The mid-Nineteen Sixties have been an thrilling time for the muscle automotive business at Common Motors. The Camaro was poised for launch alongside its Firebird relative, and the following horsepower wars introduced a few of the business’s most memorable autos in automotive historical past. However as a lot as we love sports activities coupe, we now have to additionally pay homage to the Chevrolet pickups that shared showroom flooring with these automobiles.

The Decide of the Day is a 1966 Chevrolet C10 pickup listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a vendor in Columbia Falls, Montana. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“2,900 miles on full frame-off restoration,” the itemizing begins. “Lovely Torch Pink paint, customized two-tone leather-based inside.”

Chevrolet first launched its new C/Okay Sequence of pickups in late 1959 for the 1960 mannequin 12 months as a substitute for the Job Power era. In a shift from prior growth strategies, the C/Okay Sequence was engineered from the start as a chosen truck versus sharing chassis structure with passenger automobiles on the A-body platform. Evolutionary modifications included a redesign of the hood in 1962 and revision of the A-pillar in 1964.

This practice 1966 C10 brings fashionable touches to the favored platform, beginning with the eye-catching Torch Pink exterior paint job and 20-inch five-spoke Coys chrome wheels. Additional enhancements embody LED lighting, energy steering, power-assisted entrance disc brakes, air-con, bucket seats, a tilt-adjustable steering wheel, a customized Kenwood touch-screen sound system, Dolphin instrumentation, and a Flowmaster dual-exhaust system.

The powertrain has been upgraded too, courtesy of a late-model fuel-injected 5.3-liter Vortec V8 that has been outfitted with aluminum heads, headers, an Optima battery, and an aluminum radiator. Energy is transferred rearward by way of a 700R4 four-speed automated transmission with overdrive, and the rear finish is a 3.73-geared 12-bolt setup. The vendor’s video states that the truck has accrued simply 1,700 miles since restoration and the itemizing states that it’s “present prepared.”

There isn’t a lot left to do with this pickup besides flip the important thing and benefit from the drive.

The asking worth is $55,000 or greatest supply. Included within the picture gallery is a photograph of a snapback baseball cap with a pink C10 embroidered on it. We predict that needs to be included too!

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.