1966 Chevrolet C10

Description

Take the smooth clean lines of a '66 Chevy fleetside pickup, drop them down low,... a little lower,... yeah that's good. Now raise the rear up just a little to give it a bit of attitude with some chassis rake. Nice. That's perfect. Y'all should come on down and check this truck out. It's a first-class custom build from top to bottom, and it is one sweet ride.

Black is a popular color for these trucks because they look so good in it! The long straight lines of the body catch the light and reflect it back whether its sitting still in a parking lot or driving down the boulevard on a Friday night. The fleetside bed makes for the perfect opportunity to make the truck look even lower with a piece of chrome molding that runs in a straight line from front to rear, and running those black wheels adds to the effect even further. Up front a narrow chrome grill runs from side to side flanked by single headlights and is underlined by a simple chrome bumper. Out back the look is crazy clean with a custom tailgate acting like a big black mirror flanked by a couple simple taillights and underlined by another simple chrome bumper. Inside the bed is beautifully refinished in wood slats with chrome strips.

Open the door and you will find more custom work on the Black and Purple interior. The black door panel has the pattern of the inside door handle echoed on the armrest and the purple stripe. There is a leather wrapped three spoke steering wheel that feels good in your hands mounted on a tilt column with a polished bowtie horn button. Behind it is a black dash with a chrome panel housing Dolphin gauges for the speedo, tach, fuel, oil pressure, water temp and voltage. Controls for the Vintage Air system are mounted high in the center with a Pioneer head unit pumping the sounds out through speakers mounted behind the seats. Those seats are power operated and super comfortable with purple bowties sewn into the backs. A center console is embroidered with 66 and cup holders along with the power window switches are mounted in front of that. Black carpeting underpins everything and purple dresses out the rest of the cab, including the headliner and around the sunroof.

Pop the hood and you will find a 350 cubic inch ZZ4 motor nestled down in a spotlessly clean and detailed out engine bay. A finned and polished air cleaner assembly sits on top of a Holley 4-barrel carburetor which feeds a Weiand intake. Chrome Chevrolet valve covers add a splash of flash and Hermann headers get the spent gasses heading back to Flowmaster mufflers. A Be Cool aluminum radiator keeps the temps under control and there is a new cap, wires and plugs as well as new hoses and a serpentine belt setup. Power flows back through a TCI Streetfighter 700R4 automatic transmission to the rear end with a finned aluminum cover to keep it cool. The rear air bag suspension is adjustable for ride height and includes a sway bar for good handling. Up front a control arm suspension also has a sway bar to keep the truck cornering flat and the rubber meets the road through 275/40ZR18s in the back and 245/45/ZR18s in the front mounted on those black Boss Motorsports alloys.

A first-class custom build from top to bottom. Come on down,... down a little lower, yeah that's good. Now take a good look and see if this is the truck you will be driving this summer.