Vehicle Description
This is one of those builds where it is obvious that the best and
most creative people in the business were involved in its creation.
Common street rod practices have been executed flawlessly, and
stunning custom fabrication is everywhere. It was a labor of love,
but it took a bundle of money to turn that love into reality. For
love, and significantly less money than it would take to recreate
this truck, it could be yours.
"Subtle. Taking understatement to a new level." That is how this
truck was described in Custom Classic Trucks magazine. Can you call
red paint subtle? Somehow you can here, because its almost a
maroon, and it's not a metallic color. The endless curves of the
body panels bend the light smoothly, and are matched up to their
mates perfectly with tight, consistent gaps. The wonderful chrome
grill of the '54 leads the way, with the bumper almost scraping the
ground underneath it. The chrome is all new, as is the window
glass, trim, and moldings. Custom touches include billet hardware
with hidden latches instead of chains for the tailgate, and a
fabricated panel to fill the gap between the bed and the bumper
quite nicely. A tasteful painted pinstripe surrounds the Chevrolet
embossed in the tailgate, and under that tailgate is a custom
fabricated, stainless-steel, exhaust tip that blends with rear
bumper perfectly. In the bed you will not only find superbly
finished wood, but also a slick flip up gas door.
If the outside of this truck took your breath away, take a couple
deep ones before you take a look at what has been created inside in
top grain leather and ostrich. Just opening the door will make you
pause. The custom door panel treatment is quite a work of art with
the shape of the ostrich insert mimicking the armrest. Ostrich
inserts accent the leather seats too, and are matched by the color
of the pinstriping on the custom center console. Billet is
everywhere in this interior. It is Immediately obvious in the
leather wrapped billet steering wheel, but is also evident in the
pedal assembly, the overhead push button start, and the shifter.
Dakota digital gauges grace the body colored dash panel in front of
the driver. The ventilation controls reside in the center just
under the Pioneer infotainment system, with Rockford Fosgate
speakers front and rear completing an outstanding sound system.
Now, pop the hood. Before you even take in all the details on the
motor, you may notice that perfectly smooth, shaved firewall. There
isn't a hole to be found in it and it shines as brightly as the
rest of the trucks paint. A/C and heater hoses dive quickly through
the fender well and run behind the firewall into the cabin to keep
the look clean. Everything is polished on this engine with the
ribbed air filter housing and valve covers featuring body color
paint between the ribs. The Edelbrock carb and intake feeds a 350
V8 that exhales through shorty headers and Flowmaster mufflers out
to that awesome exhaust tip. A March billet accessory frame mounts
the chrome alternator and A/C compressor, and an aluminum radiator
keeps everything running cool. Up front, a coil over suspension
system with rack and pinion steering and big disc brakes make this
truck drive like a dream. Power flows back through an automatic
transmission, also painted to match the engine and body, to a leaf
spring rear end also equipped with disc brakes.
This truck is a showcase of creativity and first-class
craftsmanship from top to bottom, and end to end. It could not
easily be duplicated. But it could easily be yours. Call or come
down to check it out, and ask about the nice collection of build
photos that will be included with it.