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As one of the most successful truck lines that ever was, Chevrolet’s C/K is still around in large numbers. That’s not necessarily because they were so well-built they endured for decades, but because the custom industry loves them and keeps bringing them back.
There’s no official statistics on this, and that means we’re going to venture on an experience-based guess by saying that there are more custom C10s out there than any other pickup make. And such a large number means that from time to time, someone is bound to screw up.
Just to be clear, we like our C10s to stand out in a crowd by flaunting vivid colors, bold lines, monstrous powerplants, and unexpected equipment. We like them to be, well, everything the one here seems not to be.
Why do we talk about it, then? Because beauty is in the eye of the beholder, our likes are not the absolute truth, and some of you might be happy to learn there’s a truck like this one out there.
You’re looking at a 1986 C10 that just came out of the shop where it was restored a year ago. Whoever made it went for a beatdown look, with a restyled front end that now shows a grille with straight horizontal ribs and a blackened bowtie in the middle.
In fact, black was the motif for the entire build (and part of the reason we don’t like it). The color is sprayed all over the body but can also be felt on the darkened windows.
Only one thing on this build seems right, the powertrain. We’re talking about a 383-ci (6.3-liter) V8 that can be squeezed to deliver 345 hp and possibly, just possibly, turn this C10 into a true sleeper.
The dealer selling the pickup knows this one is not quite at the top of the food chain in its class, so the asking price is just $28,900. Then again, just is a relative term, as for that money you could get yourself a brand new, naked Silverado.
Just to be clear, we like our C10s to stand out in a crowd by flaunting vivid colors, bold lines, monstrous powerplants, and unexpected equipment. We like them to be, well, everything the one here seems not to be.
Why do we talk about it, then? Because beauty is in the eye of the beholder, our likes are not the absolute truth, and some of you might be happy to learn there’s a truck like this one out there.
You’re looking at a 1986 C10 that just came out of the shop where it was restored a year ago. Whoever made it went for a beatdown look, with a restyled front end that now shows a grille with straight horizontal ribs and a blackened bowtie in the middle.
In fact, black was the motif for the entire build (and part of the reason we don’t like it). The color is sprayed all over the body but can also be felt on the darkened windows.
Only one thing on this build seems right, the powertrain. We’re talking about a 383-ci (6.3-liter) V8 that can be squeezed to deliver 345 hp and possibly, just possibly, turn this C10 into a true sleeper.
The dealer selling the pickup knows this one is not quite at the top of the food chain in its class, so the asking price is just $28,900. Then again, just is a relative term, as for that money you could get yourself a brand new, naked Silverado.
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