this truck out.