Features The Official 60-66 C-10 Chevy Truck Picture Thread

Just got it back from the sign painters yesterday. This is something I've wanted to do to this truck for a long time. Bob Bond put the letters on-he's a good striper/painter guy here in town. I really like it--looks like it has been there for 40 years! Hover Motor Co. was my granddad's used car lots from the 1930s-1970s in Colorado Springs. Normally I'd go find a pretty location and take beauty shots, but I'm too excited to wait and needed to share.

 

That's AWESOME!
I wonder if you could hunt down his 5-digit phone number and add it. I'll bet an older family member will remember it.

-Brad

 

Thanks!

I'll tell you what--I did that. There was a guy that used to work on the lot that still had the old number. But my dad assures me that they were using the regular 7-digit by 1963, so I opted to leave that off. But yeah, I had the same thought, just seemed a little forced since they stopped using that number by then.

 

That's cool as hell! And yeah, you did the right thing by leaving it off with everything you said.

That truck looks damn good.

-Brad

 

Customcory did a qwick and dirty C'd section today on his 63 stepside.

 

We used our current #, only used letter for the first 2 digits..which is what our service USED to be pre 65.
Really mess them up, should used "Carberator Springs" Co.

Looks good just the way it is..

Rick
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Truck looks REALLY CLEAN! Just enough lettering doesn't overpower the look instead it just adds to the truck. GOOD JOB!

 

Thanks, guys! I appreciate it!

 

Anybody have any pics of a '60-'63 with a Fulton-style exterior sun visor?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but one on a Suburban or Panel would be better.

-Brad

 

Revho that color is cool. Factory? The red bowties are a nice accent.

 

Yeah. My wife insists that there is no paint left on it, but what is there is called Crystal Turquoise Metallic. I think it would be a pretty nice color on one with better paint than mine.

 

Very cool Revoh!!!

 

I wouldn't change a thing. Nice little hauler.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=577883
Mine is now for sale... if you know of anyone interested.

 

Two I helped my buddy pick last week. He keeping the torsion 62 to build.

 

A few from last weeks GG show

 

I like that pinstriping on the custom cab. Very cool truck.

 

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Thanks man.

 

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I like it!

 

another of the wifes 65

 

Nice. That sits about like mine does.

 

That's a very nice stance!

 

I need a favor from anyone with a '60-'62 T-bar front suspension truck:
Can you look at your front frame horns, several inches back from the front bumper, and tell me if there's a hole drilled in the bottom side of the frame rail? This is the general area where a sway bar mount would attach.

Thanks,

-Brad

 

I have a 62 with the torsion bars, I just looked and there are no holes in mine until you get back an inch or 2 from the front crossmember.

 

I have 61 C10 that needs new spindles but the only thing I can find are up-grade kits. Is there any way I can keep drums up front or should I quit fighting it and go with disks. I'm only running 235 V6 so I ain't going to set any land speed records.

 

You could go up to a 63-66 cross member and front suspention and still get 6 lug drums but the disk brakes are so much better and getting a dual master cylender would make it a lot safer to drive.

 

ya, thanks. I bought a "virgin" never been touched so it's hard to Modernize it. I'll get over it I guess, when I have to throw out the anchor flying down the Interstate.

 

For all the '60-'62 owners, I just got my prototypes for front and rear sway bars today. There aren't aftermarket sway bars available for the Torsion Bar trucks, so I'm rectifying that situation.

I'll have them mounted up on my '61 Suburban next week... I'm stoked! Both to be selling a part I hope to snowball into something bigger, and to go thru curves in that truck and not scrape the door handles!

-Brad

 

I'd like to see pics of your rear one. I have been thinking of pulling one off of another vehicle and adapting it to mine. Hope that it works out for you Brad.

 

Laying out exhaust while waiting on wheels. Still have about 19 more days until wheels get here.