Street Trucks January 2018

“LITTLE SHOP REALLY STEPPED UP ITS GAME DURING THIS PARTICULAR BUILD PROCESS, DESIGNING INTRICATE PARTS ON THE COMPUTER, AND THEN HAVING THEM CUT TO SPEC BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE. ” TO MANY, TRUCKS ARE JUST A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE SCENE, IT’S ALL ABOUT STYLE. Accentuating the original lines of trucks is a basic design choice most of us make, but some top-notch builders are developing reputations by going far beyond the usual. For them, stock trucks are just a starting point, and the name of the game is reinvention. Adding or deleting lines calls for a full investment of talent and vision that goes above and beyond the work-a-day customizer. Making big changes can be a risky proposition, but sometimes you…

CHEVROLET RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE NATIONWIDE ROLLOUT OF THE TRUCK LEGENDS PROGRAM, AN EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE MADE CHEVROLET TRUCKS SOME OF THE MOST QUINTESSENTIAL VEHICLES IN AMERICA. The program recognizes the customers who own a Chevy truck with more than 100,000 miles on the odometer or who have purchased or leased more than one new Chevy truck in their lifetime. Qualifying customers will join an active community that has grown to more than 5,400 members since its launch in Texas in September 2016. The community will continue to grow and connect customers from all corners of the nation through their shared love for Chevy trucks. The national launch of the Chevy Truck Legends program coincides with the Chevy Trucks Centennial, occurring in the 2018 model year. Chevrolet will…

FORD PULLED THE WRAPS OFF OF A NEW F SERIES SUPER DUTY LIMITED THAT SETS NEW LUXURY STANDARDS FOR HIGH-END HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKERS. With pricing at $87,100, the F-450 Limited delivers technology and comfort previously reserved for premium flagship sedans, and it’s capable enough to tow more than 30,000 pounds, about the weight of a stealthy Air Force F-35 fighter plane. Starting MSRPs (including $1,295 destination; taxes and fees not included) are: • F-250 Super Duty Limited 4x4—$80,835 • F-350 Super Duty Limited 4x4—$82,010 • F-450 Super Duty Limited 4x4—$87,100 Customers who check every option box can top one out for as much as $94,455. Custom Camelback two-tone leather seats, premium stitched leather-wrapped steering wheel, armrests and instrument panel, Miko suede headliner, hand-finished dark ash wood trim and special badging set…

CHRIS “PINSTRIPE CHRIS” DUNLOP is at it again, this time with a wild square-body concept he has dubbed the C-12. Powered by a classic Ferrari flat-12 mounted mid-ship, the truck would definitely be fun with its sticky slicks mounted on wide Ferrari wheels, and an F50-inspired rear suspension. Due to the extra-wide track, steering, ultra-low suspension and just because it looks cool, the front fender wells are carefully cut out in true “I don’t care, yet I have a Ferrari drivetrain” fashion. If you’d like to purchase a print of this or many of Chris’ other awesome illustrations, head on over to Pinstripechris.com.…

INSTRUMENTAL SUCCESS This new bolt-in instrument panel kit from Classic Dash offers a clean-cut alternative to the factory “big sweep” speedometer in 1960-63 GMC pickups. With a choice of 14 different styles of Auto Meter gauges, or the Thunder Road Concourse series, these kits brag UV-resistant ABS composite alloy available in matte black, brushed aluminum and carbon fiber finishes. The standard package comes with 3 3/8-inch-diameter tachometer and speedometer plus 2 1/6-inch oil pressure, water temperature, fuel quantity and voltage gauges, as well as high beam and LED parking brake indicator lights. All said, Classic Dash’s new kits offer a quality customizable instrument panel for your truck. Classic Dash • 866.882.3525 •Classicdash.com ALL DECKED OUT DECKED now offers its storage and organization system to midsize trucks like the Tacoma, Colorado,…

THERE’S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT A DUDE WHO STRIVES TO BE DIFFERENT. Maybe it’s some sort of instinctual drive that steers a guy away from the pack, or maybe it’s a combination of that with pride and a genuine taste for flavors that aren’t on the menu. Whatever the case may be, there’s usually a great deal to be learned by observing said individual’s outside-of-the-box process. Some of these outsiders are proud to let their freak flag fly; others, however, prefer to conceal their differences. In the matter of Julian Heinrich—a guy who obviously marches to the beat of his own bongo drum—it’s safe to say that he’s a nut through and through. Now, there is not one ounce of slanderous intent behind that statement, so before any of…