As GM Authority covered late last month, Roadster Shop is going on a tour of the east coast in a new web series titled “Road Tour,” showing off some of the shop’s latest creations and stopping off at some of the biggest names in the automotive industry along the way. The latest episode features the shop’s upgraded 1977 Chevy pickup, a.k.a. the Legends C10.
The video opens in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Roadster Shop boys load up and head out to visit Roush Fenway Racing to check out all the high-end NASCAR goodies, including the latest tech that goes into making Roush a top competitor in the sport.
Afterwards, the gang rolls in to visit Edelbrock in Sanford to see how the aftermarket performance company manufacturers its various products.
Throughout it all, the Roadster Shop’s 1977 Chevy pickup is right there. The latter half of the video provides a closer look at what the Legends C10 is packing, as well as the philosophy behind the build.
“The Legends truck was kind of born out of the softness and overly techy new pickup trucks that are out there today,” says Roadster Shop owner, Jeremy Gerber.
Combining the old school square body aesthetic with modern go-fast equipment and handling, this 1977 Chevy pickup is a lust-worthy combination.
Under the classic body panels, the Legends C10 rides on a modern Roadster Shop chassis, which was then fitted with modern GM suspension components. Sitting under the hood is the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 gas engine, which means this thing is pumping out a stout 650 horsepower. Routing the muscle is an eight-speed automatic transmission, plus a transfer case plucked from the bowels of a 2500HD pickup.
The end result is something that’ll outmuscle modern sports cars, hit the trails with the turn of a knob, and cruise down the road on a comfortable extended tour.
Check out this upgraded 1977 Chevy pickup by hitting play on the video below:
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Comments
Looks nice except for the god awful oversized wheels and tires
When you commission a build with us you can put whatever wheels and tires on your truck that you want! Personally I think they fit the vehicle quite well.
I love those rims and tires! What sizes are they please?
I don’t like big wheels but i do oversized tires
For a truck style that supposedly is unwanted, there sure are a lot of ’em being redone. Still popular among a big crowd. Sad you have to restore an old one to get rcsb.
Sorry but I don’t call this truck in the story as “restored” its nothing more than somebodies garage resto-mod project using non original parts cobbled together from newer trucks
RCSB for life! There are definitely people who love square body trucks and I don’t see that changing as they get older.
Alan – Clearly you did not read the article or watch the video, but I assure you this is definitely not a cobbled together ‘garage build.’ Our engineering team CAD designed a chassis to put under these trucks that would take advantage of select stock components. This is done in such a way that if something went wrong with any of those components – in theory your local Chevy dealer should be able to recognize and work on those parts. The ultimate goal here being ease of use, reliability, and gobs of performance. If you’re ever in northern Illinois – stop by for a ride.
I am not doubting your intentions of making something better that looks great also all I’m saying is if its not stone cold original its not restored Also why don’t you add another leaf to the rear springs it looks odd not sitting level
All the footage from the Road Tour the truck was actually hauling a full bed load of coolers, camera gear, and bags for the road trip so that in combination with it squatting a bit from acceleration makes it look a little uneven.
Ok well that makes sense
What’s its price?
So did they build the frame?
Yep we built and designed the chassis, and we are close to finalizing a final production cost after the latest round of development and component adjustments. If you are interested, give us a call and we can put you on the contact list for when we have pricing and trim options finalized. (847) 949 7637.
I had a 1973. Odometer showed 250,000 but didn’t work. Previous owner said it didn’t work all the years he had it! Loved that truck and would love to have this one but it does need to be leveled
That’s awesome. Maybe it went a million miles!
We were actually using the truck bed when all these videos were shot – as it was hauling a bunch of the gear for the Road Trip in the bed. The truck sits level usually.
They are called saddle blanket seat covers not “Indian” blanket seat covers. Just fyi. Love the truck!
Need a chassis to convert NEW Silverado to RCSB!
That is what I am looking for to slide under my 71 K5!