For the fourth consecutive year, our pal Ronnie Wetch, his wife Autumn, and Sam Castronova pulled off yet another successful Reunion Truck Show in beautiful Downtown Chandler, Arizona!
Once again, Classic Truck Performance was more than proud to sponsor the Reunion Pre-Party at the QuartHaus (this year in conjunction with United Pacific Classic, who sponsored the outside gathering of trucks “under the lights”). While it kicked off with some nasty weather (which did eventually subside), that didn’t keep the diehards from hanging out, having a few beers, and enjoying some amazing local barbecue (while it lasted!). We ducked out a little early in preparation for Saturday’s big show, which depending on whether you were a spectator or a participant started at the crack of dawn (for those driving their trucks in).
I strolled over from the San Marcos Inn (the extremely nighttime-noisy San Marcos Inn!) midway through the enormous line of trucks filing into the multi-level Downtown Chandler parking garage—hence the moniker “World’s Tallest Truck Show”—and the vendors finishing up their setup, which had been delayed for many due to the Plaza Lawn being soaked from the previous day’s rain storm. With the show sold out, the parking structure was literally filled top to bottom (top level reserved for specially chosen Upper Deck trucks), while the adjacent Dually Dr. and Four Wheel Way (so “re”named by the city!) were lined with just that: dualies and 4x4s/off-road classic trucks!
By 3 p.m., the Reunion had begun to wind down as Ronnie handed out his 1980s-themed awards and I prepared for one last Arizona meal before heading back to (rainy) SoCal! Can’t wait to see what the Freshman College (or is it trade school?) edition of the Reunion Truck Show has in store for 2026 … in the meantime, “Have a Cool Summer!”, or whatever the popular yearbook saying is these days!
