Vehicle Description
It's no secret that we love these handsome Chevy trucks, and this
tastefully put-together 1968 Chevrolet C10 pickup delivers all the
things we love about the Advanced Series design. With a great color
combination, a very strong small block V8, and a comfortable
interior, you get a truck that's daily driver friendly but sharp
enough to qualify for a spot at the local car show.
You can tell even at a glance that this is a pretty special truck.
It's clean and sleek, at once familiar and unique, leading you to
wonder what else is in store. Well, for starters, the truck was
restored and nicely painted over pretty good bodywork, so this
square-jawed workhorse now has a very sleek look. It's got a few
custom touches too - smooth roll pans in place of the bumpers, a
tear-drop hood cowl, the black vinyl cover over the bed, and those
late-model Silverado alloys that set the truck's exciting stance,
although none of those changes alter the vintage spirit of this
C10. It's mostly a smoothed slate as well, with only fender badges
and stock 'Chevrolet' script in the decals, although one look at
that iconic front grille and everyone will know exactly what time
it is. The paint is driver-quality all the way, not without its
imperfections and even rather textured compared to some of the
newer finishes we see, but from a couple feet back it still
presents very well. If you're looking for an honest truck that
doesn't mind attention, this is it.
You get a little more than just a working-class interior with this
C10, with some tasteful upgrades that were very well executed. A
later-model bench seat was swapped-in and wrapped in handsome tan
vinyl upholstery that does a fantastic job of looking like real
leather, and the big bench is very comfortable and firm with solid
yet supple padding underneath. That beautiful seat upholstery is
matched with plush carpets, matching door panels with arm rests,
and a custom headliner that really ties the whole interior together
nicely. The original gauges are still in place, augmented with a
couple auxiliary dials that were added to the original bezel, and a
3-spoke steering wheel was painted to match the exterior and really
pops inside the otherwise conservative cabin. There's also a
retro-style AM/FM/AUX stereo in the factory dash-slot and a tall
Lokar shifter jutting out from the floorboard, so everything feels
quite up-to-date from behind the wheel.
More great stuff is happening under the hood, where you'll find a
great-running 350 cubic inch small block V8 swapped in from a
later-model ('77-'79) Chevrolet. The engine bay is very clean and
well-finished, with shiny black inner fenders flanking a neatly
dressed engine block covered in Chevrolet Orange enamel, to go
along with a shiny Edelbrock air cleaner and matching valve covers.
With an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor and a polished performance
intake, and an HEI distributor, it certainly has plenty of pep for
a vintage pickup truck. It's got that awesome throaty idle and
thanks to long-tube headers and a pair of chambered mufflers on the
dual exhaust, the soundtrack is racy, not trucky like you'd expect.
The TH350 3-speed automatic transmission shifts smoothly and with
acceleration-friendly gears in the 12-bolt rear end, this is one
pickup that's shockingly quick off the line. Late-model Silverado
wheels finish the updated look and are wrapped in 255/45/20
Continental radials with plenty of tread left, and not only do they
look great but they also help plant the power for this lightweight
truck.
Nicely finished trucks like this aren't easy to build and there's
likely far more than the asking price tied up in it. So, stop
shopping for a project and take this C10 home instead. Call
now!
