Lowly the 70 shortbed convert v2.0

[hewittca]

I started building my first truck in 2016 after a life long affection for old Chevy trucks. It was a mostly original 1968 longbed C10 in 505 dark green for which I had big plans. After a few years and moderate progress towards my end goal I decided I needed to make a change and part ways with the truck. You can find my build thread on it here.



One of the themes of my truck was embracing the nostalgia I felt with these trucks after growing up around my dad's trucks. Little did I know, after selling my truck nostalgia would hit me hard when looking back at my own photos! Fast forward to 2021 and I couldn't take it anymore, I needed a new truck. I started looking for another '68 but ended up falling in love with a 1972 GMC instead. This one was also mostly original but already a shortbed. You can find my build thread on this one here.



With the GMC I knew I wanted to go further into the build process than I did with the '68. I wasn't going to be fooled into selling this time and that remains true to this day because I still have the truck and am still making progress on it. One thing I can't seem to shake, however, is the fact that I gave up on the green truck before it was done. The nostalgia with that one is strong! So, while continuing to build my GMC I would routinely peruse Marketplace to see if I could find another green truck. Occasionally I would find one and daydream about how I would build it, but I never had intentions to buy another truck... until I saw this particular dark green longbed. Instinct kicked in and I immediately messaged the seller and began the process of setting up a time to go inspect the truck. When I say process, it was indeed a chore to make the stars align to even see this truck. Long story short (that I will detail below), I ended up bringing home this barn find 1970 C10 in 512 dark green, of the metallic variety. In keeping with my naming scheme, I will name this one after a character from a book that my children loved when they were younger. I shall call this one Lowly.