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Revving up nostalgia with a twist, the 1958 Ford Ranchero Pro Street build is a drag car enthusiast’s dream. Sporting a classic Ford engine under the hood and eye-catching custom side pipes, this ride is a blast from the past. Inside, it’s all about speed and style with a roll bar, racing seats, and a detachable steering wheel for those dramatic getaways. As cool as a cucumber on nitrous, this truck is a must-see for anyone with a hankering for horsepower and a dash of humor! Check it out!
This 1985 Ford F-150 street truck, shown at SEMA 2016, hides a secret under its classic body: a complete 2008 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor chassis, drivetrain, and suspension. Getting the proportions right took raising the bed floor six inches through custom fabrication. It’s an unusual body swap that turns a familiar classic truck shape into something built to actually drive. Watch to find out why.
This Ford F-100 has stayed in one family since Grandpa bought it new, and now his son and grandson are turning it into a hot rod together. Built during the final years of Ford’s Dentside generation, the truck landed at a turning point in Ford’s engine lineup as older big blocks were phased out. Still a work in progress, it’s already headed in the right direction.
This 1968 Chevrolet C10, nicknamed the “68 Special,” pairs a dialed-in stance and custom interior with a stacked injection setup most cruise-night trucks cannot match. Second-generation C10s like this one have become a builder favorite for good reason. Here is what makes this platform, and this particular induction setup, worth a second look.
Most project cars start clean. This Dodge Challenger started as a hail-totaled insurance write-off, and Stanley the Dirt Monkey turned it into a Mad Max machine on a bare-bones budget. Think three-inch lift, truck tires, baja LED lighting, underglow, and a bed-liner body coating. It is everything a Challenger is not supposed to be, and that is the point. See how a totaled Mopar became a wasteland warrior.
A factory 1972 Chevrolet C10 topped out around 240 horsepower. This one didn’t stay factory for long. Between the engine swap under the hood, the Satin Orange paint, and the 20-inch black chrome wheels, ‘Orange Crush’ represents one of the most popular ways builders have modernized these square-body trucks — here’s why the formula works so well.