1969 Chevy C10 – Seth R.

My father and I found the ad for this truck in the local trade paper it read “1969 Chevrolet Stepside $800 Dawson, West Virginia. (304)XXX-XXXX)” We decided to give the number a call and check it out since dad had a soft spot for these old Chevy’s having been passed down a ‘69 step-side by his father. We made the hour drive up the interstate and back into the woods to see this truck. On first sight, it wasn’t much to look at as the attached pictures show, but it was definitely a ‘69 Chevy and that’s what counted. The seller came down to $500 and we left a $50 deposit to come home and gather up the rest. We rolled change and cashed bonds to get the funds and a week later it sat in the backyard. Being a 13-year-old kid with their first truck naturally, I was ecstatic and couldn’t stay out of it. I spent countless hours and every dime earned from odd jobs and eventually my first real job fixing it up. In the meantime at 16 I got a 1972 Cheyenne to drive but this ‘69 was always the project. It took eight years and a few long nights but it’s on the road now. As I start up my electrical company I hope to get it back to its original medium green color with my logo on the doors as a mobile billboard for car shows.