Pickup trucks are currently undergoing an electric evolution. Ford has already released the F-150 Lightning, while Chevrolet is currently working on its own Silverado EV. But sometimes, the perfect pickup truck isn’t new, but a nearly 40-year-old creation. For instance, this LS-swapped turbo Chevrolet C10 built by Trevor Evans of the Hot Rod Homestead YouTube channel could be categorized to some as pickup truck perfection. Let’s find out why.

From An $800 Deal To A Burnout-Capable Pickup Truck

In a conversation with Trevor, he found out that he started this build to achieve one thrilling agenda – to do burnouts. Apparently, his Chevrolet C10 square body does more than just burnouts. It is more powerful and a lot quicker than most vehicles on the road. The C10 is the result of tremendous effort and knowledge, acquiring and fitting only the parts and components needed to create the ultimate sleeper pickup truck.

Built for the 1985 model year, this Chevrolet C10 may look like an old-school classic truck. It may appear like a worn-down workhorse, and it may look too slow on the road. But the current true character of this old pickup truck is traceable to when Trevor acquired this square body around 12 years ago.

He agreed to buy the C10 for $1,200 and the owner decided to slash $400 off the price. Therefore, Trevor only paid $800 for the truck. He first used this truck as a daily driver but eventually found he could do more. The build wasn’t done in a few days, as it took several years for Trevor to arrive at its current configuration.

Factory Looks With 800-HP Turbo LS Engine Inside

Gradually, through the years, Trevor updated his 1985 Chevrolet C10 square-body pickup truck. Its seemingly ordinary looks and factory exterior paint conceal the potent performance that this truck could deliver. His Chevy C10 actually has a few hints that it’s a sleeper truck. For instance, the pickup truck has a lowered stance. It sits really close to the ground, although this is quite unnoticeable because of the C10’s rather factory looks.

Under the hood of Trevor’s C10, though, lives a monster core. The original engine of the pickup truck is now gone, and the current resident engine is a bone-stock bottom-end 6.0-liter LS unit. Since it was a high-mileage engine, Trevor expected it not to last. However, expectations betrayed Trevor, and this engine – boosted by a turbocharger – is still up and running with 800 hp of max output on tap.

Trevor’s Pickup Truck Is Also A 10.33-Second Drag Machine