1966 Chevrolet C10 Restomod with Vortec V8!

Recently updated on February 23, 2022 at 11:02 am

In the 60s, American pickup trucks were mostly used exclusively as commercial vehicles. At that time, the concept of the lifestyle vehicle did not exist and the marketing departments of the US automobile companies did not yet come up with the idea of ​​marketing their packhorse to young people with outdoor hobbies. Because this is often the case today when it comes to compact pickups. Whether mountain bikers, surfers or quad owners, nowadays a clientele should be addressed to buy cool and hip lifestyle pickups. But also this classic with a flatbed, which is named Chevrolet C10 hears, and dates from 1966, has its advantages, especially when you look under the hood, but we will go into that in more detail later! There is currently the possibility of becoming a new owner of the vehicle, as the classic is currently being auctioned on the Bring A Trailer auction platform.

Pickup with optical modifications!

The oldie, the retrospective completely painted is outwardly in a normal state. Technically, it got some innovations, such as the front Disc brakesto increase security. But optically was up to the Repainting not much changed in black. The roof of the pickup is in silver and testifies to the original color of the car.

Also were retrospectives 15-inch rims with central locking in chrome look attached to the BF Goodrich tires in the format 255/60 R15, which also have white lettering. Otherwise nothing has been changed on the outside of the car, which shows signs of use, so that one can justifiably claim that this is a wolf in sheep's clothing. So if you like the exterior to be subtle and don't want you to see the power of the car, you are spot on.

The interior needs a few repairs!

In contrast to the high-gloss restomods from various magazines, the interior is in a mediocre condition. Clear signs of wear and a damaged steering wheel bear witness to the hard work of the pickup. The new owner would have to lend a hand on the project again to remove the signs of use and damage from the Chevy.

Vortec V8 naturally aspirated gasoline engine with 6 liters displacement

Outwardly invisible, there is a real slumber in the battered truck Displacement and horsepower monsters, On Vortec V8 from the GM shelf, which comes in the LQ9 expansion stage, and originally served in a 2004 Cadillac Escalade, now powers the C10.

Equipped with a High-performance air filter with one Skull pattern on the engine block as well as one Aluminum compressor, the engine performs well 345 PS and 515 Newtonmeter maximum torque. The unit is coupled to a Hydra-Matic four-stage automatic and the power is directed to the rear wheels. The driving performance should surprise some road users, and on the quarter mile he could certainly reach his potential.

Our Conclusion for the 1966 Chevrolet C10:

A great project vehicle that above all needs one thing from the new owner, namely love! If we get more information about the changes, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply do ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

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1966 Chevrolet C10 Restomod with modern Vortec V8 gasoline engine!
Photo credit: Bring A Trailer

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