For Sale at Auction: 1968 Chevrolet C10 in Houston, Texas

This 1968 Chevrolet C10 underwent a 3 � year build and includes luxuries like a tilt column and a recognizable steering wheel from a '55 Chevrolet Bel Air, a fully restored gauge cluster from a 1957 Chevrolet pickup, hand fitted into a custom dashboard built by Dakota Muscle Cars. Vintage Air conditioning is integrated into the dash with a hand-built center console with the RideTech air ride controls for the suspension and a Lokar shifter. Premier stereo system helps the list of high-quality options in this truck. This custom frame off build by Kevin Archer, started by changing the original dash, then shaved the cab's drip rails and filled the seam at the backside top of the cab. Next was to flush-fit the front and rear glass and converted the doors to one-piece power windows, the bed had the bedside stake pockets filled and the floor was smoothed to a glass finish. Next the gas tank and filler were removed from behind the cab seat and relocated with an aluminum fuel cell mounted under the bed with the fuel filler door installed in the rear bed. The Chevrolet lettering was removed from the tailgate face and moved the tailgate latch handle from the exterior to the interior of the tailgate. The body was shaved of all OEM trim and emblems. Hand-fabricated finish for a smooth firewall, with fabricated pans to fill the space between the grille and the radiator support, and a filler panel to eliminate the space between the rear bumper and the body. Customization was topped off by flush-fitting custom taillight lenses and bezels and smoothing the bumpers. Special custom touch includes grafting fender vents from a BMW M5 into the Chevy front fenders and fabricating body trim from brass stock that was hand-formed, and chrome plated. the truck is painted a PPG basecoat/clearcoat in Desert Sand Mica. This C-10 has an upgraded custom-built frame with CPP dropped Spindles with a RideTech air ride system. Custom C notch w/ 4 link adjustable rear sway bars mounted to the powder-coated frame. Chevy 12-bolt rear end. 6.0 LS2 engine from Southern Performance, Nordstrom plug-and-play wiring harness, Nordstrom tweak the ECM for better performance, new 4L65E. Riding on a set of 20" US Mags and Yokohama tires. Custom engine bay, Billet Specialties polished serpentine kit, Polished Master cylinder. Awards include 2022 Muscle Cars on the Strip', "Worlds Ultimate Truck, 2021 Holley LS fest Vegas - Selected "Top Five favorites Goodguys Hartland Nationals "Class Act Award", Car Craft Summer Nationals, "Top Ten" and "Trick Truck awards, Goodguys Midwestern Nationals, "Classic Truck Finest five" - "Trick Truck Corral" pick. Photo shoots in "Street Thunder" Magazine, Classic trucks and Hot Rod Magazine.