Old Truck Tuesday. Older brother’s dream trucks.

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The Ring Brothers Ford F-100 is a classic creation from the hot rodders The Ring Brothers call their creation the Clem 101, and it is a blend of new and old. The technology and design are certainly modern. The frame of the F-100 is built from scratch. Ring Brothers installed the frame with modern suspension, including a custom sway bar, four-link rear setup, and Ride Tech coil overs. The result is a completely transformed Ford F-100. The original model year was 1954, but the cab was changed for a 1956 version. Under the hood of this modified truck is a 5-Liter Coyote V8, with 415 horsepower. 

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Called “Irony Horse,” Ray Corn, the creator of this modified 1951 Ford F-1 Pickup Truck, said that he started thinking about modifying a pickup when a friend he worked with was hot-rodding a ’52 F-1. At the time, Corn thought this friend was silly to put such “time and effort” into an “ugly” truck.

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Troy Adams created this truck modification on a Dodge Pickup from 1935. He finished the build in fourteenth months. The inside is trimmed in White Cloud Colored Replicate leather, which is far fancier than you may have expected of this shop truck. The truck came from an orchard in Bakersfield.

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The Patriot looks like something you’d see in Mad Max. It comes from Audie Maguire and his friends, Tony and Shawn Petta, who run The Auto Clinic in Texas. It took them nine months to turn this 1937 Ford pickup into something that could fit a bizarre engine. The engine under the hood of this modified Ford is not exactly a V8. It is a twin-turbo diesel engine with Deutz air-cooling. It was used as a generator for a Raytheon missile system called “Patriot” (hence the truck’s name). The chassis was stretched, and an intricate cantilever suspension with a GM 14-bolt axle was put in.

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This truck appeared at the 2019 SEMA Show, which is actually more of a trade event than a car show. Builder Brody Stone has always loved diesel-powered trucks, and he wanted to combine this passion with racing. He modified a 1970 Chevy C10, starting the project after he found a donated LML Duramax engine. Boneyard Builds helped with the creation. The chassis of the Chevy C10 became a Roadster Shop. The wheels are 19” Rotiform and the tires Nitto INVO. The engine got an upgrade from Wehrli Fabrication, and the truck was cleaned and the bodywork completed with a racing theme. 

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Built by Tim Odell, the Trophy T gets its name from the Diamond T 1946 404 Sheetmetal surrounding it. All of the panels on this seventy-three-year-old truck have been modified, though the body itself has been preserved reasonably well. The Trophy T is hand-built. It has four-wheel drive and it merges both new tech and used parts. Though the Trophy T uses a V8, it’s far from a Ford or Chevy. The LQ4 GM V8 is located behind the cab. There are stainless steel headlights, a JEGs camshaft, PAC Racing Springs, and an MSD Atomic Airforce Intake. The engine gets 650HP.

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Premier Street Rods built “Patron,” a chromed-out, heavily modified 1957 Chevy. Though the backstory of Patron is kind of murky, it still somewhat resembles the 3100 Chevy Pickup on which it is based. In addition to Premier Street Rods, Ron Mangus Interiors made the interior, using United Pacific lighting. Patron began as an idea to build a pro-tour truck. Gandrud Chevrolet was responsible for the engine. GSI Machine & Fabrication did the full chassis. Premier Street Rods have carved out a name for itself by remodeling and modifying mid-century GM pickup cabs, as well as other GM sheet metal products.

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The Dodge D200 Lowliner was modified by Mopar for SEMA. Though Ram and Dodge split from one another years ago, the two have so much common history that Mopar tends to modify both models. The Dodge D200 was the predecessor for the D250, and, later the Ram 2500 that we all know. The D200 was set to compete with the Chevy C10 pickup in the late sixties. Flash forward several decades, and the Lowliner is a blast from the past. Mopar boxed it. They custom-designed the wheels to mimic designs from the 1960s. The color of the wheels is “Dairy Cream,” as are both the grille and bumpers.

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Ed Thomas, with help from Fast Company, modified this 1937 Ford Pickup. The wheelbases on this truck are the first thing you notice; they measure 118 inches. The body shop behind the truck modification first cleaned up the truck, replacing the transmission and upholstery. The truck got a custom-engineered chassis from OZE. The Ford pickup then got a Mustang II front suspension. The pickup got twelve-inch power disc brakes from Wilwood, Budnik Gasser rims, and Air Ride Tech suspension that helped mold the profile. Thomas said that he drives the truck, “not just for show,” as it is “never overheats” and “is reliable.”

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JP Freek called this the “hottest Jeep” to hit SEMA. The bright-orange Willys CJ-2A was outlandish and over-the-top, standing out from even the other over-the-top Jeeps at the trade show. Rock Solid Off road modified a 1948 Willys CJ-2A for the 2013 SEMA show. Josh Miles was the first to design the concept. From a mere drawing, the Jeep became a monster. The frame and body were stretched, and Felipe’s Auto Glass created and installed a custom cage. Under the hood is a 4.3L Chevy Vortec. To finish off the look, 35” Nitto Terra Grapler MTs, mounted on Fuel wheels, were added. 

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Shannon McMahan is the owner of this shiny gold truck. McMahan’s father, Donnie Joe, bought the truck originally. McMahan said that his love for the modified Chevy “runs deep,” as it reminds him of his father. McMahan’s father asked him to modify the truck. McMahan didn’t disappoint, boxing it for strength first. He then C-notched the Chevy ten inches out back. He added parts from other vehicles, such as the front IFS clip from a 1991 Crown Vic, headlight buckets from a 1956 Oldsmobile, and bumpers from a 1949 Plymouth. To finish off the vintage look, vintage Cadillac sombrero hubcaps were added.  

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Mike Harrah designed this heavily-modified truck, and the building was done by Paul Abram and Tim Spinks. The 3,424 HP Supercharged 24-Cylinder Peterbilt Semitruck’s twin engines are the first things you see. They are Detroit Diesels, used for industrial purposes, as well as naval vessels. Mike Harrah designed this heavily-modified truck, and the building was done by Paul Abram and Tim Spinks. The 3,424 HP Supercharged 24-Cylinder Peterbilt Semitruck’s twin engines are the first things you see. They are Detroit Diesels, used for industrial purposes, as well as naval vessels. This monster looks like a creation you’d see out of a WarnerBros Mad Max videogame. The truck is 44 feet long and weighs 30,000 pounds. The 1979 Peterbilt cab attaches to a locker-like rear axle. The rear axle has been ground until smooth, filled, and chromed-out. There are twenty-four Autometer gauges in the steering panel. The crew section of the cab comes with a forty-inch flat-screen TV.

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The Ford F-450 is a modified truck and yet another vehicle on this list that looks like it belongs in Mad Max. The F-450 has been the subject of many modifications, as it already has an intimidating frame and a lot of power under the hood. Deberti Design introduced its Mad Max F-450, which one publication called “the most intimidating truck there.” The Ford Super Duty Platinum Crew Cab was fitted with a Kelderman air ride suspension. The F-450 has tons of LED lights, and it also has 22-inch-wheels, made by American Force. The Mad Max F-450 was introduced at SEMA 2019.

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Jason Scudellari modified this 1949 Chevy Truck. He first bought it at age eighteen, and he has been working on it for quite some time. The ’49 Chevy was originally supposed to be a street-rod truck before it came a ‘90s-style truck, and now a custom from the 1950s and 1960s. Scudellari frenched the rear and fright lights, added in tons of 1960s custom styling and bagged the truck with a rear four-bar suspension and Mustang II front clip. The 1949 Chevy got an update in 2018. Scudellari used an Art Morrison chassis. He changed the car from matte-black to pure white with a metal-flake silver roof. 

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Gene Ayers, the creator of this modified 1954 Ford F-100, has been a car buff for twenty years. He decided that he wanted to get into modifying trucks, and it took him seven years to complete this cherry-red 1954 Ford F-100. The entire truck has been changed. The chassis’ rails were boxed-in, and Ayers welded in a Camaro front clip. The Ford F-100 received a lot of Chevy parts, included power brakes, tubular A-arms, and power-steering. Ayers picked a Mustang GT 8.8 for the rear, and he fitted it with 3.31 gears. The air suspension comes from RideTech.  

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Hot Rod Network listed this as one of its “Top 13 Freaks.” The Riyadh Auto Show in Saudi Arabia was host to a lot of crazy vehicles, but this military vehicle, powered by a Chevy V-8 engine and painted bright yellow, was possibly the most out of the box. The base vehicle, a 1957 Volvo Radio Command Car, was originally a military wagon for the Swedish Armed Forces. This Volvo was then mated to a chassis of a heavy-duty truck. A Chevy engine was added in, though it only gets 90HP. The vehicle, which was made by Eddie’s Rod & Custom, weighs nearly four tons.

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Sold at Barrett-Jackson to an undisclosed buyer, “Quiksilver” was a modified 1957 truck that was customed by Oklahoma’s Hot Rod Garage over a period of five years. The auction house, Barrett-Jackson, called it one of the “finest truck builds of all time.” Quiksilver won the 2014 Barrett-Jackson Cup. The Chevy truck is finished in Tungsten and QuikSilver color from Sherwin Williams. The interior is burgundy. The front bumper, bed, tailgate, roll pan, and dash are all hand-built and reshaped. The engine is a 5.4L 8-Cylinder. The rear axle is a nine-inch Ford, and Bilstein made the front and back coil overs.

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Designed by Dave Dolman, this 1956 C-750 Ford COE (Cab Over Engine) is far from Dolman’s first rodeo. He has built four Ford F-1s, in addition to multiple custom street rods. Dolman wanted to build a huge truck that no one else had, and he bought the 1956 COE Cab for $100 from a salvage yard in Kansas. The Ford COE got a 1986 one-ton chassis as its foundation. Dolman built an airbag suspension and a pickup bed. The bed was built from scratch, and it was taller and wider than what you’d find in stock. The roof came from a 1959 Ford station wagon. The entire mod was finished in eighteen months.

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Ray Evernham is a NASCAR crew chief who has won three Championships with his team. He is also a hot-rod expert. He designed a Compound Turbo International Rat Rod Truck, which he debuted at the AmeriCarna LIVE event. The proceeds went to a charity that benefits kids with Asperger’s or high-functioning autism. The Rat Rod is powered by a Cummins diesel engine. Evernham founded the AmeriCARNA event, and around 600 builds showed up, almost all of which were rat rods. A rat rod, for those who don’t know, is a custom car that has an unfinished appearance (rust, lacking paint, cheap parts, etc.). This Compound Turbo was one of the most eye-catching. 

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Dave Ford and Greg Salzillo, the builders of this Hemi-Fied Dodge, won the 2019 Hot Wheels Legends Tour. The craftsmanship of the Hemi-Fied was described as “stellar.” The engine is a Hemi, a signature engine from Chrysler. The chassis has been stretched and customized beyond recognition. The Hot Wheels Legends winner is going to get its own Hot Wheels car as a result. Ted Wu, the Chief Designer for the brand, chose from over 5,000 custom-crafted, road-legal vehicles to pick Salzillo’s and Ford’s, which will get their Hot Wheel car sometime in 2021. Salzillo said that he wanted to do “the opposite” of the designs that Hot Wheels was used in hopes of catching Wu’s eye.

17 thoughts on “Old Truck Tuesday. Older brother’s dream trucks.”

  1. I always wanted the F100 on Sanford and Son. No modifications. Except a dog. A big hairy one.

  2. Old world tastes here: why do they ruin all their craftsmanship by lowering too much? Just because they can? Yes, I know about air and hydraulic suspension but I still think they look far kinawful..

    • I’m with you on this. Too many lowered trucks.

      Why put in the fancy suspensions systems just to clear a sheet of paper on the road? It only goes low to show off.

    • I agree, I like to see restored vehicles at the factory ride height it was design with. My brother likes lowered trucks and cars, no accounting for taste… He got these together and asked if I would post them. He reads the blog and he is my most viscous critic.

    • Amen!

      Function first! Form follows function.
      Then focus on fixing it up with nice paint or patina or more function.

      #16 is best with #10 next .
      #3 has some ugly-ass paint.

  4. Too much time, too much money, not enough originality. Just making it bigger and lower doesn’t count.
    Ole Grumpy

  5. Don’t understand the logic of having a truck that has to stop on the road when an ant crosses in front of it.

  6. I like those ole beefy brute looking grills, always brings to mind and imagination that BLM and Antifa types can fly

    • ps my 32 ford coupe would be piss yellow look like John Milners and I wished my 55 Chevy was black like Bob Falfa’s, never should have sold it, young and dumb.

  7. I’ll take the 1957 Volvo and paint “trampa inte på mig” on the door panels.

  10. I’m not impressed with ford’s new transformer look.
    Don’t like plastic, neither. Second on the lowering as well. I usually raise mine a bit and stiffen the shit out of them so you can slide around corners.
    #6 looks like it could get around

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