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Patric Schmid's1966Chevrolet Shortbed K10 |
From Patric
1966 K10 Chevrolet
Shortly after I was enjoying a bit of money from a motorcycle accident insurance
settlement a coworker put this truck up for sale. It had been originally
sold to a rancher in the Carson Valley where I live. His son used to drop
the x'fer case, put in a longer drive shaft and go drag racing at the local
airport. Next the truck passed through a couple of hands before it was
traded in for a Harley and my coworker bought it. Before going on the road
I had to install the bed that was missing. Once the bed box was bolted
down I went to get the brakes fixed. The shop wouldn't touch the brakes
because the right front tire was about ready to fall off. At the 4x4 shop
we found the front differential seals were blown allowing the pumpkin's oil to
flow out the brake drums. To shorten the story, the only mechanicals still
left from when I bought the truck are the rear end, rear driveshaft and
transmission. Everything else has been replaced or rebuilt, but it has one
bodacious body for as bad as the running gear was. Finally, the truck is
back on the road serving as transport when I'm not riding motorcycles. Its
like I'm back in HS driving my 1960 C10, it was one of the rare ones with the
torsion bar front end and had a seriously tweaked 265 that had been pulled from
a Vette.
Thanks
Patric Schmid
Curator "Patric - that truck looks pretty happy now. If these old bolts could talk!"
Last modified: July 26, 2022.
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