BUILT FROM BATTLE FOR BATTLE
Stories don’t always begin with the featured vehicle. This one actually began with a 1967 Chevy pickup. I photographed that C10 for sister publication Classic Trucks. It was exceptional beyond the sum of its parts: Tony Scalici transformed it from hardly more than a frame and bits of a rusty cab into a top-shelf Pro Touring rig that made the cover of a national magazine. And he did it in about a year. But that’s not even the impressive part: It was his first shot at building anything. This is a busy dude with a big family and a serious job.
When pressed for the secret to success, he revealed something that most wouldn’t associate as any
