'63 Chevy C-10 step side

[ScottE]

Recently finished this as a gift to the manager of the now-closed car museum where our local club has been meeting. We've had 2 contest/swap meets there, and they were great about moving cars out of the museum to give us room for vendors and contest tables. Unfortunately, the museum was unable to continue, but I volunteered to put this together for the manager as a thank-you. It is a replica of one of his personal vehicles.

Most of the model comes from the AMT '60 pickup. The step side, wheels, tires, hood and rear bumper are from the Revell '65 pickup kit. I designed the '63 grill and hubcaps and had them 3D printed by Charles at Texas 3D Customs. I did have to add some 1/8" strips to the top of the rear chassis rails to get the step side bed to sit right, and I also ended up cutting off the bottom of the windshield to get the interior seated properly. The hood from the '65 is a bit short, but with it opened up that's not an issue. I notched the driver's side rear fender for the spare tire and filled it in with sheet plastic, and filled in the "gills" behind the side windows with putty. The red & white paint is Tamiya lacquer, with a mix of Tamiya and Hataka lacquers for the rest.

[iamsuperdan]

That's really nice. Excellent work!

 

[stavanzer]

Very Nice build. That Red really makes it pop!

[espo]

Great looking basic work truck. Great gift to show your appreciation. That style of spare mount was common in some parts of the country depending on terrain and weather. Lot easier than rolling in the mud to get the spare out from under the bed to change a tire.  

[catpack68]

Very nice work! ?

[bill lanfear]

Nice work! Very clean build! Love the mods!

[leafsprings]

Great build and great gift!  Very accurate representation of a base model '63 stepside, grill looks perfect!

[Robberbaron]

Really nice job! The 3D printed grill looks like a kit part, and the whole build just looks "right".

[bondo bill]

sharp build

[Tim W. SoCal]

Excellent build!...

[TNT]

Nice. 63 was a good year.

[Darbo]

Really nice and clean build. Love it!

[Zippi]

That is a good looking build for the manager of the museum.  I'm sure he'll love it.  Nicely done man.  

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[XYHARRY]

Very nice step side, well done Scott. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Oldriginal86]

That is well done. Great thank you gift idea.

[thatz4u]

looks real, well done

[Chuck Most]

Fantastic little conversion!

I converted one of these to a '63 a few years ago, with the Revell hood and an old SMP annual grille. Did you switch the front suspension to coil springs or just "live with" the '60-'62 torsion bars like I did on mine?

[ScottE]

First - Thank all of you for the views and kind words!

Chuck, I did use the stock '60 front (and rear) suspension, I was working on a deadline for the presentation and skipped some details. That was one, another was the Bowtie "10" badge behind the front wheel wells. Is that available from anywhere? I came across a '63 annual on ebay when I first started this project - in bad shape and way expensive! Made do with what was affordable.

Here's two pics of the real vehicle.

 

[Chuck Most]

I don't know if the emblem is available. Since mine didn't represent a factory stock truck I just didn't bother with the emblem.

[ncbuckeye67]

That is beautiful! An excellent replica, of a rare truck.

[slusher]

Fantastic build!

[ewetwo]

A beautiful build.

[Rattlecan Dan]

The quintessential classic Chevy Pickup! Nice job.