1964 Chevrolet C/K Truck

1964 Chevrolet C10 Custom Build 454 Big Block, Triple Carb, Air Ride, Four-Link Rear Why This Car Is Special The 1960 to 1966 Chevrolet C10 is widely regarded as the most desirable generation of the C/K pickup line. Collectors and custom truck builders call this body style the Action Line generation, and for good reason the cab-forward design, wraparound windshield, and deeply sculpted sheetmetal gave Chevrolets half-ton pickup a look that felt more car than truck. The 1964 model year specifically sits in a sweet spot within this generation. It was the second year of the redesigned C/K platform, which had debuted in 1960, and by 1964 Chevrolet had refined the body and trim details into one of the most proportionally balanced truck designs of the era. Fleetside models like this one carried a smooth, flush bed that replaced the old stepside look and gave the truck a longer, lower stance. This particular 1964 Chevrolet C10 has been built as a full custom not a trailer queen, not a light refresh. Someone spent serious money engineering this truck from the ground up with a focus on real-world performance: a 454 cubic inch big block under a triple-carburetor induction setup, air ride suspension with a four-link rear, four-wheel Wilwood disc brakes, and a chassis that can actually use the power being made. The VIN decodes this truck as a 1964 model year, C-series (conventional two-wheel drive), half-ton (10) capacity, built at the Flint, Michigan assembly plant a factory that produced the majority of Chevrolet truck output during this period. The result is a truck that carries the proportions and character of the original 1964 Chevrolet C10 while being built with the mechanical hardware of a purpose-driven custom. Features List - 454ci Big Block V8 - Triple Carburetor Induction with Detroit Speed Shop Intake - Chevrolet Script Valve Covers - Electric Cooling Fan - Aluminum Radiator - 3-Speed Automatic Transmission - Floor Shifter - Dual Exhaust with Square Exhaust Tips - 4-Wheel Disc Brakes - Wilwood Brake Master Cylinder - Wilwood Red Calipers (front and rear) - Air Ride Suspension - Four-Link Rear Suspension - Tubular Control Arms - Two-Tone Silver and Black Paint - Custom Black Roof - Chrome Side Body Trim - Blue Pinstripe Graphics - Custom Pinstripe Hood - LED Headlights - Chrome Bumpers (front and rear) - Black Steel Wheels with Chrome Dog Dish Hubcaps - Performance Tires - Auto Meter Gauge Cluster - Tachometer, Speedometer, Oil Pressure, Water Temp, Fuel Level, and Volt Gauges - Custom Chrome 3-Spoke Steering Wheel - Black Vinyl Bench Seat - Custom Black Door Panels - Custom Black Carpet - C10 Embroidered Floor Mat - Seat Belts Mechanical The engine in this 1964 Chevrolet C10 is a 454 cubic inch big block V8, which is the largest displacement engine in the traditional Chevrolet Mark IV big block family. The 454 was introduced by Chevrolet in 1970 and became one of the most recognizable American V8s ever produced, appearing in everything from Corvettes to heavy-duty trucks. Dropping a 454 into a 1964 C10 chassis is a well-established and respected approach in the custom truck world the big block fits the engine bay without excessive modification, and the torque output of the 454 suits the cab-forward proportions of the truck in a way that smaller displacement engines simply do not. What makes this particular installation notable is the induction system. A Detroit Speed Shop intake manifold supports a triple-carburetor setup three two-barrel carburetors arranged in a progressive or simultaneous configuration across the intake. This type of induction has deep roots in American performance history, used famously on the Chevrolet Corvettes fuel-injected competitors in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and later embraced by the custom truck community for both its visual impact and its ability to feed a large displacement engine across a broad RPM range. The Chevrolet script valve covers are a peri
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