I keep hearing and reading that the latest and greatest addition that you can add to your classic truck is the GM LT1 engine. When you add Chevrolet’s most technologically advanced engine to one of their classic trucks– you have a very refined and very fast build. The GM/Chevy LT1 has a lot of good…
I’ve owned two Chevelles in my lifetime, a 1968 and a 1969. Both proudly carried the SS emblems on them but only one was a real SS as far as I know. I bought The 69 just after I graduated from high school in 1974, and the other one I bought with one of my…
I’m currently rebuilding a 1972 Chevy C10 short box truck. I hauled it home on a trailer along with a pickup bed full of miscellaneous parts. I like to stay busy and I like to work on cars and trucks. That combination is the perfect storm for the hobby of car and truck rebuilding. I’m…
Everyone seems to have a favorite old truck. It may be the one that grandpa drove on the farm or it may be the one that sat in the driveway when you were growing up. Probably every vehicle has its fans. There are certain models of classic trucks that are considered the most desirable and…
The 1964 Pontiac GTO is referred to as the first real muscle car. The Pontiac Tempest was provided with a package of upgrades, which allowed it to be labeled as a “GTO”. This post is all about this famous Pontiac. The options that make a Pontiac Tempest into a GTO: The GTO has the order…
If you love old Chevy and GMC trucks it might be because you have memories from when you were a kid riding in one of those early models. Or you might just love the classic lines and the way they look. Chevy C10s were built by General Motors in four different generations spanning forty-two years….
There are a lot of ways to buy a project truck. You can pay a lot for somebody’s turnkey daily driver that you can add some of your own personalty to. You can buy a truck that starts and drives well enough to get it to your house. Or you can buy one like mine…