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1971 Chevrolet C20

Owned by: Sasha Novotny @sashathekid

Growing up I have always wanted an action style chevy, and tried many times to buy our family friend’s 1970 GMC farm truck that he had since high school, but he was always reluctant to sell. Though it wasn’t the exact truck, I finally saved up enough to buy a very similar 1971 C20 farm truck with all natural patina. I’m not sure exactly how long it had been sitting in the field as there was no record of the last time it was registered, but my guess would be at least 20 years. The coolest part is the truck remained almost completely original and numbers matching. I was able to get the original motor to run, I had original th400 rebuilt, went through the engine, and replaced all the suspension , steering, brakes, and other wear parts, but kept everything as original as possible. The exterior looks about the same as the day it left the farm, but the truck runs and drives so well now.

 

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