Hitting the road with a blazing 460 horsepower under the hood, the Chevy C10 restomod from Velocity Modern Classics is a high-performance street truck with the vintage good looks of the 1967 to 1972 second generation “Action Line” truck from the same era that saw the birth of the Chevy Camaro, Ford Mustang, and other classics.
The Velocity Chevy C10 brings an icon of pickup truck history into the 21st century, with everything from LED headlights to the aforementioned V8 engine – though with a price tag to match.
The exterior is, for the most part, a classic Chevy C10, with upgrades and modernizations where appropriate. The handles, side mirrors, and other exterior fixtures are newly machined out of billet aluminum, while the chrome bumpers and window glass in all windows are also new. LED lighting is used throughout for the headlights, taillights, and markers.
Various Glasurit exterior paint colors, including single-color and two-tone paint schemes, are offered for the Velocity C10. Three different configurations of moldings and trim add more customization options to the pickup’s exterior appearance. The truck rolls on 18-inch wheels from Forgeline wrapped in 245/50R18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.
The eye-catching retro interior with its bench seat gets a lineup of modern conveniences and safety features as well. The Velocity Chevy C10 features three-point seatbelts and a backup camera for safer reversing. The pickup is outfitted with a digital instrument cluster, modern air conditioning, and power windows, and can be optioned with heated and ventilated seats.
The biggest upgrade of all lurks under the hood, where Velocity installs a naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT1 gasoline engine capable of cranking out 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. This is a significant boost from the original’s top-line four-barrel engine option, which generated 325 horses and 410 pound-feet. The engine connects to the General Motors Hydra-Matic 10-speed 10L80 automatic transmission.
The Velocity Chevy C10 is the sixth restomod Velocity Modern Classic offers. This striking update of the vintage Action Line pickup starts at $319,900 and takes 14 weeks to build. The first vehicles will ship in Autumn 2024.
The company’s chief executive, Stuart Wilson, remarks that “American street trucks have so much history and culture behind them, and we’re excited to bring this classic performance-focused C10 to the world.”
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Comments
Too bad GM doesn’t produce something like this, in mass so that the cost isn’t so ridiculous. I’ve tired of every pickup looking like it was designed for off road, and not being able to fit in my garage.
Way cool. These trucks are the new Street Rods.
Very nice trucks when done right. However the cab is too small for real comfort for taller folks and storage space is nearly zero.
FWIW, there’s a lot of cobbled together “rat” trucks out there, that can provide the “cool” appearance without paying silly money. There’s also a lot of mix ‘n’ matched junk posing as retro mods, with lousy suspension and wheel choices, that bump steer badly and have many more hidden problems awaiting an unsuspecting buyer.
Two years ago, I spent 4 months every evening re-working a low rider ’71 C10 my now ex-son in law had bought, repairing 87 issues that a hack builder had caused.
That experience cured me of my immediate post retirement inclinations to restore my own ’71 GMC that I’d bought in 1983 from our LOF tech for $1500 CAD. I had re-metalled the usual rust spots about 20 years ago and now there’s more in other areas.
It now needs the “full meal deal”. A few weeks of fabrication, welding in patch panels and a replacement steel box deck will take care of it, but I don’t currently have the energy or desire. Maybe later when I have more time. At least the ’67-’72 trucks are very well-supported with replacement parts. There’s also some junk out there too.
Mine now has pride of place at the side of my garage, serving duty this year as my new raised garden bed. It will save me a ton of money and time, except for planting and harvesting the crops.
It makes for interesting brief conversations with those “lookee loos” trying to scoop “that old truck by the side of your garage”, for low bucks.
“It’s not for sale at any price, it’s part of the family”…….. “Get off my lawn”.
When it’s done serving duty as a raised garden bed, it will still be worth far more than I paid for it!