1966' Chevrolet C20 Stepside

It’s time to don the Daisy Dukes!
Something rather unusual from The Hero Motor Company. Having been lurking in the workshop for the last 3 years and enjoyed at the weekends, its now time for our ridiculous workshop toy to find a new home. Believe it or not, it’s even been on the odd parts delivery errand. We could not miss the opportunity to be involved with this now iconic piece of Americana.
The year is 1979, sit back, relax and flick to ITV. You find yourself watching Bo & Luke Duke sliding over the hood of the General Lee and Daisy Duke in her Plymouth Roadrunner. Big engines, huge torque and booming exhausts. The nostalgia of watching ol’ Crazy Cooter in his pickup and the vivid memory of Catherine Bach’s behind in those Daisy Duke’s. This is your opportunity to be taken back in time.
The Chevy C20 Stepside, like all American pickups is a victim of its environment. Worked to death with little in the way of maintenance. Moving from farm to farm being crisis managed, poorly repaired and if all else failed, forced to languish in scrap yards all over the US. Engine swaps, chassis replaced and wiring looms torn out, these pickups were a mix and match of parts found in neighbouring scrap yards. Anything to keep them plodding along. They had hard lives working as both tractor, truck and family vehicle. They had to be simple and tough. Still to this day the pickup truck is Americas highest volume showroom seller.
Our old Chevy has not had the life of Riley. Starting life on a US air force base then being lashed to the front of an American diner for a few years, before being rescued. There are still remnants of the Military Green paint underneath which inspired the instillation of the wooden weapons crate to maintain the patina of its military action. At some point in the distant past, 1972 running gear and motor were installed. A 350 cu in small block chevy and four speed gearbox. For all the farmers out there, you’ll be pleased to know that this Stepside still has the PTO (Power Take-Off) from its agricultural years.
It was during the sunshine of the 2020 lockdown and Ray in need of a project to keep him sane, it was decided that the Chevy be dragged out of storage and finally put back on the road. Ray beavered away and the following was carried out:
Carried out major service
New wiring loom
New HEI distributor cap and leads
New recon 4-barrel carbs
New water pump
New PAS pump
Rebuilt PAS box
New steering shaft bushes
New front brake shoes
Rebuilt wheel cylinders
New master cylinder
New brake pipes & hoses
All new steering & suspension ball joints
New springs and dampers
New headers and custom exhaust
Removed fuel tank from cab and replaced with larger capacity tank in rear of chassis
New screen rubber
New rear bed floor
New body mounts
New harmonic damper
New gearbox rear oil seal
New rear axle seals and gaskets
New rear cover seals
Rebuilt radiator
Seat belts fitted
Dash gauges replaced
Now ready to be enjoyed this summer. Our Stepside has always gone down a treat and local classic car events.
Please enquire with Barney for further information on this time-warping American classic.