Vehicle Description
Most big, off-road trucks have led hard lives, but this 1969
Chevrolet K10 4x4 is shockingly clean, frame-off restored, and in
excellent condition. Someone has invested a huge pile of cash into
building a serious off-roader, yet it appears that it has never
driven on anything more aggressive than someone's front yard.
Loaded with the right options and dialed-in wherever you go, this
is the ONE. If you're in the market for a high-end vintage 4x4 that
can just about go anywhere you darn please, stop looking, because
they don't get much better than this.
First off, dig that killer two-tone Dark Green Metallic and White
paint job. It's not only a great color combination for a pickup,
but beautifully rendered in modern paints so that is has a gloss
and depth that belies this truck's blue-collar roots. For a truck
designed to play in the dirt, it's exceptionally well done and as I
said, it doesn't look like it's done much rough work since it was
completed just 592 miles ago. Every panel looks factory fresh, with
no signs of critical damage or little "oops!" issues from heavy
mudding. In fact, this might be the cleanest C/K pickup we've seen
in a long time, and there's got to be at least twice the asking
price wrapped up in its construction. There are no goofy rubber
fender flares, no tubular steps or bed-mounted roll bars, and the
factory bumpers have been retained fore and aft. Everything fits
together well, the panels are properly aligned, and, well, this
sucker just doesn't look or act like it has been out stomping
around in the dirt. It's seriously straight and clean. You also get
the neat black-and-chrome trim moldings adorning this truck,
running lights atop the cab, and shiny heavy-duty bumpers fore and
aft. Out back, the bed is just so beautifully finished you'll think
twice about throwing stuff in there.
Once you climb up there, you'll find a beautifully restored
interior, featuring new components everywhere you look, all working
together to provide a vintage yet very comfortable place to be. The
factory bench is still in place, but it's been wrapped in a fresh
black vinyl seat that features the 'Western Scroll' trim often
found on higher trim levels such as this CST. That scroll is
continued onto the door panels, the black carpet below is plush and
protected by matching mats, and up above the headliner is taut and
helps to refine the vintage yet comfortable interior. The tilt
steering column wears a later-model Chevrolet steering wheel, but
it looks right, and the dash is full of original CST gauges
(including a rare factory tachometer!) with crisp markings and
clear lenses. Other goodies include an Old Aire A/C system with
modern components (including a brand new Sanden compressor and
R134a refrigerant) working under the hood and an updated Alpine
AM/FM/CD head unit in the factory dash slot. Get in and turn the
key, the K10 is ready to rock!
To get those big tires moving takes serious horsepower, and what
better than a small block Chevy V8? Extensively built, the block
started life as a '511' 4-bolt main 400 V8, and was then bored .030
over to a 406 displacement, and then equipped with a solid lifter
roller cam, World Products Sportsman iron heads, full roller
rockers, anodized aluminum rocker stud girdles, and a Pete Jackson
gear drive. The flame-accented air cleaner and valve covers quickly
give away that this is no stocker, and up top there's an Edelbrock
RPM intake manifold and QuickFuel 4-barrel carburetor, as well as
an MSD ignition system to light it up. Almost everything under the
hood is new and the finish quality is as nice as the rest of the
truck, so you can show it or drive it with equal confidence. The
transmission is a quick-shifting 700R4 4-speed automatic driving a
NP205 two-speed transfer case and rugged axles fore and aft (GM 10
bolt front; 12 bolt rear; both equipped with Eaton lockers and
geared at 3.73), and it all looks brand new underneath. Ceramic
coated long-tube headers feed a throaty H-pipe Flowmaster dual
exhaust system that sounds great and there's a 6-inch Rough Country
lift kit in there to help with the rough stuff, but not so tall
that it's going to cause problems on regular roads. Helping the
truck achieve its impressive altitude are a set of handsome
Alcoa-style wheels wearing 33x15.50 Super Swamper off-road
tires.
There's just no way someone built a truck this pretty then took it
out in the field where it could get hurt. But that certainly
doesn't mean you can't have a ton of fun with it yourself. Call
today!