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This is a '69 Chevrolet C-10. Part of the second generation of Chevrolet C/K trucks, the "Action Line" trucks were introduced in 1967, being redesigned from the ground up compared to the previous generation. For 1969, the car's interior underwent some component changes, with a foot-operated parking brake and a redesigned steering wheel, as well as exterior changes such as a blunter front end and a redesigned grille. Minor changes were made for 1970, mainly in the front grill area. Production ended in 1972 to be replaced by the Rounded Line series, better known as the Squarebody (or Boxbody) in its later years. 412,864 were produced for 1969.
Now this casting was designed by Brendon Vetuskey and introduced as part of the Red Line Club in 2019. Painted in Spectraflame Root Beer, the truck marked the introduction of the RRMUSCLE wheel, with a two-piece design with snapped-on brake calipers. The casting features a special suspension system designed chiefly by Brendon Vetuskey and some other engineers, namely Steve Dunham, Tim Rettberg and Kelvin Xian, operated using a dial on the bottom of the casting to switch between Street and Slam'd modes. A number of levers and pivoting points move with the toggling of the dial to make this suspension work. A second version was released in 2020, as shown above. A third release is expected some time in 2022. 12,500 and 15,000 models were produced for the first and second releases respectively, with the third being made-to-order.
