Street Trucks

HOMETOWN HEROES

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The One and Only

Woff build he calls C-10 Revival. This truck started its life as 2016 Chevy Silverado before Ronnie and his man Taylor Hoffman at Blain's Body Shop in Lepanto, Arkansas, got a hold of it. The idea grew from a desire to have the look of an old truck that rides and drives like a new one, along with all of the modern convenienc­es like cab room, quietness, HEN ABS, airbags. gas A mileage and MAN A/C that actually HAS works reliably. Re-skinning A the PLAN, 2016's doors and cab corners USUALLY with '67 C-10 door skins was task number NOT one. By just re-skinning, MUCH they were able to maintain CAN quietness and STOP tight fit of cab. The 1967 HIM. C-10 door handles were That's modified to use the factory latch, was power locks and key the fobs. The bed Is a case from a '67 that was saved for from a salvage yard Arizona and modified to bolt on the Silverado frame native rails. The bed floor was raised Ronnie 4 inches to give Ronnie the suspension Blain clearance he needed. New steel and bed floor and tubs his were installed along one- with the lower front half of the bed sides. A 1967 factory installed tailgate and a custom fit roll pan finished out the bed. The front dip is all new '67 sheet metal with a used original radiator support and grille from salvage yard. Both fenders were modified and shortened to bolt in all the factory Silverado locations on the cab. The hood was shortened and then rolled to fit the curve of the windshield and also widened in back to accommodat­e the new cab. Ronnie and his team hand built the wiper cowl to took like original '67 and with fully functional wipers. In the end, Ronnie and his crew have a truck with an old school C-10 look but is actually a 2016 that can take you anywhere you want to go, in comfort. Trust us when we say it draws a crowd anywhere it goes! ST

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