C10 Proudly Shows Off a Well-Aged Exterior, But Hides a 755 HP Secret
Patina 1967 C10 might look like a typical barn find. However, a GM LT5 V8, carbon ceramic brakes and IRS make this truck anything but typical.
Everyone likes a good barn find story. That classic car or truck that sat untouched for decades and rolls out of a barn with the perfect patina. And while these barn find vehicles are great to look at, they typically aren’t so great to drive. If they can be driven at all. But if you can keep that perfectly aged exterior and marry it to modern mechanicals you get the best of both worlds. That is what we have with this 1967 C10. It might look like an untouched 50 plus year-old truck from the outside. But underneath it is a whole different story entirely.
This truck was built by the folks at Roadster Shop for a very lucky customer. It arrived at the shop as a well-worn Chevy C10 pickup, but it left the shop as a whole different animal. Pity the unsuspecting person who pulls up next to this thing at a stoplight expecting an easy win. All the details of this wonderful truck are shared by Jeremy Gerber, the co-owner of the Roadster Shop and Josh Henning, the director of business development. The video was recently posted on the Roadster Shop YouTube channel.
Lots of Go with the LT5
We have to start with the engine that makes this truck go. This customer wanted to upgrade the powertrain and he went right to the top. Under the hood is the fastest GM crate engine ever. The supercharged 6.2-liter LT5 puts out 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque. It is mated to a 10L80E automatic transmission. That combination is enough to make this truck really move.
“That’s a legitimate neck breaker. That thing puts you back in the seat,” said Gerber after some full throttle acceleration.
Amazingly, the owner plans to add even more power and targets closer to 900 horsepower down the road. Because of this extra future power, the folks at Roadster Shop overbuilt everything to handle more power. The custom chassis helps the truck put the power down and handle well, yet still offers a comfortable ride.
Gobs of Power
With this kind of power, the original drum brakes we not going to cut it. And since the engine was lifted from the Corvette ZR1, Roadster Shop decided to grab the brakes as well. Up front you find six-piston monobloc calipers with huge carbon ceramic discs.
In the rear four-piston monobloc calipers with two-piece, carbon ceramic discs handle stopping duties. “These brakes are awesome. Insane. This thing will put you through the back window and the front window,” says Gerber.
Showstopper
While the idea of this truck was to keep it looking like a regular old truck on the outside there are some nice design touches. It rides on a set of Forgeline wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. That is basically it on the outside. However, on the inside of the truck you will find some additional cool features.
The old school analog gauges have digital elements contained within them to provide the driver with additional information. The truck also has Bluetooth and cupholders to make it a little more livable. The real party piece though is the spring-loaded billet phone holder.
Watch the video below to take in all the glory that this truck has to offer. The build is fantastic, the video is worth a watch just to hear this truck accelerate through the gears with the LT5 engine.
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