Recent Truck Stories
Catch up on the latest tales from the road! Explore recent stories of truck owners as they share their journeys, restorations, and cherished memories. There’s always something new to inspire and connect.
1974 Chevrolet C10 – Bobby & Melodie S.
This First Responder put the Heartbeat back into his 1974 Chevrolet C10. I’ve had the truck since high school and one day I looked at it and thought, “I’ve always wanted a pro-street so why not, no sense in it just sitting there”. It used to be 4WD back in the day and now it…
1986 Chevy Silverado – Tom J.
1986 Chevy Silverado. Purchased the truck and it had already had been lowered two inches. The engine was tired and transmission was leaking. I replaced the 350 cubic inch engine with Chevrolet performance 454 HO crate engine. The transmission is now a B&M Turbo 400.[lmc_story_gallery]
1985 Chevy C10 – James D.
I purchase this truck in 2005. The truck was in good condition and everything work: airconditiion, cruise control, and power windows and doors. I had the truck painted in 2012 and added 22” Iroc’s wheels in 2017.[lmc_story_gallery]
1971 Chevrolet Suburban – Seth C.
I will start with a brief story of the build: My 1971 Suburban began life as a west Texas Boy Scouts of America vehicle. Somehow it ended up in Louisiana and became an air bagged low rider. I bought it on October 1, 2017. A 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche Z71 was used as a donor vehicle…
1961 Chevy C10 – Ted & Karen S.
My son bought this truck in 1999, It had a six cylinder and three speed trans, with a 16 inch eight ply tires. It was painted green with spray cans. In 2001 we lowered the truck and changed the wheels and tires. The six cylinder was removed, and a V-8 with a four-speed was installed.…
1955 Chevy 3100 Series II – Maurice J.
Maurice purchased the pickup in 2005, from family friend and neighbor, Stan Purvis. At that time the pickup was pearl white, had a Chevy 307 and a 4 speed Muncie. Maurice’s son, Gary, drove the pickup to his junior and senior proms in 1992 & 1993. Shortly after purchasing the pickup, Maurice (with help from…
1971 Chevy C20 – Cole N.
I finally found the truck I’ve been looking for. It took over a year to find this 71 Chevy in good enough shape to restore. Bought it out of Minnesota so you can imagine the amount rust it had. Took me a little over a year to restore but couldn’t be happy about how it…
1977 Ford F150 – John S.
Barn Find I found this 1977 Ford F150 with 3300 miles on it in a dilapidated garage 2 miles from my house. The man that purchased the truck new took one long road trip from upstate NY to Colorado to take his grandson to college. Sadly, soon after he returned home, he passed away. The…
1980 Chevy Blazer – Jimmy A.
My Blazer A gift from the Wife!! I was looking online for a Blazer for more than 2 years and found this one at a shop in Tennessee. Called and made an offer on a Monday and was told I would get a call back after talking to the owner. I told my family about…
1979 Ford F150 – Jacob H.
I bought the truck right before I was 16 and it was a solid truck but needed some work. 5 years later and I’ve seemed to save up the money to give this truck what needed.[lmc_story_gallery]
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