66 Truck (photo: April 2005)

Photos:

Restoration Phase 1 ...

Restoration Phase 2 ...

Specifications:

Body Style Fleetside shortbed (C10 1/2 ton)
Assembly Plant Saint Louis, Missouri
Paint Original two-tone color #537 (#507 Light Blue & #526 Off-White)
Re-painted with DuPont Centari acrylic enamel in 1998
Interior Fawn (re-painted in similar, but not exact color)
Engine 327 cubic inch small block Chevy V8
Carburetor 4bbl (Rochester 4G)
Ignition Points
Exhaust Dual 2¼" with Walker stock type mufflers
Transmission SM-326 3-speed manual with Borg Warner R10Q-1 overdrive
Rear Axle 8.875" 12-bolt with 3.73:1 gears
Brakes Power front/rear drums
Steering Power (conversion using later model GM steering box)
See my Power Steering Conversion page for details
Wheels 15" x 6" steel with original hub caps
Tires 225/75R15 white wall
Instruments Factory gauge cluster (oil, gas, amp, temp, vacuum, and tachometer)
(swapped in from a parts truck) See my Gauge Conversion page for details
Radio Original Delco AM model 986771 with aftermarket AM/FM converter
Speaker One 6"x9" rectangular (in dash)