Chevillac? Custom 1975 Chevrolet C10
We’ve featured quite a few customs here on Barn Finds, where somebody with a vision takes two cars and makes them into one, and arguably some turn out better than others. At times, a whole different body is put onto an existing chassis, such as this Eldorado on top of a 4X4 Blazer from back in February. We also ran across this El Camino in early 2022 that had Bel Air body parts grafted onto it, which wasn’t exactly a favorite among our readers. But today’s offering seems quite a bit closer than the Bel Camino for the builder hitting their mark, so if you’ve ever wondered what a 70s Chevy Pickup with 50s Cadillac pieces and Ford headlights would look like blended, your curiosity can be satisfied right now, as this Chevillac named “Franky” as the seller calls it can be seen here on Facebook Marketplace. This creation is for sale in New Windsor, New York, and comes with a price tag of $28,000.
We’d like to thank reader Angel Alejandro for the tip! So what we’re seeing here apparently started out in its base form as a 1975 Chevrolet C10 truck, and ended up with a considerable amount of the cab’s top shaved off, which I guess is pretty high on the cool scale but it makes my 6 foot something stature feel claustrophobic just thinking about the headroom that was lost. But I’m too old to be a hipster anyway and realize many folks will feel quite differently. Behind the doors, parts from a 1959 Cadillac adorn the rear, with effective use of the fins plus I’m really keen on the exhaust tips placement coming out under the brake lights. But if there’s a bed, I’m not spotting it, or maybe it lifts up, although nobody’s probably going to be using this for hauling anyway. Up front, things are a bit complicated, as the grille is custom, but that bumper is from the Caddy, and those headlights are listed as being from a 20011 Ford, but as that’s nearly 18k years into the future I believe the seller meant 2011.
This one’s not all just looks either, as under the hood is a fresh GM 604 crate engine, which I believe is referring to the CT400 offering, a race-inspired motor producing 400+ horsepower in stock form. Everything else regarding the drivetrain is said to be all-new GM components as well, including the transmission, rear end, driveshaft, control arms, and more, with a total of 5,400 miles accumulated since the build was completed. The seller claims it runs flawlessly.
I was expecting things inside to be a bit more radical, but the interior appears to be in very nice shape and you do at least get a custom steering wheel. The metal parts inside match the exterior color, which seems to have a high-quality finish all the way around. Realizing this ride isn’t for everybody, it does have a certain appeal that I’m guessing will attract a buyer fairly quickly, and if you’re finding the asking price a little high the listing mentions the best offer or possible trades will be considered, so maybe there’s some negotiating room or perhaps you all can work out a swap. What are your thoughts on this unusual custom? Did the marksman hit their target here?
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Comments
At least it looks like you could throw away the bed and bumper and start over. It’s a big NO from me.
It went from a pickup to a throwup.
Eww…!
Definitely an acquired taste, though I doubt many will acquire it. I wonder if Johnny Cash had anything to do with this one……….
Makes me think of the round peg in a square hole.
Regardless, there does appear to be some good workmanship here.
How did they ever get that front bumper to fit like that?
Hey, at least it’s painted a tasteful color…
Like others have said, some quality work here.
Perfect for someone who absolutely has to have something different, really, really different.
Here’s your ride.
Freaky, I mean Frankie, Frankie Stein…
I believe he goes by Frank N. Stein now.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many bad decisions thrown onto a single vehicle. It’s as if the builder’s goal was to make it as ugly and unusable as possible. I guess he figured it needed an extra push in that direction, so he painted it the ugliest color he could find. It honestly looks like one of those puzzles where you try to identify the source of all the parts.
We’ll call this one ‘TAZERFAAAACE’, cuz it strikes fear in the hearts of all that sees it.
It’s a movie reference…
Trade possible, sounds like they want anything but this.
Some people have too much time, and too much money. This is pretty much a waste of both.
I’ll comment as soon as I stop laughing.
I saw the initial shot and thought the be-finned back end was quite interesting.
The front’s mingin’. Big flat lego block of a thing; the roof chop and the low-hanging Dagmars don’t help it. They’re a few years older than the fins, aren’t they?
Yeah, 55 or 56 maybe
They’re from a 56 Caddy
Batman’s version of the Chevy truck with the utility bed featured earlier.
This may be in line with “The Riddler”! A not so sublime green paint and scores of riddles regarding the ideology of the building process. No one can look away!
Sorry ….don’t get it
I love it , look how many people it has already got upset.
Your reasoning for liking something is because it makes people upset?
Yes and 15 thumb ups I’m not the only one.
I’ve made better creations after a late drive through at Taco Bell.
Upset? No. Amused and baffled, and certainly repelled, but not upset.
so many negative comments. whoever built it put a lot of work into the design & build. And did a good job mating all of the parts together. I can appreciate the work involved even if it’s not my cup of tea. Good luck with the sale.
And it has lots of cubic inches.
You write with wisdom and compassion , Don . Good onya , as like-minded locals would say , and I am also in full agreement with your sentiments .
Great minds think alike / / / Fools seldom differ !
I’m building a custom right now. I sure wish my friends would tell me my project looks ridiculous now rather than the gang here later.
I don’t buy into the “if you like it, that’s all that matters.
If Clark Griswold bought a pickup truck
Im with Don here!
Most of you must be young Bucks. In the 1960’s and throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s this was a common practice. This was part of the Van Craze Era. Imagination to create such vehicles had merit. It refreshing to see this truck and in person you would spend some time tiring to understand all of the different vehicles that contributed to this build.
Im a OEM type of guy, I enjoy minor day two modifications but I can sit back and enjoy this guys talents.
Keep on Truckin’
a lot of things done in the 60s and 70s were bad ideas. lets not repeat the past
all that hard work to make something that butt ugly
Ok this is very different… I like the back but the front looks like it kiss a brick wall!! I see why it needed a big block. With that front end it pushing the air instead of cutting though it! This truck is not to far from me. I am surprised it was not at Bear Mountain car show we have every Wednesday night last year. Good luck to the seller.. 🐻🇺🇸
I am never astounded by folks who put tons of money and time into making a ‘dream’ car and then only keep it a short while before they try to unload it.
Many creators I’ve known over the years are more interested in starting another project once the latest vehicle is done, rather than take the completed car to shows. They seem to get their satisfaction from performing the work, not showing off what they’ve accomplished. Some creators need to sell the completed project to get seed money to start a new project. Some have spouses who insist the finished car be sold before buying another project.
I’ve actually sold a few cars before they were completed, because the buyer didn’t want to risk waiting. I owned a 1959 Eldorado Biarritz convertible that I sold before completion, It needed $10k in Chrome plating, and I sold it for more than I could have after completion. The buyer really, REALLY wanted that big red Eldo, and offered me more money than it was worth.
They get done and realize just how ugly it is and can’t wait to get rid of it because it reminds them of all that wasted time and money.
For Pete’s sake, put it *back* in the barn!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I’m impressed with the observed quality of the build. And if it presents as well in person? This would be one wild ride. You’d just have to make sure you liked talking to folks at the cruise in. Questions would abound!
You lost me at the Ford headlights.
The more you look at the creation, it kind of grows on you. The workmanship is incredible. I realized how much work went into making the Cadillac rear end fit as a truck bed. Nice. Not my favorite colour
Get rid of the ugly non functional hood scoop and make the bed usable. It would be the the most talked about PU at the local lumber yard. The fact that this monstrosity won trophies in Orange Co NY shows that region should be avoided at all cost
We are now living in a participation trophy society so I wouldn’t hold trophies in high regard.
Im not gonna lie scrolled thru cuz I knew comments would be epic! Not disappointed.
What in the tar nation did Jethro build now!
UUUUUGGGGGGLLLLLLYYYYY Must have come up with this idea after eating something bad about 1 am…. I always have hated those particular Caddy fins anyway….
Well, some people like it, and some don’t…. I’m one of the “don’ts”
Just from the pictures it looks like some really good metal Fab and fiberglass work but its just not my taste it reminds me of the song one piece at a time then they got drunk and put it together
If the seller would apply a deep dark tint on all windows I would start to consider it,
I just caught the hood ornament on the side behind the door. 50s Chevrolet?
Angel Cadillac Diva, follow this link, I believe the ornament is a custom accessory. https://bobdrake.com/products/1956-car-hood-ornament
I like it! Dagmars on a truck, can’t beat that. It’s weird, and I’m weird so we go together. Love the front bumper from a ’56 Cadillac. Not a fan of the blower and chop top but everything else is right up my alley of being different. The color matches the weirdness.
They could have done better with the headlights, maybe ’55 Buick, no, that’s overused, maybe ’66 or ’76 Cadillac. A 1958 Packardbaker, maybe?
I meant 1953 Buick. Sorry
I think It’s Cheech and Chongs new ride. ;)
I admire guys that have the imagination, knowledge and know-how to customize vehicles like this. Nice job!
General Motors
The color is a good fit for the style. I’ve also found that when driving, it’s important to be able to see out the windshield. As others have stated though, it appears that the builder was very skilled.
This truck is awesome! I would daily it just for the reactions ,
I just wish he had put all that work on the back of El Camino. With all the negative comments just remember it only takes one buyer to take it home and believe me he/she will be the hit of their neighborhood.
Good luck to the seller.
Bill
Only thing I like is the tail fins the rest yuk
Even is this guy gets his asking price, he’s selling at an enormous loss. That’s some big-bucks custom work. Maybe he decided he’d indeed created a monster, and I’d agree with him on that.
Beyond horrible.
I like, “put it back in the barn.”
Then, set the barn on fire.
How much for just the bed? I’d like to graft it onto my Tesla, and add maybe a pair of Cessna 172 wings on top with a pair of snowmobile skis where the front wheels are.
I prefer a Cadrolet…
“Hey Steve, go get more beer, it still looks like %#%&”.
I think Johnny Cash wrote a song about this creation. “I got it one piece at a time”.
It went from a pickup to a puckup.
Call me crazy and color blind, but I like this creation! I’ve had a life-long love of unusual and rare automobilia, and this fits that bill. Haters be damned… this is Austin Powers Mojo in my book.
A 75 chevrolet pickup wasn’t much when it was new, I just hope they didn’t cut a perfectly good 59 Cadillac in half, hopefully the front half was already totaled. I wouldn’t even care about that, except I had a 59 in high-school, I’m kinda partial to those monstrosities. Just kinda
I’d drive this truck anywhere every day..but I’d wear a Groucho Marx mask while was was in it.
Absolutely beautiful work, whether it suits or scrapes your sense of style.
I swear I have seen this rig before: a C10 with ’59 Caddy quarters on it. Even in this color – but definitely not those headlights.
I love all the comments!
why?!?
Now, this here is one divisive truck(?).
Really good at stoking folks primal love for all American things:
50’s Caddy add the American workhorse (C50) throw a 400HP crate engine in for good measure, then paint it Joker Green?
Art? Or a big middle finger…
Or am I reading too much into this?
No matter! The comments are epic!
Looks like the Batmobile rear ended a really ugly pickup
But it does look like some good work