For the past four years Senior Jared Wycoff has been working on bringing a 1980 Chevy 350 Silverado back to life. After plenty of work and spending $4000, Wycoff can finally say that he is finished restoring the truck that has been sitting in his shed his entire high school career.
“I’m excited and sad. I’m sad to be done because now I have nothing to work on,” said Wycoff. “The exciting part though is that I get to drive it.”
Wycoff has always had a love for old trucks. He got his inspiration for restoring one from his uncle.
“My uncle has 6 to 7 of them. My favorite is his 1981 454 Chevy. I’ve always loved that body style,” said Wycoff. “I ended up wanting to restore a truck of my own. I told my uncle and it all started from there.”
Wycoff’s favorite feature of his truck is its brand new paint job. When he got the truck it had a rusty cab and was in need of a fresh coat of paint. Wycoff had never painted a truck before, but knew he wanted to do it on his own.
“The truck’s color is candy apple red,” said Wycoff. “I painted it myself. I’ve never had any lessons or professional help but it turned out great.”
His future plans for his truck is to drive it everyday except for in the Winter. He’s also planning on keeping it for a long time.
“I don’t want to drive it in the Winter because it might rust. I put a lot of time into that truck,” said Wycoff. “I plan on keeping it for awhile.”
