Scott Schreiber's

1966 Chevrolet C-10 Fleetside Longbed

"RedBomber"

21 November 2006
# 1729

In February of this year, I had my Grandpa's old pick up truck towed to my house. I remember, ever since I was a young kid, I would go visit my Grandma and go look in the garage to see that old beauty waiting for me to take her home one day.

Well, it finally happened. I had to wait to get my licence and a job to help the project along. When I got the truck, it was in need of great repair and attention inside and out. The body is fairly rusty, but not too bad since it was garaged the whole time it sat for 18 years. The powerblock is the original 292 straight six with 3 speed on the column.

The last 10 months I have brought her back to life with lots of money and hard labor. The truck had 48,284 miles. Since then, I have put on another 2500 miles with the rebuild -- thanks to the help of a neighbor. The last five months, the "RedBomber" (its name) has been my daily driver. I have completely restored the interior, engine compartment, and suspension. I still have a ways to go.

At 16 years old, it's hard to find a paying job so I can cover the parts and gas -- 10 miles to the gallon.

The next part of the project is a new radiator and pulling the transmission and rear main seal. They leak a bottle a week. I can't wait for everything to stop breaking and leaking. There is always something to fix or replace.

Scott Schreiber