1964 Chevrolet C10 Custom Build �€" 454 Big Block, Triple Carb, Air
Ride, Four-Link Rear Why This Car Is Special The 1960 to 1966
Chevrolet C10 is widely regarded as the most desirable generation
of the C/K pickup line. Collectors and custom truck builders call
this body style the 'Action Line' generation, and for good reason
�€" the cab-forward design, wraparound windshield, and deeply
sculpted sheetmetal gave Chevrolet's half-ton pickup a look that
felt more car than truck. The 1964 model year specifically sits in
a sweet spot within this generation. It was the second year of the
redesigned C/K platform, which had debuted in 1960, and by 1964
Chevrolet had refined the body and trim details into one of the
most proportionally balanced truck designs of the era. Fleetside
models like this one carried a smooth, flush bed that replaced the
old stepside look and gave the truck a longer, lower stance. This
particular 1964 Chevrolet C10 has been built as a full custom �€"
not a trailer queen, not a light refresh. Someone spent serious
money engineering this truck from the ground up with a focus on
real-world performance: a 454 cubic inch big block under a
triple-carburetor induction setup, air ride suspension with a
four-link rear, four-wheel Wilwood disc brakes, and a chassis that
can actually use the power being made. The VIN decodes this truck
as a 1964 model year, C-series (conventional two-wheel drive),
half-ton (10) capacity, built at the Flint, Michigan assembly plant
�€" a factory that produced the majority of Chevrolet truck output
during this period. The result is a truck that carries the
proportions and character of the original 1964 Chevrolet C10 while
being built with the mechanical hardware of a purpose-driven
custom. Features List - 454ci Big Block V8 - Triple Carburetor
Induction with Detroit Speed Shop Intake - Chevrolet Script Valve
Covers - Electric Cooling Fan - Aluminum Radiator - 3-Speed
Automatic Transmission - Floor Shifter - Dual Exhaust with Square
Exhaust Tips - 4-Wheel Disc Brakes - Wilwood Brake Master Cylinder
- Wilwood Red Calipers (front and rear) - Air Ride Suspension -
Four-Link Rear Suspension - Tubular Control Arms - Two-Tone Silver
and Black Paint - Custom Black Roof - Chrome Side Body Trim - Blue
Pinstripe Graphics - Custom Pinstripe Hood - LED Headlights -
Chrome Bumpers (front and rear) - Black Steel Wheels with Chrome
Dog Dish Hubcaps - Performance Tires - Auto Meter Gauge Cluster -
Tachometer, Speedometer, Oil Pressure, Water Temp, Fuel Level, and
Volt Gauges - Custom Chrome 3-Spoke Steering Wheel - Black Vinyl
Bench Seat - Custom Black Door Panels - Custom Black Carpet - C10
Embroidered Floor Mat - Seat Belts Mechanical The engine in this
1964 Chevrolet C10 is a 454 cubic inch big block V8, which is the
largest displacement engine in the traditional Chevrolet Mark IV
big block family. The 454 was introduced by Chevrolet in 1970 and
became one of the most recognizable American V8s ever produced,
appearing in everything from Corvettes to heavy-duty trucks.
Dropping a 454 into a 1964 C10 chassis is a well-established and
respected approach in the custom truck world �€" the big block fits
the engine bay without excessive modification, and the torque
output of the 454 suits the cab-forward proportions of the truck in
a way that smaller displacement engines simply do not. What makes
this particular installation notable is the induction system. A
Detroit Speed Shop intake manifold supports a triple-carburetor
setup �€" three two-barrel carburetors arranged in a progressive or
simultaneous configuration across the intake. This type of
induction has deep roots in American performance history, used
famously on the Chevrolet Corvette's fuel-injected competitors in
the late 1950s and early 1960s, and later embraced by the custom
truck community for both its visual impact and its ability to feed
a large displacement engine across a broad RPM range. The Chevrolet
script valve covers are a peri
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