Star Truckin'

JULY 2010-"JEANNIE" THE 1949 CHEVY TRUCK THAT CAUGHT DENNIS GAGE'S EYE

Jeanette is the proud owner of this incredible 1949 Chevy pickup named Jeannie-originally this car was destined to be a pretty basic driver. But like many projects the game plan changed and the result was this outstanding example of the classic late 40s early 50s era Chevrolet truck.

These trucks are by no means a rare site at any given show but what made this vintage Chevy outstanding was the color and the details.

The attention to detail was enough to catch the attention of legendary car guy Dennis Gage at a World of Wheels show-where it had just won best of class in its first show.

JULY 2010 LITTLE PETER:THE PETERBILT THAT SHRUNK IN THE WASH

"Little Peter" is an obvious name for a tribute truck based on a full-sized Peterbilt that leads two lives as a work and show truck.

John Coulter is the proud owner of Little Peter and he has built function into his custom truck.

JUNE 2010-1959 FORD F-100 PICKUP TRUCK: FROM UGLY DUCKLING TO SUNSET LADY

Blair Henry is a stereotype-a car guy stereotype. Like most car guys, his father influenced him and Blair attributes his fondness for the old iron directly to his father because “dad’s owned a 40 Ford for over 40 years”. Obviously, Blair inherited the old car gene.

The other car guy stereotype is the ‘start out with a simple job’ scenario-in Blair’s case it was “simple engine job that turned into a frame-off project”. Most car guys are painfully familiar with that playbook.

But, like most car guys Blair is really happy with the end result-“end” being a relative term because…again like most car guys there are a few tweaks left.

JUNE 2010:1935 FORD PICKUP-AN OLD TRUCK WITH A YOUNG OWNER

The first thing we noticed about the 1935 Ford truck was the young couple in the cab. The classic old school hot rod look of the truck will catch your attention, but Warren, its young owner, seems more like a guy who would be fairly comfortable behind the wheel of a tricked-out tuner car.