
Chevrolet C-10 Stepside Pickup Lowrider Orange with Flame Sun Star 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Chevrolet
- Manufacturer
- Sun Star
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 1392
- Year
- 1965
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- Pickup
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Pickups
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 657440013925
About the Chevrolet C-10 Stepside Pickup Lowrider Orange with Flame Sun Star 1:18
TL;DR: Sun Star's 1:18 diecast Chevrolet C-10 Stepside in orange with flame graphics reproduces a 1965-era pickup built in lowrider custom style. It represents a distinctly American truck-and-custom-culture subject rather than a factory-stock replica.
A stock C-10 pickup is a workhorse; a lowrider C-10 with flames down the flank is a statement, and the two shapes tell almost entirely different stories despite sharing a chassis.
The C-10 Stepside Reimagined as a Custom
Chevrolet's C-10 Stepside pickup, built through the 1960s, was originally a straightforward light-duty work truck with narrow, stepped rear fenders. That same platform became a favorite canvas for the American lowrider scene, where owners lowered the suspension, added deep custom paint, and turned a utilitarian truck into a rolling piece of street art. This replica leans fully into that second life, with orange paint and flame graphics standing in for the hand-laid custom work real lowrider builders apply, rather than presenting the truck in its original factory dress.
Sun Star's Attention to Custom Detailing
Sun Star has built a reputation across parts of its range for tackling custom and specialty subjects that mainstream diecast producers often skip, and this lowrider C-10 fits that pattern. The lowered stance and flame paintwork need to read convincingly at 1:18 to sell the custom-build premise, and the diecast body gives the flame graphics a solid, glossy surface to sit on rather than the flatter finish a lighter material would produce. Displayed among other American pickups, it works as a deliberate contrast piece, the one truck on the shelf clearly built to be looked at rather than worked.















