We’ve all been there. You hop in the cab of your ’67 C/10 and think to yourself, “Why didn’t I just buy a Camaro ZL1?” OK, maybe that’s just the guys over at The Project Shop, but we’re glad they did. If they hadn’t, we wouldn’t have been graced with one of the best looking LS powered C/10s we have ever laid our eyes on—and even that seems like an understatement at this point.
This video comes to us via ScottieDTV, and they managed to get a pretty up close and personal look at this face-melting piece of automotive art. Starting life as a ’67 C/10, the truck has since received the drivetrain from a donor fifth-gen ZL1. The 580 horsepower supercharged LSA is backed by a 4L85E gives the truck plenty of get up and go.
The custom body work starts at the front with a custom built bumper that has been smoothed, narrowed, and features a well-proportioned chin spoiler. From there, the custom tweaks keep on rolling with door handles borrowed from a Chevy Equinox and a color scheme provided by a Subaru designated Desert Khaki. A custom diffuser, recessed side exit exhaust and a tail gate spoiler—along with the hood air intakes from the donor ZL1—finish off things in the looks department.
The interior is a work of art and reminds us more of an old school Ferrari more than it does any GM vehicle we’ve ever seen, as everything is clad in bright red leather with soft touch materials. The shifter is apparently out of a Cadillac, but the Lokar gear selector gives the whole setup a much more menacing look. The yellow backed gauges—which just so happen to go all the way up to 200 mph—give only a hint of what lurks between the fenders of this beast. All of the work in the cab was put together by Steve Holcomb over at Pro Auto Custom Interiors.
Under the hood the craftsmanship continues with the LSA that has had almost every component powered coated or polished. Custom ZL1 valve covers can be seen and the ignition coils have been subtly relocated, a feature that really cleans the engine up. The addition of long tubes and what sounds to be a cat-less exhaust probably frees up a few ponies, putting this build somewhere in the realm of 600 horsepower.
The truck derives it’s stance from a RideTech coilover suspension and it is punctuated by 20-inch wheels all the way around in a 10-inch wide and 12-inch wide wheel front and rear respectively. Giant six piston Wilwood binders add the slow to the C/10’s go and clamp down on huge 15-inch rotors.
Did we mention that this truck was a finalist for Goodguys’ 2016 LMC Truck of the Year? How it didn’t win is completely beyond us. All said and done, we think this is quite possibly the best looking C/10 we’ve seen in quite some time. What do you think? Let us know in the comment section below.