Classic Truck Performance

1983 Squarebody

It’s one thing to indulge in the urge to tweak a mostly stock truck, but completely hacking the thing apart and spending nearly an entire decade putting it back together again is something entirely different. It wasn’t until recently that Ricky Ramon was able to finally experience both sides of the custom spectrum. Growing up reading Hot Rod, Lowrider, and every auto magazine in between, Ricky developed a love for all types of custom vehicles, and that love only grew stronger as he got older.

“Since I was about 15 years old, I’ve loved the early ’90s mini-truck and lowrider scene,” he says. “I never keep my vehicles in factory condition, as

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