Junkyard Life staffer Keith Lively is that nice guy you lot know who makes friends amongst ease. Keith has had dibs on this one-owner Stepside since he spotted it parked inwards a yard several years ago. Things seem to operate out for Keith because he treats people respectfully in addition to ofttimes goes out of his agency to exercise things for people inwards need. Dibs ofttimes come upward through for people similar Keith. He live on got the telephone telephone to come upward brand an offering on the truck. It had been sitting for several years. Despite the Stepside Chevy’s inoperable nation of being, the owners all the same renewed the tag in addition to carried insurance on it. One twenty-four hours the married adult woman wanted it gone.
Is in that location a storey here? Oh, yes. Yes, in that location is.
“Call Keith Lively!” she said.
The owners tried to give Keith the truck in addition to he tried to pay them. Neither budged in addition to eventually the master copy possessor reluctantly took a niggling coin for it.
This must live how they negotiate inwards the Bizzaro World. The bargain included 1 stipulation — the possessor (husband) wanted to run across it run again. The married adult woman wanted it gone. Wait for the Fun facts!  |
| 1976 Chevy Sport stepside has rust inwards common places but is enterprise overall. This is how it looked inwards master copy owner's driveway. |
Through With the Two Step So, what did Keith pick out home? More than he thought. This is past times Definition a 1976 Chevrolet Scottsdale, brusque bike base, stepside dressed inwards Tangier Orange in addition to accented amongst a sporty white stripe package. Oddly it is optioned amongst a Quadra-jet topped 350, a manual three-speed transmission, manual brakes, no air-conditioning in addition to a 3.42 gear inwards the unmarried traction bring upward end. That doesn’t audio odd therefore far, does it? Now element inwards the laid of Rally wheels, ability steering in addition to analog gauges to become amongst that oculus popping exterior.
The Scottsdale interior is a perfect Saddle tone. Very appropriately named in addition to absolutely perfect for a truck called Scottsdale. It has an equestrian subject hidden correct in that location nether in addition to all some you!
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| 350-V8 topped amongst an Quadra-jet carb exactly every bit it appeared from the factory. Heat only, no air, manual brakes. Bare bones but sporty. |
The Step Pre-Lively
The truck was non special ordered* every bit far every bit nosotros tin flame tell. But nosotros would lead keep idea it was considering the odd combination of options. The master copy possessor reported that the truck sat on the lot of Sutherlin Chevrolet inwards Pell City, Alabama for vi months. Somehow it missed finding a novel home. If that is true, Junkyard Life surmises that they must lead keep had a terrible sales squad inwards the truck department. We couldn’t sell H2O to a fish, yet I am confident nosotros could lead keep sold this sporty truck. It fit into the necktie dye globe of bold colors in addition to trends of 1976.
After vi months inwards dealership purgatory, the new, orangish truck began a colorful life amongst owners who would concord onto it for 43 years. Boy, was it colorful! Trust us, read the Fun Facts. These may live the funnest of all the fun facting nosotros lead keep e'er done!
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| Perfect landing spot for the rescued C10. Let's larn to work! |
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Junkyard Life staffer Keith Lively hauled the treasure truck home. Remember the inoperable status in addition to how the master copy possessor exactly wanted to run across it run again? Well, 15 minutes later on beingness unloaded, it was running again. Keith establish a fuel delivery number in addition to to exam his theory, he gave it a Junkyard Life solution. He strapped a modest fuel jug to the grill, routed the fuel catch lines, checked fluids (looked great), added a hot battery in addition to cranked that babe correct up!
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| Junkyard engineering. The old external fuel tank describe a fast 1 on used to bypass clogged fuel lines in addition to trash that may live inwards gas tank that has been sitting for decades. |
Say what?
Sometimes things exactly operate right. This 350-V8 starts easily, doesn’t smoke or leak oil. It doesn’t fifty-fifty lead keep an exhaust leak. It runs serenity in addition to appears every bit balanced today every bit it did inwards 1976. For a vehicle that has battled nature, where sitting dormant entirely exacerbates every issue, this 1 seems to lead keep beaten the laws of physics. It does lead keep the expected rust issues, but mechanically is rather sound.
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| The stepside is getting a fresh coat of pigment on the wheels in addition to some novel tires. |
Next step?
This C-10 projection tin flame accept many directions — 70’s street machine, pro touring, “as is” fun truck, stone stock or modify? What is a Keith Lively to do? While nosotros lodge parts in addition to rack our brains, read the fun facts of this truck in addition to the stone in addition to curl decadent life it led prior to beingness parked. Oh, the facts are fun.
Ron Kidd
— Junkyard Life
*The truck potentially could lead keep been particular ordered in addition to therefore exactly non picked up. Deals autumn through. It happens. Maybe the “three-on-the-tree” scared away prospective buyers?
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| Before the cleanup began this was a downward in addition to muddied truck. But wait, what did nosotros uncovering inwards the glovebox?... |
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| Red panties, Mardi Gras beads in addition to a hotel matchbook. More than plenty prove to convict this every bit the political party truck. Oh, in addition to don't forget the bullet hole inwards the hood. Maybe, that's why the married adult woman wanted to larn rid of the old truck? |
Scottsdale Party Wagon PG-13 Fun Facts
- The dealer was desperate to motion this truck off the lot. According to the master copy owner, he traded a 1968 Chevelle for it in addition to non a lot (if any) money. That must lead keep been 1 overnice Chevelle!
- The master copy possessor claims the gun rack was already inwards the truck when he bought it new.
- The truck was non equipped amongst air conditioning. An aftermarket nether dash unit of measurement from Sears was installed during the truck’s political party years.
- There is a bullet hole inwards the hood amongst a foreign entry point. It appears it was shot from a higher point. It happened at a bar is all nosotros were told. See Fun Fact #5
- The master copy possessor was a political party guy. See Fun Fact # 7
- The RPO codes on a Chevrolet truck were inwards the glove compartment.
- While looking for the RPO codes, nosotros establish (really, nosotros did) proof positive of the sultry black life this truck led — Mardi Gras beads, a hotel matchbook in addition to a duo of cherry panties.
- Why the hubby was to a greater extent than attached to it than the married adult woman all made feel to us later on Fun Fact #4, #5 in addition to #7 brought it all together for us.
- We previously associated Porsches, Corvettes in addition to Trans Ams amongst this salacious lifestyle, but nosotros were wrong. All you lot require is a actually cool truck in addition to perhaps the correct cologne.
- Jody, Keith in addition to Ron wondered if this guy was a one-time fellow member of Van Halen or Motley Crue?
Editor’s Note: Ron’s contestation “All you lot actually require is a cool truck in addition to perhaps the correct cologne” should non live used every bit a mantra or whatever form of words to alive by.
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| Goodies establish inwards glovebox include cherry panties, mardi gras beads in addition to a motel matchbook. |
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| Three-on-the-tree 1976 C10. |
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| 350 emblem inwards the grill of the 1976 Chevy Scottsdale Sport stepside. |
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| Wood all the same belongings upward strong inwards the bed of the stepside. Most of these beds rot out when left outside. |
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| Keith Lively attacked the side of the orangish truck amongst everything inwards his toolbox to larn the orangish pigment to shine again. |
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| Before shot of dull, muddied pigment on the ’76 C10 Sport. |
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| Amazing what some soap, travail in addition to conclusion tin flame exercise to a junky ride. The orangish bed shines later on layers of surface rust in addition to grime are removed. |
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| Wheels are getting a makeover. New pigment in addition to some cut back rings are on the parts list. |
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| A bullet hole inwards the hood of the ’76 Chevy stepside. Could it live related to the long term parking in addition to the cherry panties? We tin flame entirely icon it's a nifty story. |
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| Square torso trucks lead keep been a hot item of late. |
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| Gun rack was installed inwards the truck since novel inwards 1976. |
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| Nothing to brag almost here. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 heater in addition to a fan. |
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| Chevy orangish valve covers expression cherry adjacent to the truck's orangish paint. |
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| Keith Lively develop to install a novel tank inwards the Chevy Scottsdale. |
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| 1976 was start twelvemonth for Chevy Sport. |
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| Scottsdale was a cut back grade higher upward the base of operations model Chevy trucks. |
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| Getting some respectable condom nether those fatty bring upward fenders is a top priority. |
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| Stripes all some fifty-fifty on the tailgate of the 1976 Chevy Sport truck. |
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| Stripes that in 1 lawsuit appeared over the tops of the front end in addition to bring upward fenders lead keep disappeared. |
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| Stay tuned every bit nosotros brand progress on the novel Junkyard Life parts hauler. |
