When he was 14, Bryan Castle saw a photograph of the '63 Chevy pickup his dad owned in high school. He soon discovered his ever-increasing desire to own a '60-66 Chevy C10 pickup as his first vehicle.

For Danny Auman, whether he knew it or not, this '66 Chevy C-10 was meant to be-his, that is. For days, he'd drive by the local auto parts store in his hometown of High Point, North Carolina, ...