I hear you, and I completely agree with not being into "pretty" anymore. I built the 70 Dart, and it was great, drew lots of attention everywhere I went. Eventually I found that no matter how far away I parked from all of the other cars in a parking lot, it always drew a crowd. One Saturday morning, I parked my car where there were no other cars for 200 feet in any direction, and my wife and I went into the store. 30 minutes later, we came out to find more than a dozen other vehicles parked around the Dart, yet still a significant area of empty space between the store and the area where I had parked. I also got tired of cleaning the car every weekend, and just wanted to drive it without worrying about dust or dirt inside or out, that is one thing I really don't miss. I still have a pretty car, my 76 Ventura, it's a 39k original mile survivor, that has had 1 repaint, done at my wife's insistence. I drive it some, but don't really worry about it much, it sees gravel roads frequently, and has been driven in rain many times, but has not seen a winter in 30 years or more. I intend to just drive it, no more shows for me, tired of that scene too. My 75 dart, if I ever get it running properly will never have anything beyond a rattlecan flat black paint job as long as I own it, I just don't care. My wife has suggested on several occasions that my daily driver 1990 Bronco could stand some love, and she's not wrong, but I really don't see it happening at this point.
Enjoy your C10, I think they are pretty cool trucks, my best friend has had plenty of them over the last 35 years or so, and I might even have had 1 or 2 myself.
