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his stock daily driver for years,” Jeff adds. “He had used it to pull a vintage teardrop trailer around to rallies and to El Mirage for land speed racing. It was mostly stock and had been painted over a couple times. It was a cool and reliable old truck, but really nothing more than that.”
The more thought Jeff invested into a possible project, the more he started leaning towards a C-10. But when Del brought up the idea of building the ’59 together, Jeff was all about the idea. Who could refuse a ’50’s GMC? Especially one in the condition Delmo’s was in.
“Buried” would be an understatement to describe the amount of work Del was loaded with at the time, but once he resurfaced Jeff Ekberg 1959 GMC 100 Fort Worth, TX
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2010 LS3 engine
525 hp, 450 lbs-ft torque
2010 GM 4170e auto transmission Be Cool radiator
Holley intake with custom Tri-power top from Evod
Frog mouth air scoops
EFI Auto Trend throttle bodies Magnaflow muffler and 2.5-inch stainless exhaust
Powermaster alternator
SPAL cooling fans
Custom-finned valve covers
Drive Junky drive accessory and pulleys
Custom hoses
Wiring by Delmo’s Speed & Kustom Motor block painted gold
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Front narrowed IFS
CPP spindles
Narrowed tubular control arms Firestone (front) Slam Specialties (rear) ’bags
Bilstein shocks
Rear 4-link setup
Extreme C-notch
Accuair air management
Currie axles
Front and rear Baer big brake upgrade packages
ABS power brake master cylinder
CPP 20-gallon aluminum fuel cell 20x8 and 20x10 Delmo’s Falfa-styled polished aluminum wheels 255/30ZR22 and 285/35ZR22 Delinte Desert Storm D8
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PPG Toyota Gold paint
Eddie Motorsports hood hinges and gas filler
Stock front and rear bumpers, grille and handles
Short fleet-side bed
Original dealer-installed bed hooks and steps left intact
Raised bed floor
MAR-K wood bed floor kit
Factory taillights
Precision windows
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Glide Engineering seats
1955 Bel Air upholstery material Custom dashboard by Delmo’s
1955 Impala steering wheel from Truck Shop
New seat belts
Dakota Digital gauges
Carpet by Prescott Hotrods
Vintage Air AC
Kicker speakers, two 10-inch subs, amplifier
Silent Coat sound deadener
Wiring by Delmo’s
SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE OWNER: “Thank you to Del Uschenko for his incredible vision and for being so welcoming into this truck world. To the entire Delmo’s crew, thanks for your passion and amazing craftsmanship.”