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1965 Chevy C-10

Motortopia Staff . 2nd December, 2022
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  • 1965 Chevy C-10
  • 1965 Chevy C-10
  • 1965 Chevy C-10
  • 1965 Chevy C-10
  • 1965 Chevy C-10

Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

The late Greg Peterson and Linda Peterson

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1965

Engine:

BUILDERS

  • Extreme Powder Coating, Blooming Prairie, MN
  • Jay’s Hot Rod Upholstery, Pine Island, MN
  • Vescio’s Customizing and Restoration, Rogers, MN

ENGINE

  • 383 stroker from BluePrint Engines (430 hp/482 lbs-ft torque)
  • Trick Flow aluminum intake manifold
  • Billet Specialties trutrac serpentine system
  • Flowmaster exhaust
  • Custom headers
  • Six-speed Corvette transmission
  • MSD fuel injection with Atomic EFI display

SUSPENSION

  • Front and rear Porterbuilt Dropmember kit
  • Porterbuilt control arms
  • KYB Excel-G Shocks
  • Two AirLift 23450 compressors
  • AccuAir air management
  • Wilwood brakes
  • Frame boxed in with dimple die

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

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BUILDERS

  • Extreme Powder Coating, Blooming Prairie, MN
  • Jay’s Hot Rod Upholstery, Pine Island, MN
  • Vescio’s Customizing and Restoration, Rogers, MN

ENGINE

  • 383 stroker from BluePrint Engines (430 hp/482 lbs-ft torque)
  • Trick Flow aluminum intake manifold
  • Billet Specialties trutrac serpentine system
  • Flowmaster exhaust
  • Custom headers
  • Six-speed Corvette transmission
  • MSD fuel injection with Atomic EFI display

SUSPENSION

  • Front and rear Porterbuilt Dropmember kit
  • Porterbuilt control arms
  • KYB Excel-G Shocks
  • Two AirLift 23450 compressors
  • AccuAir air management
  • Wilwood brakes
  • Frame boxed in with dimple die

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WHEELS & TIRES

  • 20- and 22-inch Delmo Specials
  • Falken tires

BODY & PAINT

  • Louvered hood and tailgate
  • Bead-rolled bed panels
  • Original patina
  • Powder-coated faux patina on cab
  • Pinstriping by Jeremy Pedersen of Relic Kustoms, Austin, MN and Lenny Schartz of KrazyKolor

INTERIOR

  • Impala bucket seats
  • 1962 Impala dash and gauge surround by Lakeside Rods & Rides
  • Classic Instruments gauges Custom shifter and center console with GPS station
SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE OWNER: “This truck is much more than any other fast patina shop truck to the friends and family of Greg Peterson. This project is a tribute to their boss, son, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend.”