Group 5 Racing-Inspired 1972 Chevy C10 Is a Truly Next-Level Build
This 1972 Chevy C10 is perhaps the most unique one out there, inspired by the Porsche 917 and built to actually go racing.
The Chevy C10 pickup has always been a highly sought-after and just generally popular entity, with most preferring to restomod the handsome model these days. As such, we’ve seen just about every kind of C10 build one can think of, from lowered, big-motored pro streeters to lifted, off-road-focused creations. However, this 1972 Chevy C10 owned by Cameron Bishop is unlike anything we’ve ever seen – a Group 5 racing inspired build that takes many cues from the vintage Porsche 917 racer. Recently, YouTuber Nicole Johnson was able to travel out to Phoenix, Arizona and give us a closer look at this incredible creation.
It took a full year and a half for Bishop to build this dream 1972 Chevy C10, which retains its stock cab but little else. Rather, to make this old pickup capable of carving up the track like the legendary Le Mans-winning machine that inspired it, he gave it a full-blown C6 Corvette Z06 driveline swap. The suspension is a mixture of parts from the same car and some custom bits, making it seriously. capable on any type of surface.
As far as looks go, the old C10 is a standout in that department as well, with its most obvious feature being the cutouts in the bed, which were – again – inspired by the 917’s rear section. The body modifications here are nothing short of brilliant, as Bishop worked hard to maintain the truck’s factory lines, yet also modify them the way that an actual automotive engineer might have if they were making a racing version of the C10 during the ’70s. That means things like the wide body fenders are functional, feeding air to the brakes to cool them off.
All of that is complemented by a massive chassis-mounted wing, which is quite functional as one would have guessed by now, and some cool little touches like real Porsche 917 taillights. That ingenuity carries on under the hood, where the truck’s LS3 sits way back in the frame to help weight distribution. Though Bishop admits he set out to build a racing-inspired racer with this project, it turned out far nicer – not to mention more unique – than anyone could have expected, making it a real stand-out in a world full of copycat builds.
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