Vehicle Description
It's no secret that we love these handsome Chevy trucks, and this
mildly customized 1968 Chevrolet C10 stepside pickup delivers all
the things we like, with a few tricks that make us love it. Add in
great paint and color, a very strong small block V8, and a full
custom interior, and you get a truck that's daily driver friendly
but sharp enough to qualify for a spot on the show field.
You can tell even at a glance that this is a special truck.
Starting up front, there are two stacked rectangular headlights in
place of the factory round units, and the difference that lone
modification makes is striking. It's at once familiar and unique,
leading you to wonder what else is in store. Well, for starters,
the rest of the trim has been shaved, including the door handles,
so this square-jawed workhorse now has a very sleek look,
especially with the cowl-induction hood. Out back, the bed features
a smooth tailgate and a roll pan with integral LED taillights that
transform the look from behind as dramatically as the headlights
transform the front. Along the way, you'll note 6-month-old
cranberry red metallic paint that was borrowed from a late-model
color chart and the bodywork wears it splendidly. Great gaps and a
deep shine emphasize the truck's sporty personality, and the
beautifully refinished bed showcases a master craftsman's work.
You get more than a sticky vinyl bench seat inside, where it's just
as custom and just as well executed. Two-tone bucket seats with
grippy cloth upholstery were placed on either side of a custom-made
center console, making this C10 strictly a 2-seater. The buckets
are from a late-model so they're all-day comfortable, and they're
matched with some custom-stitched carpets and door panels that
really tie the whole interior together nicely. The original gauges
are some of the most attractive ever fitted to a production pickup,
so they were left alone. A column-mounted tachometer was added, and
the stock wheel was dumped in favor of a sporty 3-spoke aftermarket
unit. There's an AM/FM/CD stereo head unit in the dash and a pair
of cup holders in the console, so it feels quite up-to-date from
behind the wheel. New weather-stripping and door seals give it a
new truck feel and keep things quiet and comfortable inside, so
it's ready to cruise.
More great stuff is happening under the hood, where you'll find a
freshly rebuilt, and built, 327 cubic inch small block V8. The
engine bay is very clean and well-finished, with body-colored inner
fenders flanking a Chevy Orange engine block. With an .030
overbore, flat-top pistons, a � race cam, and double-hump heads,
it's got the right hardware in a combination that was perfected
decades ago. It's got that awesome lumpy idle and thanks to
long-tube headers and a pair of Flowmaster mufflers, the soundtrack
is racy, not trucky like you'd expect. The TH350 3-speed automatic
is fitted with a 3000 RPM stall torque converter, and with 3.73
gears in the 12-bolt, this is one pickup that's shockingly quick
off the line. We are told the transmission was rebuilt along with
the engine about 1500 miles ago, so it's ready to enjoy, and the
truck's suspension doesn't seem to mind the extra power. However,
you will appreciate the oversized radials on trick polished
aluminum wheels, which not only look great but help plant all that
power.
Nicely finished trucks like this aren't easy to build and there's
far more than the asking price tied up in it. So stop shopping for
a project and take this finished truck home instead. Call now!