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1966 Chevy Stepside Pickup
rederick King Mitchell, Jr. (aka Mitch)
Memorial Day Car Show
Well you car nerds, motorheads, wrenchers, and just plain admirers were probably down at the annual SaddleBrooke car show this past Memorial Day Saturday cruisin’, gawkin’, and maybe drooling as well. I was planning on cruising by in the ’66 Chev, but went “up north (Phoenix) instead to look at a 1966 Mustang convertible!
I heard there were over 100 cars and the “usual” parking spots for them filled up and the show cars spilled out into “overflow.”
I was hoping to take a few pics and get a few “stories” to share with the readers of the SB Progress. But no, so this time around you get my ’66 Chevy stepside pickup truck story. Hopefully next time around (and if the Progress prints this) there’ll be a few more “car stories” to tell.
A ’66 Chevy Stepside Story
Are you a bit of a car junkie? Turn your head when you see an American 60s-70s muscle car or pickup truck go by? Chevelle, Charger, Sting Ray(or StingRay), ‘Cuda? European exotics? Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati (Italian), McLaren(British)? Classic Mercedes? Porsches of any ilk? Chevy/Ford/Olds?
Well, if you are, you probably drifted by the SaddleBrooke Car Show in past years or just this past Memorial Day Saturday. Maybe you drift up to Phoenix every January for a day at the Barrett-Jackson auction or March for Mecum. Watch them on TV? Dream about your next (or first) “classic/hobby/investment” car or truck?
Why? Well, I write the articles about the adventures (and misadventures) of the SaddleBrooke softballers. Kinda fun and I’m a bit of a softball junkie, as well. And with the recent purchase of a “resto-mod” 1966 Chevrolet C-10 “stepside” pick (The truck of my dreams), the bro said, “Hey Mitch, you got a “truck-mance” going on with the Chevy, why don’t you track down other “car stories” and write about those folks and their ride (or rides). Well, the brother doesn’t come up with very many good ideas, but I kinda liked this one. So, the brother sez, “People like to talk about their cars. Why don’t you tell the Chevy story and see if anyone else (who reads the Progress) wants to talk about their car(s).” So I thought—I do like checking out certain rides. And so I also like hearing someone’s (to a degree, man) story about their ride(s).
So, if there are any of you “hobbyists” who have a “unique” ride (or rides) of some sort and maybe a story to go along with it, track me down at kingmitchelljr@gmail.com and you can buy me a coupla drinks and tell me all about it. Maybe git yer picture in the paper with your ride. Classic, exotic, muscle, pre-World War II, rod.