1965 Chevrolet Fleetside 1/2 ton Long Bed restored 454 Chevy Big Block

Description for Chevrolet Other Pickups 1965

1965 Chevy FleetsideFleetside (1/2 Ton Long Bed)in beautiful Root Beer Brown Paint. 454 Chevy Big Block Engine Click on the arrow in the picture below to see video that includes more photos. Double click on the arrow below to go to full screen. The craze for collectible pickup trucks has increased in the last decade to the point where most collectors with large collections have a few collectible pickup trucks in the spectrum of their collection. Some of the most popular pickup trucks today are those that are turned into Retro Rods. Most people who have driven a vintage pickup truck know that they are typically underpowered with the original drive train nor do they cruise well at highway speeds and very often have poor handling and maneuverability. Years ago the American collectors came up the solution to have the look that they wanted of a vintage truck with the handling and highway cruising speeds needed to perform well on modern highways. Along comes American ingenuity of keeping the great looks of the vintage truck and updating the drive train and components to make it highly civilized for highway travel and handling. Here at MissChiTown we call these pickup trucks Retro Rod Trucks. The 1965 Chevy Fleetside for sale in this auction was purchased in 1994 and completed in 2012. Each and every procedure was planned and calculated to achieve a well handling and great driving vehicle with tons of get up and go while maintaining the nostalgic look. If you love the vintage pickup trucks but want to drive at highway speeds this could be just the truck you have been looking for with the work done and ready for you to drive. Below the seller provides a description of the truck in his own words. The seller shares his story of how he spent close to twenty years restoring this Fleetside to the truck of his dreams. In 1994 I was driving down Highway 11 and happened to see this interesting multi color pickup for sale so I turned around to check it out found out it was a deal I could not pass up. I had fixed up trucks previously and had a vision of how I wanted to restore this 1965 Chevy Pickup Fleetside. Getting it home was a challenge with no brakes and it only ran on 4 cylinders. I finally made it home after 2 hours. The truck sat for four years until 1998 when I started to tear it apart and stripped it down to the cab on frame. In 1999 I moved to a new location and continued to take the truck a part further. Life got busy. and the truck sat for another 10 years while I was raising kids. Once the kids were grown. in 2009 I started working on the truck. In 2011. I really focused on the project and spent the money necessary to restore it the way I wanted it. When it was time to pick out the paint color I looked at thousands of paint chips and finally Root Beer Brown caught my eye because it was a beautiful color and fit the truck perfect! MOTOR 1978 virgin block rebuilt 454 with cam. heavy-duty pushrod. roller rocker bored 30 over 650 Holley double pumper carburetor. HEI new distributor Stock manifold with two and a half inch exhaust new motor mount. New radiator 3 core aluminum Transmission Rebuilt transmission turbo 400 shift kit new flex plate with 400 torque converter. Transmission cooler new lines and new drive line. Wiring New wire harness through out. GLASS New glass throughout. All glass has new rubber. Suspension Front is 1978 half ton rebuild. Whole front end was rebuilt like new. no used or rebuilt parts used. New brakes Disk brake in front Drum brake in back New brake pads New bearings New shocks New steering gear New drag link New brake lines front and back New springs Rear end 1970 Chevy truck ½ ton rearend Posi new springs New wheel cylinders c-notch kit New stabilizer bar Rear end rebuilt interior New carpet Seats recovered New cluster gauges oil pressure. water temperature New ratchet shifter Pioneer Stereo under seat New steering wheel Tilt steering column out of 78 Chevy van New glove box New kick panel has built in speakers New heater core EXTERIOR The truck paint is Root Beer Brown paint code: yr 569 m Truck has been lowered 4 ½ inches in front and 5 inches in the rear. Euro headlights Tailgate is an after market and the handle is on the inside LED taillights 572 miles since rebuilt In 2012 after 18 years it was finally done I wanted to show off how much I have done and how beautiful it turned out. People at car shows loved it in 2014 but I have decided it is time to sell and I have plans to start on a new project. Location of the car is in Northwest USA and we would be happy to calculate distance if you provide zip code - call 847-774-4857 or send message. You could look far and wide and wait a long time before you find another truck done to this detail as a Retro Rod Truck. Check out the photos and the reserve is extremely low so everybody can bid! This is an excellent opportunity to get ready for next spring (only 120 days away) and next summer. Every part of this truck has been gone over by the owner so that you can either use this as your high speed touring vehicle or just have fun going to the car shows. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX PLEASE SEE OTHER VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE LISTED. Click on the 'See other Listings' in the upper right hand corner. Add us as a favorite seller as we will be bringing you more great vehicles in the future. 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