Classic American

Clean-up squad to Aisle 51!

While Chevy and Ford trucks undoubtedly dominate the classic truck scene on both sides of the Atlantic, there are some great-looking trucks from other US manufacturers, ripe for restoration or even modification, that rarely get a look-in. Some are just rare models, while others lack popularity, perhaps because there just isn’t the same aftermarket support as there is for Ford or GM models.

Studebaker is a good example and, as far as we can recall, we haven’t featured another Stude’ like this one since October 2004, when we showed you Charlie Peach’s yellow example (unless the Ed knows otherwise, of course?). The classic truck scene, meanwhile, has gone from strength to strength and we couldn’t guess how many more old American trucks

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