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Ken Tilton’s ’70 C10
BY Rob FortierPhotography BY Tim Sutton
bove and beyond being a tribute to Mom, as it were, Ken Tilton’s C10 has even more family ties associated with it, as his wife, Sonia, was beyond instrumental in seeing that her husband persist in the completion, especially during the times he simply wanted to throw in the towel.
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—Ken Tilton
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—Ken Tilton
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![3/4ths view of the '70 Chevy C10 bed with the a section of the raised bed floor lifted to display the rear suspension components](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-02.jpg)
![close view of an airlift component on the raised bed floor](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-03.jpg)
![full view of the '70 Chevy C10 raised truck bed](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-04.jpg)
And though Ken initially purchased the truck (off eBay) well over 15 years ago, it wasn’t until 2018, with encouragement from his friend Kevin Pittman (aka Chassis Brad), that it went from a relic resting alongside his house in Glendale, Arizona, to becoming a full-on project. “Once we rolled that truck into my garage, the build was on!”
Over the following four years, Ken not only relied on Chassis Brad’s key player role in the build but enlisted the following to ensure that, as his wife insisted, there were no short cuts: Cory Bones (Broken Bones Garage: firewall/front wheeltub fabrication and mechanicals), Anthony Arteaga (Supreme Garage: body, paint, and final assembly, engine build and tune, and Bedwood & Parts install/finishing), Travis McGuire (roughed in the custom framework for the sliding rear window), Alfredo Carranza (Mizark’s Mobile Detailing: fabricated center console), and Edwin (The Chrome Guy: mass parts acquisition and referral to Supreme Garage!).
![close view of the '70 Chevy C10 engine](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-05.jpg)
![driver's side interior view of the '70 Chevy C10 cab featuring tan leather seating and lining](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-06.jpg)
![close view of a stereo speakers on the side of the driver footwell](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-07.jpg)
![wide view of the drivers dashboard including the steering, gauges, pedals, radio and center console](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-08.jpg)
Originally, Ken had purchased the truck to build and ultimately finish with his father—but unfortunately his dad died before the C10 was completed. “Back when we started to work on the truck, I would always watch American Hot Rod and the other cable TV shows that were on at the time and tell my dad that the truck could be done in six months … and every time I would see or talk to him he would always tell me, ‘Man, that’s a long six months!’” So, this one is indeed a true tribute to Mom AND Dad!
![3/4ths driver's side front view of the '70 Chevy C10](https://digital.classictruckperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ctp_july23-no_regrets-09.jpg)