here’s nothing better than laying downs plans to dial in the build of your latest classic truck, starting with the era of styling you’d like its personality to reflect. Regardless of whether you’re chasing a ’50s vibe with mild custom updates rolling on big ’n’ little wide whites, an edgy ’60s look with a hard-core V-8 and vintage mag wheels, or a current-day cutting-edge look on a modern chassis with twin-turbo power, one thing for sure is that properly executed creativity makes for a truly memorable truck.
Sometimes the journey to completion can be accomplished in a short amount of time while others seem to take a bit longer, never losing focus just depending on the time and parts available to reach your goal. The ’66 Chevy Custom Cab C10 laid out across our pages, owned by Dave Simard of Leominster, Massachusetts, is the result of 25 years of passion fused in creating what can be considered the ultimate ’60s-styled muscle truck if it were offered from the factory back in the day. As owner of East Coast Custom Shop, Dave has had the opportunity to craft some of the most well-respected traditional hot rods on the scene today as well as uncovering many of our hobby’s most revered vintage race cars and historical hot rods while restoring them to newfound glory.