Okay, stop rubbing your eyes because you really are seeing this. I love a good custom car, and this is something a bit different. It’s not clear when this Silverado was given the custom treatment, but the current owner has decided to sell the vehicle to someone who is willing to finish it off. You will find the Silverado listed for sale here on eBay. It is located in Latta, South Carolina, and has been listed with a clear title. The owner has set an opening bid of $2,000 on this pickup, but at the time of writing there had been no bids.
Customizing a vehicle requires a vision and an imagination. I’m pretty sure that the person who customized this vehicle had an imagination, and what they have created is a vehicle that definitely stands out. The seller doesn’t seem to be sure when the custom work was performed, but if the stripes and the wheels are any indication, I would be guessing that it was some time in the 1980s. The truck has been chopped by 6 inches, and it has also been lowered by 5 inches. It has a custom deck and spoiler, and I just love those suicide doors. The truck looks to be quite solid, and the workmanship doesn’t look to be that bad. There are a few detail items that will need to be completed. The vehicle doesn’t appear to have any tail-lights or rear turning signals, but it is possible that they are actually in the recess below where the tailgate used to be.
Compared to the exterior of this pickup, the interior is downright conservative. While the dash and seat look to be pretty reasonable, there is some finishing work required to the headliner and doors, as well as the door trims. It is a bit hard to tell from the photos, but it looks like some of the welds on the upper section of the doors may need some work on the inside. I guess the other alternative would be to strip out the carpet, seats, and headliner, and have a full custom interior made that carries the outside color scheme into the pickup.
Under the hood is a small block V8 which is hooked to an automatic transmission. The owner says that the truck runs, but we get little information beyond that. I’m also intrigued by some of the work under the hood. It looks like someone has gone berserk under there with the cooking foil. That is something that I would definitely want to rectify, as it looks completely out of place. If the customizing work was undertaken in the 1980s, then a heap of braided line would look right at home under there, and that’s the path that I would probably take.
There are people out there who are going to look at this Silverado and be absolutely horrified that someone has done this to a perfectly good pickup. Equally, there are going to be people who look at it and think that it is awesome. I’m going to sit on the fence on this one. The vehicle is not my cup of tea, but I admire the imagination of the person who looked at this Silverado and didn’t just see the possibilities but had the motivation to act on their ideas.
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