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This Syclone was supposedly wrecked in the early 90’s and was then purchased as a slavage and put back together with an S-10 cab and bed by Mr. Armstrong who was the instructor at the local Automotive Technical School in Harrodsburg Kentucky. It was titled as an 85 S-10 but looked just like a GMC Sonoma. Has the Syclone dash etc inside. Ended up belonging to Mr. Armstrongs son. The only thing that gave it away was the Syclone wheels IF one actually knew what they were.
Syclone was Black with Blue Scallops and no Syclone ground effects, but still had the Syclone wheels. Was a real sleeper in it’s time and shocked many street cars when my friend Mike traded for the truck. Mike painted the truck solid black and polished the wheels and at that time it was running 12.90s but when we finished tuning on the truck with larger injectors and a custom tune it was running mid 12s however it started smoking BAD!!!! Sent the turbo off for evaluation and something got into the turbo and created a large groove in the housing (At least that’s what I was told). So he lost interest and parked it at my house. This would be around 1996 or 1997?
A few years later I moved it out behind my shop and it’s sat in the same place ever since. It’s been tapped a few times with a tractor or bobcat and is looking pretty rough. Several have tried to purchase the truck but he wouldn’t let it go. So it sat behind my shop for 17+ years along with dads old pulling trucks and other scrap cars/trucks.
I guess he was tired of paying taxes so he turned the title into the courthouse and scrapped it sometime a few years ago. I recently asked him about the truck and he says that I can have it and do what I want. The odometer reads 34,989 miles.
So I pulled it into the shop about 6 years ago however other projects took priority. Hopefully someone can give this truck the attention it deserves. First person to bring me cash gets it and all the parts that were removed.
I still have the original turbo, manifold, garret intercooler and all the stuff that was on the truck.
Have it posted in Facebook marketplace for $3k but would let one of you guys have it for $2500. Seem fair?
Many more pictures on the Facebook marketplace post.
Same truck that I’ve posted about in the newbie section starting in 2014
Location: Lawrenceburg Ky 40342
Sale Pending
Cool story updates. One of Mr Armstrong’s students who helped put the truck together in 1991 stopped by and bought the truck. He says it is the original Syclone frame. The Syclone was a roll over and was smashed up pretty bad. They went through the engine; new rings etc... had like 1,100 miles on the truck when they pulled it out of the salvage yard.
Syclone was Black with Blue Scallops and no Syclone ground effects, but still had the Syclone wheels. Was a real sleeper in it’s time and shocked many street cars when my friend Mike traded for the truck. Mike painted the truck solid black and polished the wheels and at that time it was running 12.90s but when we finished tuning on the truck with larger injectors and a custom tune it was running mid 12s however it started smoking BAD!!!! Sent the turbo off for evaluation and something got into the turbo and created a large groove in the housing (At least that’s what I was told). So he lost interest and parked it at my house. This would be around 1996 or 1997?
A few years later I moved it out behind my shop and it’s sat in the same place ever since. It’s been tapped a few times with a tractor or bobcat and is looking pretty rough. Several have tried to purchase the truck but he wouldn’t let it go. So it sat behind my shop for 17+ years along with dads old pulling trucks and other scrap cars/trucks.
I guess he was tired of paying taxes so he turned the title into the courthouse and scrapped it sometime a few years ago. I recently asked him about the truck and he says that I can have it and do what I want. The odometer reads 34,989 miles.
So I pulled it into the shop about 6 years ago however other projects took priority. Hopefully someone can give this truck the attention it deserves. First person to bring me cash gets it and all the parts that were removed.
I still have the original turbo, manifold, garret intercooler and all the stuff that was on the truck.
Have it posted in Facebook marketplace for $3k but would let one of you guys have it for $2500. Seem fair?
Many more pictures on the Facebook marketplace post.
Same truck that I’ve posted about in the newbie section starting in 2014
Location: Lawrenceburg Ky 40342
Sale Pending
Cool story updates. One of Mr Armstrong’s students who helped put the truck together in 1991 stopped by and bought the truck. He says it is the original Syclone frame. The Syclone was a roll over and was smashed up pretty bad. They went through the engine; new rings etc... had like 1,100 miles on the truck when they pulled it out of the salvage yard.
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