1967 Chevy C10 - The Show

Inside the extended doors, Aaron delivered the Chevy to Rogelio's Auto Upholstery, in Baldwin Park, California, where the all-steel, custom-made, power bench seat received foam and light grey leather interior, with a subtle white suede insert and was then finished off with blue French stitching. Each door panel was also painted and then covered with matching leather. The small billet door handles actuate the door poppers, which in turn release the C10 door latches. Last described as looking like a traditional C10 and a BMW had offspring, the sheetmetal dash was coated in the stunning blue pigment, the Autometer gauges were wired up, and the Pioneer head unit was plugged in and ready to send signals to the full complement of Memphis Audio equipment. Two Memphis 10-inch subs are behind the seat and flank a huge Memphis Audio amp. Tilting the power bench seat forward reveals a nice contrast to the light leather bench seat with a black-leather-wrapped sheetmetal sub enclosure. Black carpet and a matching black-leather-wrapped Bonspeed billet steering wheel round out the super-clean interior.

Howard has a certain affinity for speed and when creating his version of the ultimate classic Chevy, he wanted serious horsepower. That power comes courtesy of a 6.0L equipped with a polished MagnaCharger supercharger. Ensuring the LS V-8 runs as good as it looks, Steve DeNunzio stuffed the block with JE pistons and rods, added a Comp cam, bolted on a set of Z06 heads along with Edelbrock headers for a combination that sends The Show into warp speed with a touch of the drive-by-wire throttle. MSD Ignition coils and wires, along with a Painless LS wiring harness controls the mayhem. Creating spinning art, Turnkey Engine Supply, in Oceanside, California, fabbed up a set of billet pulleys for the small-block. Aaron fabbed the polished intake tube and capped it off with a Spectre high-flow filter. Aaron then TIG-welded a 3-inch exhaust system with Magnaflow mufflers for a rumble that more closely resembles a dragster than a hot-rod truck. Under the hood, anything that could be polished or chromed, was. The long list of custom under-the-hood-parts includes: '99-era hood latch, sheetmetal hood hinges that perfectly match the pyramid-style front and rear control arms, and polished coil brackets for a super-wide engine appearance. Underneath the sheetmetal bed, Aaron TIG-welded a stainless steel fuel cell to house the high-octane fuel needed to roast the Nitto tires. After a ride in this beast, I can attest, it's quick enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and applaud.

With so much attention to detail paid to each and every square-inch of the truck, it was a huge accomplishment to take The Show out for its maiden voyage. During our final photo shoot, the good Lord blessed us with an amazing sunset fitting for such a phenomenal truck. Looking better in person than it ever could in pictures, the truck always brings a smile to Howard's face, especially when he drives to the ballpark. It's a sight for sore eyes in the player's parking lot-murdered-out Mercedes, drop-top Ferrari, Lambo with big wheels, and then a laid out, handbuilt C10 that makes every player on the team do a double take. That, my friends, is priceless.