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The 1966 Ford F-100 was the last of its kind, replaced by an all-new truck the following year, which makes it an odd starting point for a show-quality street build and also exactly why it works. Underneath is Ford’s Twin I-Beam front suspension in only its second season. Inside is a custom cabin that has nothing to do with hauling lumber. Read on to find out what makes this generation of F-100 worth the money.
This 1967 Chevrolet C/10 Fleetside sits low, looks purposeful, and represents the very first year of the generation that turned the pickup into something worth driving for its own sake. GM’s Action Line redesign gave builders a coil-sprung chassis, clean slab sides, and a roomy cab that took to lowering and power swaps like nothing before it. But the 1967 order sheet holds a surprise that trips up plenty of buyers shopping a truck like this one. Read on to find out what it is.
At Heartland Park Topeka, one driver has built a reputation for treeing the field, out-reacting seasoned competitors off the line, in a nitrous-fed K5 Blazer nicknamed Open Container. He runs the truck with hand controls, and the comment section keeps circling back to one word: respect. See the runs that have fans asking if there is anyone he cannot beat off the line.