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couldn’t think of a better way to kick off the new Classic Truck Performance than with a cover feature of one of my good friend Delmo’s latest builds: Dylan White’s laid-out and classy 1963 Chevy C10. Wait, I can think of a better way—to have my good friend Delmo tell us in his own words just how Dylan’s fleetside came to be!
Photography by Tim Sutton
couldn’t think of a better way to kick off the new Classic Truck Performance than with a cover feature of one of my good friend Delmo’s latest builds: Dylan White’s laid-out and classy 1963 Chevy C10. Wait, I can think of a better way—to have my good friend Delmo tell us in his own words just how Dylan’s fleetside came to be!
Photography by Tim Sutton
“Fast-forward six months and I get another call from him asking if I could pick it up and plumb it for him, and then he would come grab it when it was done. ‘No problem,’ I said. ‘Consider it done.’ No sooner did we get it finished and we got the call, ‘I don’t have a bed for this rig, do you mind building a bed with a raised bed floor and modified wheeltubs? Maybe some front fenders, too?’ Laughs. I see where this is going. Next call, ‘My guy doing the metalwork on my cab is going at a snail’s pace, do you mind finding a cab?’ Long story short, what started as a simple set of wheels ended up turning into one of the cleanest 1960-1966 pickups we’ve built to date!
Building a Ford F-100 Showstopper
Photography by Aaron Raney
fter a bustling fall harvest season, Washington native and part-time apple farmer Brett Telford was finally going to have some free time on his hands. “I like to stay busy in the off-season, so my wife asked me what I had planned for my downtime in the winter months. I surprised her by telling her I wanted to build a hot rod,” said Brett. This ride wasn’t going to be just any typical hot rod. “It had to have a bed out back, and, of course, some ample power under the hood. I decided I needed a customized 1966 Ford F-100 Styleside pickup in my life”.
Building a Ford F-100 Showstopper
Photography by Aaron Raney
fter a bustling fall harvest season, Washington native and part-time apple farmer Brett Telford was finally going to have some free time on his hands. “I like to stay busy in the off-season, so my wife asked me what I had planned for my downtime in the winter months. I surprised her by telling her I wanted to build a hot rod,” said Brett. This ride wasn’t going to be just any typical hot rod. “It had to have a bed out back, and, of course, some ample power under the hood. I decided I needed a customized 1966 Ford F-100 Styleside pickup in my life”.
From the beginning Brett realized that this barn-based build was going to be from the ground up, with no shortcuts taken at all. “Having never done anything this in-depth before, I soon had a “holy crap” moment when I realized what I had just gotten myself into,” says Brett. Though he suffered through a spell of hesitation at the start, once he tore the truck down, he knew he was in it for the long haul. “I was now committed ’till completion. I’ve read plenty of stories of how guys start projects and never finish them; that wasn’t going to happen here,” says Brett.
Modern Cool
Way back when I was a youngster, air conditioning meant nothing to me—even at the ripe-old age of 21 living in the land of the sun (Arizona), I lived without A/C in my means of transportation as well as my humble abode. Looking back on that, I now realize two things: I was cheap, and a fool (the latter of which may still apply … on occasion!).
Now that I’ve come to my senses 30-odd years later, I not only rack up a hefty utility bill come summertime, I put air conditioning on the priority list of all my vehicles—old and new. While choosing the appropriately optioned new(er) car or truck is simple enough, similarly equipping anything of substantial vintage may not always fit the simplicity factor in many people’s minds—but in reality, when it comes to most popular classic trucks, it couldn’t be simpler, thanks to Vintage Air.
hen Vic West was a kid growing up in South Florida, he would stare out the window during high school class and daydream about the myriad of muscle cars patrolling the local streets. “The rich kids down here had all the best cars; from Corvettes to Shelby Mustangs, with even a few Cobras mixed in. The quality was there for sure. When I got my license, it made me want to get some streetable power to call my own,” states Vic. And the pair of C10 Chevy pickups gave him a dynamic duo with all the power he would need.
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hen Vic West was a kid growing up in South Florida, he would stare out the window during high school class and daydream about the myriad of muscle cars patrolling the local streets. “The rich kids down here had all the best cars; from Corvettes to Shelby Mustangs, with even a few Cobras mixed in. The quality was there for sure. When I got my license, it made me want to get some streetable power to call my own,” states Vic. And the pair of C10 Chevy pickups gave him a dynamic duo with all the power he would need.
Photography by the Author
That first ride in question was a 1973 F100 that had seen much better days but was still in good enough condition to run for a few more. “I immediately did mods that I could afford on my small budget, like cutting off the exhaust to install a set of glass-packs, adding some used chrome reverse wheels to the corners, and doing some easy engine upgrades to the 302ci power plant,” says Vic.
ou know, I’ve been doing this for quite some time now, and no matter how far we’ve come in terms of equality across the board, one thing that hasn’t changed a bit for some folk: you just don’t mix Ford and Chevy when it comes down to what’s under the hood; if she’s born a Ford, then by all means, that’s the way it was meant to be! OK, I guess brand loyalty in some cases is akin to having a favorite sports team that never has a winning season … kind of.
Photography by Tim Sutton
ou know, I’ve been doing this for quite some time now, and no matter how far we’ve come in terms of equality across the board, one thing that hasn’t changed a bit for some folk: you just don’t mix Ford and Chevy when it comes down to what’s under the hood; if she’s born a Ford, then by all means, that’s the way it was meant to be! OK, I guess brand loyalty in some cases is akin to having a favorite sports team that never has a winning season … kind of.
Photography by Tim Sutton
You may be a purist at heart—and bless that heart of yours if so—but no matter what your beliefs are when it comes to vintage truck mechanicals such as brakes, if you live and drive in any metropolitan area where there’s more than just one major intersection slash stop sign, and you still drive a four-wheel drum-brake equipped pickup—bless more than just that heart of yours! It’s time to rethink those basic principles and step your brake game up a notch!
he ‘60s and ‘70s were a time when performance was king and all you needed to do was sit on your front porch to see some of the latest factory offerings rumble down your streets. For a young Vince Cosuelo, growing up in Italy certainly had its perks since it was the land where supercars were born. With the likes of Lamborghini, Maserati, and Ferrari all vying for the ultimate recognition with regard to styling, horsepower, and handling. It was an assault on your senses every day. You just knew there would be a modern Hemi V-8 power for a future 1956 Dodge pickup.
he ‘60s and ‘70s were a time when performance was king and all you needed to do was sit on your front porch to see some of the latest factory offerings rumble down your streets. For a young Vince Cosuelo, growing up in Italy certainly had its perks since it was the land where supercars were born. With the likes of Lamborghini, Maserati, and Ferrari all vying for the ultimate recognition with regard to styling, horsepower, and handling. It was an assault on your senses every day. You just knew there would be a modern Hemi V-8 power for a future 1956 Dodge pickup.
Underpinnings
Underpinnings
The three generations of C10s can be credited, along with the Advance Design (1947 to 1955) for initiating the classic truck market as we know it today. Of the two, it can be said that the C10 really put the classic truck segment of the hot rod market on the map. Now we have the Square Body, OBS, along with other manufacturers, such as Ford, solidifying the classic truck market with popular models from within their marque.
