Street Trucks June 2018

IT’S TOUGH FOR ME TO BELIEVE, BUT I HAVE BEEN HELMING THIS MAGAZINE FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS NOW. I never thought I would be in this position, and at first, I didn’t even know if I wanted to take the job. It just happened that way. When I got the call to jump back into publishing, I really didn’t know where it would lead. Some people were hesitant about my decision to return, but I really wanted to be creative again. Since I’ve started here, there have been a few changes, but one thing has remained the same, the page count. While others insist that print is dead, Street Trucks has continued to strive and thrive. I credit this to our team’s strong work ethic, which drives them to continue…

RAM RECENTLY REVEALED THE ALL-NEW ’19 RAM 1500 TRADESMAN MODEL, WHICH SHOULD BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO THOSE LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK TO CUSTOMIZE DUE TO ITS LOW PRICE POINT. Aimed at one of the largest traditional pickup customer categories—vocational use—the new Ram 1500 Tradesman is a hard-working truck designed for small businesses, construction jobsites and commercial fleets. The ’19 Ram 1500 Tradesman is available in two cab styles and two bed lengths: Quad Cab with 6-foot, 4-inch bed; Crew Cab short-bed with 5-foot, 7-inch bed; or Crew Cab with optional 6-foot, 4-inch bed. Powertrain offerings include standard 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 with eTorque mild hybrid system, optional 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 or optional 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 eTorque. The model is available in 4x2 or 4x4. All 2019 Ram 1500 models…

ANOTHER UNIQUE TRUCK BY SQUAREBODY SPECIALISTS IS APPROACHING COMPLETION, AND THIS TIME IT’S AN OFTEN-IGNORED LONG-BED. Longbed Larry, an ’83 C-10, has a great deal of sentimental value to its owner. Given to him by his father when he was 15, Steven Hullinger’s dad passed away soon after, making this truck that much more important to him. Through the years, Steven drove the truck on his first date, his prom, his honeymoon and home from the hospital after the birth of both of his kids. As you can guess, it’ll never leave Steven’s family. The C-10 has been going through a lot of restomodding, which includes saving just about all of the original sheet metal. Squarebody Specialists is going the extra mile to preserve the truck’s history while adding a…

ADD SOME FLARE Bushwacker has expanded its popular OE-style color-matching fender flare line. Designed to offer a clean OE trim design that blends with the factory truck finish, these flares provide additional fender and door protection from road debris. Ideal for lowered or sports trucks, with additional tire coverage for sleek style, these USA-made flares attach using existing factory mounting locations. Bushwacker 800.234.8920 Bushwacker.com STEP BACK These reproductions of the accessory foot scrapers for 1941 Chevrolet models affix to the rocker panel, with the rocker moldings attaching to their outer edge. Forged from aluminum with all hardware and brackets included, these replications stay true to Chevy style and are available now through Chevs of the 40s. Chevs of the 40s 877.735.0587 Chevsofthe40s.com NUMBER ONE FAN GC…

EVERYONE IS SO CAUGHT UP IN THE CS AND THE Fs THESE DAYS THAT IT’S RARE TO SEE A GOOD OL’ D ON THE ROAD. Of course, we’re talking about C-10s, F-100s and their Mopar counterpart, the D-100. It’s often thought of as “the other” American pickup truck. That is until some off-center loon decides to disrupt the herd by bringing one to the party. The D-100 is a great truck and claimed more than its share of innovations within the Chrysler family. The first generation models came equipped with a generator instead of an alternator, and it boasted a three-speed automatic transmission when only a two-speed auto was available for pickups less than 10 years prior. The second gen seen here is a ’67, but it might throw off…

ONE OF THE easiest upgrades with the most visual impact that you can make to your truck is to swap the boring stock bumpers for more aggressive versions. At the same time, you can also upgrade the lighting to make nighttime driving easier. The truck we picked for this installation was our ’15 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro Crewmax 4WD that we have used for other installations. The truck had already been lifted, so the new bumpers further improved its look. We wanted to custom-order a bumper to fit the brand and size of the lights we planned to install, so we contacted the crew at Fusion Bumpers. We also made a call to Offroad LED Bars (OLB) and ordered both sets of lights, front and rear, that we wanted for…