A Replacement GM Truck for the Ones That Got Away

TEXT BY JOHN MATA JR.

REGRETS. We all have them. At one point or another, most of us have had to make the tough decision to let one of our prized possessions go to another home. When it comes to selling or trading off a vehicle, the ability to see it every now and then can be a comforting or rather painful scenario— it can easily go both ways. The remedy to either situation is usually finding another car, truck or project to occupy the free time, even though you’ll always wonder and hope that your past possession is being treated as well as it deserves.

Kevin LeJeune, of Welsh, Louisiana, knows this “empty-garage” feeling all too well. He has built and let go of two C10 pickup trucks in the past—a ‘72 and a ‘67. At first, he wasn’t sure what he felt, but after some time passed, he definitely landed in a place of regret.0

“I wish I wouldn’t have sold either of those trucks,” Kevin admits. “In the end, I was still wanting another C10, so I really didn’t accomplish much. I mentioned to my good buddy Jason Menard that if he spotted a decent project C10 to let me know, so I could hopefully replace the ones I had lost.”