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I Am Gert typographic title
I Am Gert typographic title
Kenzie Moss’ Goolsby-Built ’68 C10
By Kenzie “Gert” Moss & the CTP StaffPhotography by John Jackson
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y dad, Kelly Moss, originally found this truck in Easley, South Carolina, and brought it back home to Liberty, West Virginia, when my grandpa, Steve, and great-uncle, Ronnie, were looking for a project 10 years ago. The truck was originally a six-cylinder engine and a three-speed on the steering column. They let it sit for a couple years without working on it and finally lost interest in it. When I turned 16 and was asked what I wanted to drive, I mentioned I really liked that old C10 out in the garage. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with it but Dad said we would figure something out.

interior, dashboard, and steering in a ’68 C10
close up of door and seat interior design in a ’68 C10
interior seating in a ’68 C10
passenger side of a ’68 C10
“Dad and the family have multiple hot rods, street rods, muscle cars, and so on, and he was friends with Jonathan Goolsby … although they had yet to work on a build together. We decided to get with [Goolsby] and come up with what to do with the truck. My Uncle Ronnie was like a second dad to my father and was always like an extra grandpa to all us kids, and I was especially close with him.

“Although my name is Mackenzie, he always called me Gert. He never said why. He [died] before we could finish the truck, so in his honor and his memory I named the truck ‘Gert.’ He would have loved her!

tire and rim on a ’68 C10
bed of a ’68 C10
rear of a ’68 C10
close up of engine in a ’68 C10
“Gert has tons of character in her patina finish, including dents/dings (which I love), and we all wanted to keep that so [Goolsby] suggested incorporating that into our build. During the build, I worked with [Goolsby] to choose interior design, wheels, gauges (Gert inset), and details along with working with my dad to choose powertrain and chassis options. I love driving the truck to shows and around in the summer—even the grocery store—and Dad takes it to even more shows when I have to work. My brother, Tyler, has an ’84 Squarebody, so we go to a lot of truck shows together.”
turquoise ’68 C10
Those collective decisions resulted in Gert’s sweet ol’ C10 getting properly placed upon a Roadster Shop Revo chassis (complete with Baer brakes on Wilwood spindles/Strange 9-inch and Ridetech shocks/airbags) that’s powered by a 6.2L Chevrolet Performance LT4 and a Bowler 4L80E rolling on 20-inch Billet Specialties Bonneville Gs with 35-series Pirelli radials. Goolsby used an American Autowire Highway 22 harness in conjunction with the GM engine/trans controller to power up her Stepside, including the custom, personalized gauges from Classic Instruments. To complement the semi-natural patina (Goolsby did a little here and there …), Phil Cato/Cato’s Custom Upholstery did his thing with “funky pillow inserts” and gray leather to give Gert that truly unique touch!
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