Classic Truck Performance

2023 Detroit Autorama

Trucks, trucks, and more trucks! It seems customized pickups are everywhere nowadays—from early '70s Broncos selling at Barrett-Jackson for $375,000 to a hundred vintage and historic pickups showcased in their own building a few months ago at the Grand National Roadster Show. What’s more, it seems there’s no end in sight with this current popular trend.

Mainstream C10s and F-100s certainly take up most of the pie chart but even the weirdo makes and models (we’re lookin’ at you International Harvester and D100 owners) are just as popular a base to build a custom ride. With many shops andgroup is being well fed with new products and aftermarket parts all the time.

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