New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

ralf · 04-26-2011, 09:32 PM

It followed me home, honest. I took my annual trip to the Spring Charlotte Auto Fair. I rent two vendor spots in the Red Field, one for my home built teardrop trailer and the other for my truck. I don't sell, just wander around for three days. buying the odd tool or gadget. My current projects are a couple of Willys flat fender Jeeps. I knew I was pretty safe because there is not much Jeep stuff there. My wife was comforted because I didn't drag an empty trailer and wasn't going with someone with a trailer. After all, how much could I buy and fit in the back of an F150. (That's another story) After watching the Trucks TV rebuild and shortening of a 66 C10 I had developed a fondness for the rig and the original turquoise and white paint job.

There it sat, within sight of my camping spot. A "barn find" 66 long bed, big window, C10, turquoise and white, one owner, untouched by anyone. The yellow pine bed floor was long gone and the paint was sun burned from the South Carolina sun. A little rust in the standard places on the cab but the bed was unblemished. I resisted until Saturday evening. He asked a fair price and with a few seconds of haggling it was mine. No trailer so he agreed to drag it back home, a few hours South of Columbia SC.

Actually this fellow knew the owners family and had been trying to buy it for a few years after the owner passed. Thee family kept it licensed for several years so they could keep it in their town, due to zoning restrictions. Then it was off to a garage or shed for several years until sold to the fellow who brought it to Charlotte. The next weekend it was a 670 mile one day road trip to bring it home. You know those tornadoes and fierce storms that swept through North and South Carolina a few Saturdays ago? Drove through them and back oblivious to the danger. Had not checked the weather reports and didn't listen to local radio. I thought it was windy at times and the heavy rain had me 25 MPH with 4 ways flashing on the I-77 between Charlotte and Columbia.

boat · 04-26-2011, 09:39 PM

What a great find that baby looks sweet

ol_skool_chevy · 04-26-2011, 09:51 PM

VERY nice ....Its got all the "GOODIES" custom trim on cab, custom cab seats "which I love", chrome front and rear sport bumpers. 1966 custom horn ring "which ONLY came on 65' Nova's. Coll stock radio, Big Back window, rear back up lights. DAM man ! its got all of what I would want in a truck.
I see its got some rust issues. But almore all of them do.....I DIG IT. lower it and drive it...leave the body stock....I even LOVE the white walls..

**jocko** · 04-26-2011, 10:22 PM

no kidding! that is nice. big window, gages, yada yada. Nice patina to boot.
Whatcha gonna do with it?

firefighter736 · 04-26-2011, 11:00 PM

I77 is a bear to drive up... I'm sure Fancy Gap mountain was fun as you came into Va!
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ralf · 04-26-2011, 11:12 PM

No problem pulling Fancy Gap Mountain in F150, just kept eye on tranny temp. Plans, stuck it in a garage until I get my 47 CJ2A done. Will keep long bed, fix rust spots. May keep stock for awhile but new paint in future, stock color plus the side trim which is unusual for this top optioned truck to be missing. A buddy has a 95 Buick Roadmaster with LT engine and 4L60 E tranny that is tempting but I can live with the 250 for a while. Dropped and bagged would be nice.

**Captainfab** · 04-27-2011, 12:32 AM

Welcome to the forum

Very nice truck. Keep us posted when you get around to working on it. Do you have any pics of your CJ-2A?

Driveway Dreams · 04-27-2011, 12:46 AM

Nice looking find. I like the fuel cell too. This sounds like it will be a fun build to watch.

Blue Heeler · 04-27-2011, 01:59 AM

Nice job on the find. now slam it.............

ralf · 04-27-2011, 07:44 AM

You caught me, that is a WalMart fuel cell.

glos55 · 04-27-2011, 08:01 AM

Welcome! Great Truck!!! Always amazes me when a truck like yours pops up.....unmolested and orig. paint!!! Fun Fun Fun!!!!!!!

ralf · 04-27-2011, 11:47 AM

Per a members request, here are some engine bay pics. If there is something in particular that anyone wants a photo of, just let me know.

These are the only photos I took.

61_FL_Apache · 04-27-2011, 12:20 PM

The term "Custom" also includes the Wal-mart fuel cell..

Nice find on the truck!!

creep · 04-27-2011, 12:45 PM

Very nice find. The patina on that is awesome.

ralf · 04-27-2011, 09:41 PM

per request

New but correct MC and fuel pump also a set of wires to get it started

badblu97 · 04-28-2011, 08:24 AM

well do me a favor.....Just unroll that patina and ship it on down! Sickness!!

tripleD · 04-28-2011, 08:54 AM

thats just rite!! thats a nice truck.im lookin atruck just like i got an original 66 4x4 chassis to put it on.no chrome plain jane.great fine dude love it!!

76kcfdeng · 11-29-2011, 09:38 PM

Ralf, truck looks awesome. Get CJ done so you can finish the truck.
Glen

fryer1979 · 11-30-2011, 03:09 AM

Nice truck find. I agree with Ol' Skool....slam it and drive it!

1963c-10 · 11-30-2011, 10:33 AM

Nice find, has some nice options

65Custom · 11-30-2011, 11:04 AM

real nice find

Turkey · 11-30-2011, 08:43 PM

oh yeah! what a sweet find. staring at it would have tore me up.

Andyboy · 11-30-2011, 09:36 PM

Nice find. It's great when you find them in that condition.

04-26-2011, 09:32 PM	#1
ralf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville WV Posts: 71	New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 It followed me home, honest. I took my annual trip to the Spring Charlotte Auto Fair. I rent two vendor spots in the Red Field, one for my home built teardrop trailer and the other for my truck. I don't sell, just wander around for three days. buying the odd tool or gadget. My current projects are a couple of Willys flat fender Jeeps. I knew I was pretty safe because there is not much Jeep stuff there. My wife was comforted because I didn't drag an empty trailer and wasn't going with someone with a trailer. After all, how much could I buy and fit in the back of an F150. (That's another story) After watching the Trucks TV rebuild and shortening of a 66 C10 I had developed a fondness for the rig and the original turquoise and white paint job. There it sat, within sight of my camping spot. A "barn find" 66 long bed, big window, C10, turquoise and white, one owner, untouched by anyone. The yellow pine bed floor was long gone and the paint was sun burned from the South Carolina sun. A little rust in the standard places on the cab but the bed was unblemished. I resisted until Saturday evening. He asked a fair price and with a few seconds of haggling it was mine. No trailer so he agreed to drag it back home, a few hours South of Columbia SC. Actually this fellow knew the owners family and had been trying to buy it for a few years after the owner passed. Thee family kept it licensed for several years so they could keep it in their town, due to zoning restrictions. Then it was off to a garage or shed for several years until sold to the fellow who brought it to Charlotte. The next weekend it was a 670 mile one day road trip to bring it home. You know those tornadoes and fierce storms that swept through North and South Carolina a few Saturdays ago? Drove through them and back oblivious to the danger. Had not checked the weather reports and didn't listen to local radio. I thought it was windy at times and the heavy rain had me 25 MPH with 4 ways flashing on the I-77 between Charlotte and Columbia.

04-26-2011, 09:39 PM	#2
boat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: bartlett Tn Posts: 276	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 What a great find that baby looks sweet

04-26-2011, 09:51 PM	#3
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 VERY nice ....Its got all the "GOODIES" custom trim on cab, custom cab seats "which I love", chrome front and rear sport bumpers. 1966 custom horn ring "which ONLY came on 65' Nova's. Coll stock radio, Big Back window, rear back up lights. DAM man ! its got all of what I would want in a truck. I see its got some rust issues. But almore all of them do.....I DIG IT. lower it and drive it...leave the body stock....I even LOVE the white walls.. __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done Last edited by ol_skool_chevy; 04-26-2011 at 09:52 PM.

04-26-2011, 10:22 PM	#4
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,939	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 no kidding! that is nice. big window, gages, yada yada. Nice patina to boot. Whatcha gonna do with it?

04-26-2011, 11:00 PM	#5
firefighter736 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Floyd/Salem VA Posts: 148	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 I77 is a bear to drive up... I'm sure Fancy Gap mountain was fun as you came into Va! Posted via Mobile Device

04-26-2011, 11:12 PM	#6
ralf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville WV Posts: 71	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 No problem pulling Fancy Gap Mountain in F150, just kept eye on tranny temp. Plans, stuck it in a garage until I get my 47 CJ2A done. Will keep long bed, fix rust spots. May keep stock for awhile but new paint in future, stock color plus the side trim which is unusual for this top optioned truck to be missing. A buddy has a 95 Buick Roadmaster with LT engine and 4L60 E tranny that is tempting but I can live with the 250 for a while. Dropped and bagged would be nice.

04-27-2011, 12:32 AM	#7
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,246	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Welcome to the forum Very nice truck. Keep us posted when you get around to working on it. Do you have any pics of your CJ-2A? __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

04-27-2011, 12:46 AM	#8
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Nice looking find. I like the fuel cell too. This sounds like it will be a fun build to watch. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

04-27-2011, 01:59 AM	#9
Blue Heeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Venice, Ca. Posts: 314	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Nice job on the find. now slam it.............

04-27-2011, 07:44 AM	#10
ralf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville WV Posts: 71	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 You caught me, that is a WalMart fuel cell.

04-27-2011, 08:01 AM	#11
glos55 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,008	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Welcome! Great Truck!!! Always amazes me when a truck like yours pops up.....unmolested and orig. paint!!! Fun Fun Fun!!!!!!!

04-27-2011, 11:47 AM	#12
ralf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville WV Posts: 71	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Per a members request, here are some engine bay pics. If there is something in particular that anyone wants a photo of, just let me know. These are the only photos I took.

04-27-2011, 12:20 PM	#13
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 The term "Custom" also includes the Wal-mart fuel cell.. Nice find on the truck!! __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

04-27-2011, 12:45 PM	#14
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Very nice find. The patina on that is awesome. __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

04-27-2011, 09:41 PM	#15
ralf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville WV Posts: 71	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 per request New but correct MC and fuel pump also a set of wires to get it started Last edited by ralf; 04-27-2011 at 09:43 PM.



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04-28-2011, 08:24 AM	#16
badblu97 Double 6's Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Winter Haven, FL Posts: 349	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 well do me a favor.....Just unroll that patina and ship it on down! Sickness!! __________________ Street Glidin! 1966 LWB Custom Cab (sold) 1982 Short Fleet (under the knife) 1998 S10 2wd Fleet 2007 Chevy Silverado Crew 2007 Harley Davidson Street Glide

04-28-2011, 08:54 AM	#17
tripleD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: newport,nc Posts: 234	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 thats just rite!! thats a nice truck.im lookin atruck just like i got an original 66 4x4 chassis to put it on.no chrome plain jane.great fine dude love it!! __________________ triple d

11-29-2011, 09:38 PM	#18
76kcfdeng Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Wofford Heights CA Posts: 116	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Ralf, truck looks awesome. Get CJ done so you can finish the truck. Glen __________________ 70 Chevy SWB Fleet Project. 06 Lancer Evolution MR SE, stupid fast! 03 Ford f-250 crew cab, 6spd, diesel 56 ford f100 project My build thread. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426739

11-30-2011, 03:09 AM	#19
fryer1979 Redneck Hillbilly Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Backwoods Posts: 1,307	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Nice truck find. I agree with Ol' Skool....slam it and drive it!

11-30-2011, 10:33 AM	#20
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Nice find, has some nice options __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer

11-30-2011, 11:04 AM	#21
65Custom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dawson, Ga Posts: 490	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 real nice find __________________ My Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366677 I must be

11-30-2011, 08:43 PM	#22
Turkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 427	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 oh yeah! what a sweet find. staring at it would have tore me up. __________________

11-30-2011, 09:36 PM	#23
Andyboy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 376	Re: New W. Va. Member 1966 C10 Nice find. It's great when you find them in that condition.

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