1966 Chevy C10

My dad has this old 66 chevy pickup sitting out at our farm...and its not doing a whole lot besides sitting there...it hasnt run in a couple years...and my old man has mentioned fixing it up etc...anyone have any idea how much of a major undertaking its going to be? maybe a good source for parts?

i realize that its not a whole lot of info on the condition of the truck...but where it sits its almost impossible to get underneath it...

it looks rough...but its been sitting under a pecan tree for the past 4 years maybe...but it still has the majority of the original wood bed in it

i'd imagine that its pretty much past the restoration point...but i think itd be fun to do if its not...

also...if anyone knows what kind of specs this truck once had...thatd be great...im pretty sure it has the V8...but im not totally 100% on that...

maybe an idea on what kind of axles are underneath it?

the pic was taken in 2004 and it HAS run since then...but not in the past 2 years that im aware of

 

i think i'll have more fun with it than he will...he's never been much of a car guy...but he hates to watch it wither away as much as i do

 

i suppose for fun i'll post the story about the truck

my granddad bought it back in the late 70s or early 80s for like $500 bucks from a guy he knew...the guy changed his mind...bought it back a year later for $500...sold it back to my granddad a year after that with the side body damage from a little dustup in a parking lot...for the same $500

my granddad had a stroke a few years ago and can no longer drive and my uncle got the 98 ranger after i was done driving it and my dad got the chevy...

 

what i've posted is the entirety of what i know about it...other than the fact that its a straight drive and the shifter is on the column...its a booger to learn to drive (btw this is what I learned to drive in...this and an old blue ford tractor)

id love to know more about what it came with from the factory back in the day etc...

 

this is essentially what the interior would look like if it was clean/fixed


of course ours has a third pedal and no diamond plate and the seat is a lot more ratty and theres no aftermarket radio...

i'd love to get it to this point:

 

i've got a 71 c-10 that i eventually wanna turn into a dedicated trail buggy

 

i'd love to get this one fixed up to tow my tacoma once it becomes trail only

yeah too bad i dont have the money...im hoping that dad will finance it and i can do the work...thatd be SWEET...especially if i get it in the deal

 

i know the first step is going to be finding a garage or shop to put it in for when i tear it down...

thats gonna be tricky

 

once we get a good stretch of really cold days im going to go out there and crawl up under it and pop the hood etc...

ive got another project for this winter tho...the old man gave me a pop up camper that im planning on trying to fix up into useable condition...gotta open that bad boy up and make sure the canvas aint rotten...

oh the fun awaits