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Custom 1979 Chevrolet C30 Crush Can Get You Hooked on One-Ton Trucks

Take a quick look around you, and you’ll see tons of customized trucks from the olden days. Chances are most of these trucks you’ll see come in the general form of half-tons made by Chevrolet and Ford, and you’ll have to look long and hard to stumble across a custom full one-ton.
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Photo: Barrett-Jackson
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Apparently, luck struck this week as we crossed paths with exactly such a machine, waiting its turn to go under the hammer later this month during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. And we can’t wait to see for how much it goes.

What you’re looking at was originally a 1979 Chevrolet C30. That’s a truck from the custom industry-famous C/K family, playing in the two-wheel-drive, one-ton segment, and originally equipped to carry a crew of six people, three up front and three in the rear.

The truck was modified by an unnamed shop to look like it does now. It comes in a color called Orange Crush Metallic (the truck’s nickname is Crush too) and spins its one-of-a-kind 20-inch billet wheels under the power of a small-block V8 tied to a 4-speed automatic transmission.

We are not being told anything about the engine’s power ratings, but we do know it comes with “custom headers and 3-inch dual exhaust with big torque.”

If the Crush looks more compact than it should have, it’s because it is. The truck was lowered 5 inches compared to stock, and RideTech suspension with adjustable coilovers at all four corners was fitted underneath the body.

Inside, the C30 was subject to a full custom job, now showing tons of surfaces wrapped in leather, a power roof-mounted DVD player, and Dakota Digital VHX gauges, among others.

The truck is going under the hammer with no reserve, and Barrett-Jackson makes no mention on how much it is expected to fetch.
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About the author: Daniel Patrascu
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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