Street Trucks July 2025

chamilton@engaged.media AFTER TWO LONG YEARS OF LATE NIGHTS, BUSTED KNUCKLES, AND PARTS RUNS, I FINALLY GOT THE CHANCE TO DO WHAT WE ALL DREAM OF, DRIVE MY TRUCK. Project Rocky, my ‘79 C10, is finally done, and not just for the show floor. I loaded it up and took it out to Orange Beach Invasion in Alabama, and let me tell you… it felt good to hit the road. This photo was taken right there on the strip. That’s me, standing proud next to Rocky—because for the first time, I wasn’t just building a truck, I was enjoying one. If you’ve been buried in your garage wrenching on a long-term project, I know the feeling. The build process can eat up years, but don’t let that truck just sit once…

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WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOM TRUCK CULTURE, THERE’S NOTHING COOLER THAN A BUILD THAT HAS HISTORY, ATTITUDE, AND A LITTLE BIT OF FAMILY PRIDE WELDED IN. That’s what makes Homewrecker and Topless 2 so rad. These two slammed minis aren’t just another set of clean show rides. They belong to husband-and-wife duo Scott and Janelise Crisafi, who live and breathe the scene together. Let’s start with Homewrecker, Scott’s wild 1991 Mazda B2200. This thing lays frame and gets attention everywhere it rolls. Bagged and bodydropped by the crew at One Off Customz, it has that true mini-truck stance—tucking hard on 17-inch Panther Juice wheels, and riding on Slam Specialties RE6 bags with dual Viair 480s feeding the air. The chassis is smoothed and painted, and the firewall is clean enough…

OPENING A CUSTOM SHOP ISN’T FOR THE WEAK. It requires a drive to succeed and the passion to create rolling art. Our friend Chris Stafford over at Stafford’s Garage had been building and modifying vehicles in his spare time for a while but recently decided to take on the adventure of going full-time with it. Luckily, he had already lined up a 1957 Chevy 3100 pickup to fully revamp and knew it would be a good first vehicle to come out of the shop. This would be just the beginning of what’s to come, hence the truck’s name— Genesis. This truck belongs to Odie Hughes from Bogalusa, Louisiana, and Odie was excited to have his truck be the flagship for what will be a long line of custom vehicles to…

WHEN IT COMES TO CHILL SHOWS WITH KILLER RIDES, LAKESIDE SHOWDOWN IN MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, HITS THE SWEET SPOT. Held March 7–8 at Pat Harrison Water Park, this year’s event brought out the best of custom culture without all the chaos. Promoter Michael Wood made a few smart changes to dial things in just right—moving the show back to March to beat the heat, and cutting the schedule short to give folks more travel flexibility. Awards rolled out Saturday night, and a live band wrapped things up while the crowd kicked back under the stars. The open show field was packed with custom cars, trucks, and bikes from all over. No drama, no stress, just a solid crew of gearheads doing what they love. Whether you were bagged and bodied, on…

IF YOU HAVE BEEN A LONG-TIME READER OF STREET TRUCKS MAGAZINE, THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU HAVE SEEN THE NAME CHRIS STAFFORD FROM TYLERTOWN, MISSISSIPPI IN PAST ISSUES. Whether it is his multiple truck features, cover articles on his past builds, or even articles about him and his shop, Stafford’s Garage. You may even remember this exact truck from our July 2019 issue where we featured it in its unfinished form. SEEING HOW MUCH THE C10 SCENE HAS BLOWN UP SINCE THAT TIME, CHRIS KNEW HE HAD TO PICK UP ANOTHER APACHE SO HE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD STAND OUT AT SHOWS. HE ALWAYS LOVED THIS BODY STYLE, AND NOW THAT HE HAD THE ABILITY TO BUY A NEW PROJECT TRUCK, HE JUMPED ON IT. Fast forward to the…