Vehicle Description
Who didn't want one of these awesome trucks when they were new,
lifted and sitting tall with the rugged good looks of a young Clint
Eastwood? Well, it's time to relive the past with this 1972
Chevrolet K-20 4x4 pickup, which has recently enjoyed a significant
restoration that features a slick two-tone paint job, a comfortable
A/C interior, and a beefy big block V8 that effortlessly pulls it
down the road. With timeless good looks and go-anywhere
capabilities, it's big 4x4 American fun on or off the pavement.
First off, dig that killer two-tone light gray 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 not long 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 obtrusive tubular steps or bed-mounted roll bars,
and shiny chrome bumpers have been retained fore and aft to give
the truck a little bling to go with its serious demeanor.
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,
not a perfect show-truck, but my goodness does it feel like an
understatement calling this 4x4 just a 'driver'. You also get
pinstripes down the profile that separates the two colors, a custom
billet front grille with an old-school Chevrolet-scripted badge in
the center, and 'Chevrolet' written bold white lettering on the
tailgate. And while you're back there take a look at the bed - an
8-footer (this is a long-wheel base truck) that's neatly finished
with a black spray-in bedliner that's durable enough to handle
anything you want to haul.
Once you climb up there, you'll find a beautifully restored
interior, featuring newer components everywhere you look, all
working together to provide a vintage yet very comfortable place to
be. The factory bench was wrapped in a very nice two-tone vinyl
cover that matches the exterior paint scheme, and it's comfortable
enough to take a nap on. There's that famous Chevy truck 'Western
scroll' on the complementary door panels, the black carpet below is
plush and protected by heavy-duty mats, and up above the headliner
was finished in pleated vinyl that does a great job of tying the
whole interior together. The steering column wears a woodgrained
3-spoked steering wheel, and the dash is full of matching wood
accents that add a sense of warmth inside. The dash also features a
vinyl pad up top, and an array of factory gauges that are augmented
with a trio of auxiliary units underneath and a tachometer strapped
to the column that keeps an eye on the revs. Other goodies include
a factory A/C system with modern R134a refrigerant working under
the hood and an updated Alpine AM/FM/CD stereo in the factory dash
slot. Get in and turn the key, this K20 is ready to rock!
To get those big tires moving takes serious horsepower and torque,
and what better than a big block Chevy V8? This particular 402 V8
is a heck of a runner that's topped with a QuickFuel 4-barrel
carburetor and aluminum intake, and it spins out great power up and
down the throttle, moving the big long-bed with relative ease. The
open-element air cleaner and chrome Chevrolet valve covers quickly
give away that this is no stocker, and a big radiator with dual
electric fans keeps the whole show nice and cool. Almost everything
under the hood has been attended to in one way or another, and the
quality of work is just as nice as the rest of the truck, so you
can show it off or drive it with equal confidence. The transmission
is a quick-shifting, heavy-duty TH400 4-speed automatic driving a
two-speed transfer case and rugged axles fore and aft, and it's all
incredibly solid and very clean underneath. Long-tube headers feed
a throaty H-pipe dual exhaust system with Flowmaster mufflers that
sounds great and there's plenty of ground clearance space 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 alloy wheels wearing beefy
white-letter BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A 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!