This Meticulously Updated Chevy C10 Is A Dream Machine

July 19, 2018

There’s something beautiful about classic pickups. Modern ones are decent, but the old ones weren’t just the hulking beasts you find today. They had gorgeous looks that gave their utilitarian purpose a splash of beauty. While for some you can get no better than a Chevy 3100, the pickups that came a few decades later, like this C10 look even nicer, in my opinion. When they’re restomodded, they’re more than a hot rod, they’re pure driving and aesthetic pleasure.

This particular Chevy C10 is owned by one Allan McCostlin, and he’s done a whole lot of work to it. The most obvious changes are to the body. Take a look at that ride height: while the ground clearance has gone, it’s gained a badass lowriding look. The custom panels’ fitting is sweet as a nut, while the bumpers have been tucked and painted, and the wheel wells tubbed. The truck’s come a long way since Allan purchased it from a Texas shop in 2013, that’s for sure.

The modifications began with a move to a Roadster Shop chassis, before it went to Sic Chops of Lake Havasu City. The Forgeline wheels at the front are an inch smaller than the 20s at the back, giving a barely-there stance change. As you’d expect, the brakes have also been given an upgrade to those restomod standbys, six-piston Baers. The suspension is by Penske, who added an inch to the truck’s shocks. The engine is a beautifully customized small-block Chevy 383, by Tri Star Engines of Baldwin, Wisconsin, which produces 550 horsepower. The bay it sits in has also been tidied up by Sic Chops, with cleaned up valve covers, radiator cover, and air cleaner cover.

Inside, the sports buckets and panels have been color-matched with the exterior, finished in the same beautiful custom orange-red shade. The truck won a Builder’s Award at the 2017 Texas Goodguys show. This is a truly tasteful truck, one that’s been updated meticulously, precisely, and beautifully.

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