THOUGH it may look like an authentic Chevrolet pick-up truck, the ‘Ponderosa’ giant is actually a bespoke vehicle. The body of a 1966 Chevrolet K30 was fused with the chassis of a 1972 Chevrolet C30. It took owner Tim, of Rtech Fabrications, over two years, around $150,000 and lots of patience to combine the two cars.
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Tim told Truly: “Stock is great, restoring is even better, but making something ‘more’ better is the best thing you can do with a vintage vehicle – the goal was to see if we could make it look like Chevrolet made this.”
The Ponderosa measures 20 feet in length and an impressive 8 feet in height, with a 5.9L Cummings Turbo Diesel engine and 550HP. One of the biggest challenges Tim faced was modifying the body of the cars while maintaining the authentic Chevvy feel.
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“The bodies are not easy to modify by any means, getting them to look original when they were never that way takes a lot of time, patience and skill.” While Chevrolet enthusiasts will find the Ponderosa familiar, they won’t be able to figure out what model it is, because it was never made – and that is exactly what Tim wants to achieve./Barcroft Cars
