1968 Chevrolet C10 Custom Pickup Test Drive

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“The Chevrolet Design Award at SEMA and other prestigious awards say it all. This pickup is clearly one of the best vehicles we’ve ever offered from the MS CLASSIC CARS Collection." – Marc Schiliro

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This out of this world 1968 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Custom is true craftsmanship at the highest level and a one-of-a-kind G-machine. It’s equipped with a Magnuson Supercharged Chevrolet Performance LS3 625HP V8 with Chevrolet Performance 4L60E transmission and rolls on a Roadster Shop Slammed Spec Series chassis. As the VIN number indicates this truck was built in Tarrytown, NJ was a 1968 Chevrolet C10 ½ Ton V8 4x2 Pickup. It was rendered by well-known artist Eric Brockmeyer. The vision was brought to life by Mark Giambalvo and his team at Creative Rod and Kustom located in Womelsdorf, PA. Mark’s shop has magnitude of significant awards over his 20 years in business. This C10 was found by one of Mark’s employees in town locally and was the perfect candidate for the ultimate C10 build. The restoration started in 2017 and was completed in 2018 for the SEMA where it won the Chevrolet Design Award. Some of the other prestigious awards it’s achieved include Goodguys “Gold Award”- 2018, Goodguys “Truck of the Year Top 5 Finalist”- 2018, Goodguys “Detroit Speed Pros Pick”-2019, Goodguys “Best Ride on Roadster Shop Chassis”-2019, Detroit Autorama “Outstanding Truck”-2019 and World of Wheels “Steel City Top 5”-2019.


The exterior of this C10 is simply breathtaking with its custom design and innovation. It truly looks like it was built at the General Motors factory in 2023. The truck sits on custom Billet Specialties “Hydro” wheels with a natural center and polished lip. The wheels are 19x9 with Pirelli P Zero 265-35-19 tires on the front and 20x12 with Pirelli P Zero 345-30-20 tires on the rear. (Read more on our website)

The interior of this C10 is state-of-art with its simple and clean design. It looks like it was built at the General Motors factory in 2023. Like the exterior, the interior blends traditional and modern design cues. Eric Brockmeyer also designed the interior which was brought to life by well-known Bux Customs located in Pottstown, PA. The entire interior was custom made including the one-piece headliner and hand built metal dash that was molded after a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. The metal interior panels and bucket seats were also hand built. Once everything was completed the interior was insulated with Boom Mat and upholstered in Medium Gray Hydes leather with white stitching. The high quality leather is soft to the touch. The entire floor was treated to premium black carpeting. It’s equipped with a keyless system and powered by a remote key fob.

The engine compartment is highly detailed throughout with many custom parts. The backside of the hood was fabricated including the insulation pad. The hood pivots on Ringbrothers black anodized hood hinges. The truck is powered by a new Magnuson Supercharged GM Performance LS3 V8 that is rated with 625HP. The engine was dyno tested and runs excellent. It was dyno tested with 548HP at the rear tires! The engine breathes through Ultimate Headers and a Flowmaster exhaust system that exits the rear bumper section. The engine is coupled to a new 4L60E automatic transmission sourced from Performance Automatic. The transmission is equipped with a transmission cooler. The power is transferred through the HD custom driveshaft to the new Strange Engineering 9” Tru-Trac rear end with 3.73 gears.

The undercarriage is also highly detailed throughout with many custom parts. This undercarriage should be displayed with lights and mirrors at car shows with the excellent attention to detail. The underside was painted with a matte Cavalry Blue textured paint for durability. The body was placed on a new Roadster Shop Slammed Chassis that was painted black. It’s equipped with power rack and pinion steering. The suspension system consists of front tubular upper and lower control arms, heavy duty sway bars, Strange coilovers with Hyperco springs and four-link rear setup. The braking system consists of a Wilwood master cylinder and Wilwood four wheel disc brakes with 6-piston orange calipers on the front, 4-psiton orange calipers on the rear, drilled and slotted rotors. It’s equipped with an E-Stopp electric emergency brake. A custom fuel tank was relocated to the rear with custom filler. A power cut off knob was installed on the passenger side.


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