Photo: Vintique Motors
We’re used by now to seeing how there’s more than meets the eye with custom pickup trucks. There are many unique ones out there, most of them playing the restoration card and making you think most of the original hardware is still there. But more often than not, the reality is entirely different.
A quick look at this 1967 Chevrolet C10 will give you about the same vibe. We have the beautifully finished body of the truck, wrapped in an eye-pleasing seafoam green slapped on top of a white custom interior, and together they do a great job at hiding what this truck is really about.
And then we have the massive, 20-inch Detroit Steel wheels wearing General G-Max rubber, the first indication that something not entirely natural might be happening under the hood. They are also a sign that Detroit Speed had a hand in making this, and that leads us to the end conclusion: we’re dealing with an engine swap.
The truck’s original 250-ci (4.0-liter) was taken out during restoration work, and a much beefier 350-ci (5.7-liter) made its way into the bay. One that linked to a 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission generated a total of 397 hp on the dyno.
The truck is one of the most recent builds handled by Detroit Speed, as there are just 519 miles (835 km) on it since completion. Until not long ago, the C10 was listed for sale, but given all the modifications made to it, it quickly found a new owner.
We’re not told the price it went for, but we expect it to be at least in the mid-five digit range, especially when you consider how it came with $20,000 worth of receipts for the parts used.
As often is the case, we’ll probably get to see this thing again on the open market, so keep an eye out in the coming months.
And then we have the massive, 20-inch Detroit Steel wheels wearing General G-Max rubber, the first indication that something not entirely natural might be happening under the hood. They are also a sign that Detroit Speed had a hand in making this, and that leads us to the end conclusion: we’re dealing with an engine swap.
The truck’s original 250-ci (4.0-liter) was taken out during restoration work, and a much beefier 350-ci (5.7-liter) made its way into the bay. One that linked to a 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission generated a total of 397 hp on the dyno.
The truck is one of the most recent builds handled by Detroit Speed, as there are just 519 miles (835 km) on it since completion. Until not long ago, the C10 was listed for sale, but given all the modifications made to it, it quickly found a new owner.
We’re not told the price it went for, but we expect it to be at least in the mid-five digit range, especially when you consider how it came with $20,000 worth of receipts for the parts used.
As often is the case, we’ll probably get to see this thing again on the open market, so keep an eye out in the coming months.
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