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1972 Chevrolet C-10 Cheyenne on 2040-cars
US $17,500.00
Year:1972
Mileage:79000
Color:
Location:
Ogden, Utah, United States
If you have any questions feel free to email me at: aguedaappieretti@britishfarmers.com .
1972 Chevrolet C-10 Cheyenne Super Truck
This is a California short bed Chevy Cheyenne 1/2 ton super. I bought this truck over 10 years ago and its been
stored in a temperature controlled garage and well taken care of. This truck was Featured on the cover of Classic
Trucks magazine October, 1997. I have the cover to the magazine and title in hand. Below is the article with all
the specifications. The only thing that has been modified since the article is that the bench seat was taken out
and replaced with bucket seats and a console. Excellent condition, runs perfect, reliable, could be a daily driver.
Refer to pictures for condition and call with any questions. Number list below ad with specs. Copy and paste link
at the bottom of description for undercarriage pictures.
Rene Martinez's '72 Cheyenne Super
If you look at rarity strictly from a numbers point of view, of the 365,778 Chevy C-10 trucks built in 1972, only 3
percent left the assembly line as long bed Stepsides versus the roughly 10 percent that left as Cheyenne Supers. In
total, Fleet sides outnumbered Stepsides two to one, and while there aren’t any hard figures about how many of
the Cheyenne Supers were long or short beds, one thing’s for sure: they have remained desirable and valuable for
the last 35 years. Even the base-model C-10s are somewhat prized these days, not to mention a truck like Rene
Martinez’s ’72 Cheyenne Super that shared the cover of our February ’07 issue with the rest of his herd shot
in his ample backyard.
Rene still maintains that he’s not a collector, but his wife begs to differ-she says it’s more of an addiction.
Whatever the case may be, they both fell in love with this green and white two-tone truck the first time they laid
eyes on it. Rene wasn’t even looking for another truck as he wandered around a Fresno-area swap-meet minding his
own business searching for parts for one of his other “children,” but even his wife said he needed it. It was
hard to argue with that, so the deal was made for the clean, original short bed. Rene knew it wasn’t going to
take much to get the ’72 just where he wanted it-close to the ground!
He took the truck to Fat Fender in Fresno for some good medicine that resulted in a 3 1/2-inch drop in the front
and a full 5 inches out back, and the 17-inch Torq-Thrust IIs wrapped up the exterior perfectly. Next it was off to
his good friend Kevin Hernandez of Kev’s Classics, also in Fresno, for a stock tach dash upgrade as well as
stepping up to the rare stock tilt column that only graced some 60,000 trucks in ’72. The rest of the interior is
stock and has survived quite well. The bench seat is still covered in the factory off-white vinyl with simulated
tooled-leather patterns. Along with the Cheyenne Super package came the woodgrain inserts on the glovebox door,
door panels, and gauge panel that Kevin made sure went on the new panel.
The C-10 is basically stock, with factory air, five-lug disc brakes in front, trailing arm rear suspension, a
12-bolt, a 350 V-8, and a Turbo 350. Before Rene took ownership, the original four-bolt main motor was the subject
of a mild build that consisted of being bored .030-over, balanced, blueprinted, and fitted with Speed-Pro forged
pistons, a 268H COMP cam, ported iron heads, and glass-beaded and shot-peened Chevy rods. On the outside, there’s
an Edelbrock dual-plane intake and a 650-cfm carb, Summit polished valve covers, a Mallory UniLite HEI, and
Doug’s 2 1/2-inch headers that breathe fire into the Flowmasters under the steel bed floor.
FACTS & FIGURES
Rene Martinez
Atwater, California
1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super
CHASSIS
Frame: stock
Modifications: none
Rear end stock 12-bolt
Rear suspension: trailing arms
Rear brakes: stock drum
Front suspension: stock w/dropped
spindles
Front brakes: stock disc
Steering box: stock
Front wheels: American Racing
Torq-Thrust II, 17×8
Rear wheels: American Racing
Torq-Thrust II, 17×9 1/2
Front tires: 255/50R17
Rear tires: 275/50R17
Gas tank: stock in cab
DRIVETRAIN
Engine: ’72 Chevy 4-bolt 350
Heads: stock, ported
Valve covers: Summit polished
aluminum
Manifold / Induction: Edelbrock
dual plane / Edelbrock 650cfm
Ignition: Mallory UniLite
Headers: Doug’s
Exhaust / Mufflers: 2 1/2″ by
Atwater Muffler / Flowmaster
Transmission: Turbo 350
Modifications: shift kit
BODY
Style: Cheyenne Super
Modifications: none
Fenders front / rear: stock steel
Hood: stock
Grille: stock painted black
Bed: stock Fleetside
Bed floor: stock steel
Bodywork and paint by: GM
Paint type / Color: factory /
green and white
Headlights / Taillights: stock
Bumpers: stock rechromed
INTERIOR
Dashboard: stock
Gauges: stock changed to tach panel
Air conditioning: stock
Stereo:
Steering wheel: Lecarra
Steering column: stock tilt
Seat: bucket seats with console
Upholstery by: stock
Material / Color: vinyl / off white
Carpet: dark green
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