Classic Truck Performance
Our Pick of Performance Parts For Your Classic Truck 2024
Scott’s Hotrods Power Steering Line Kit
Scott’s Hotrods ’N Customs’ new Power Steering Line Kits fill a much-needed gap when it comes to installing a...
Bob Ford’s 1957 Chevy Task Force-Series Truck Turns up the Heat
By Chuck Vranas - Images by the Author
Somewhere on the fringe you’ll find devout hot rodders still bringing vintage big-blocks linked to three pedals...
Updating a 1971 Suburban With a Lokar Floor Shifter and Ididit Tilt Column
By Todd Ryden - Images by the Author
After upgrading our 1971 Chevy Suburban with an electronic four-speed automatic transmission we’ve never been happy with...
The Evolution of Pat Floyd’s 1969 Chevy C10
By Chuck Vranas - Images by the Author
The alluring 1969 Chevy C10 laid out across our pages owned by Pat Floyd of Chester, New...
A Windsor Bottom End With Cleveland Cylinder Heads and Intake for the Ultimate Old-School...
By Jeff Huneycutt - Images by the Author
We’re building a Frankenstein hybrid, taking the best components from two engines that weren’t originally designed to...
Battle In Bama vs. The OBS Nationals: Two Stellar Events Held Simultaneously at Talladega...
By Jessica Roach - Images by the Author
For several years now, Battle in Bama has proven to be a show in which participants truly...
Robert Colvin’s Twin States Rod Shop Built 1996 Chevy CK1500
By Rob Fortier - Images by NotStock Photography
Instead of waiting to find “just the right one” to start with, Robert Colvin decided to team...
Building a Bed for 1967-1972 SWB GM Pickups
By Ron Ceridono - Images by the CTP Staff
For Classic Performance Products’ 1967-1972 longbed to shortbed sheetmetal conversion they turned to Auto Metal Direct...
Ruben Villamar’s 1968 Big-Window Utility
By Eric Geisert - Images by the Author
Ruben Villamar, who lives in Irvine, California, answers the question: If you owned a construction company, what...
Nick Riesett’s 1965 Chevy C10
By Scotty Lachenauer - Images by the Author
Nick Riesett, of Aberdeen, Maryland, wasn’t looking for a long-term project when he spied this ’65 C10...
THE SPEEDWAY MOTORS 1968 C10 Build: Rust Repair, Bodywork, and Paint
By Joe McCollough - Images by Jessica Coleman & Andy Chaves
If you’ve been following along with our ’68 C10 project, you’ve seen us checking...
33rd Annual Cruisin’ Ocean City Packs Plenty of Trucks Seaside
By Chuck Vranas - Images by the Author
Nothing builds excitement better than the promise of sun, surf, and classic trucks. When given the opportunity...
Room to Breathe Part 2: Rounding Out an Oval Exhaust
By Ryan Manson - Images by the Author
When it comes time to tackle the exhaust system of your classic truck build, you’ll no doubt...
Paul Messman’s BBT Fab–Built 1963 Chevy C10
By Rob Fortier - Images by NotStock Photography
I vaguely remember the first time I saw that title used in a feature way back in...
LEGACY SERIES: Fat Jack Robinson’s 1951 Ford F-1
By Johnny Rotten Robinson - Images by Tim Sutton
When I began my magazine career back in the early ’90s, one of the first shops...
What You Need to Know About Installing Steering Components
By Ron Ceridono - Images by the Author
One of the most difficult things for someone to admit is that after investing time and money...
Charles Black’s 1954 Dodge Hot Rod C-Series
By Rob Fortier - Images by Josh Mishler
The year 1954 was a big one—it saw the advent of poodle skirts, Wiffle balls, and most...
A Short Story: Cutting a 1963-72 Longbed Chevy/GMC Down to Size
By Ron Ceridono - Images by CTP Staff
In the July 2024 editorial in Classic Truck Performance magazine, editor Rob Fortier covered the so-called controversy...
Part 3: Engine & Transmission on the Speedway Motors 1968 C10 Build
By Joe McCullough - Images by the Author
Catch Up Here:
The Speedway Motors ’68 C10 Build Part 1
Speedway Motors’ 1968 C10 Build Part 2:...
LS Powered Ford F100
By Scotty Lachenauer - Images by the Author
When Kyle Weichold bought his ’56 Ford F-100 he had a good mind to put modern Blue...
Part 8: Custom Grille & Taillights on the Scott’s Hotrods ’N Customs 1951 Chevy
By Kenneth “Stress Ball” DeKissere - Images by Camren Beattie
Get Up To Speed Here:
Part 1: Brian Schutte’s 1951 Chevy Five-Window Truck
Part 2: Scott’s Hotrods N Customs...
Shane Dutka’s Tire-Searing ’71 Ford F100 Sport Custom
By Chuck Vranas - Images by the Author
In a Chevy-heavy world of classic trucks packed with LS power and platform conversions, it’s a breath...
Matt de los Cobos’ 1972 Chevy Blazer, a Two-Door Family Funster
By Rob Fortier & the Owner - Images by Tim Sutton
I love a good story, especially from a fellow Chevy guy—and I really love...
LMC 1969 Chevy C10 Fleetside to Stepside Conversion
By Rob Fortier - Images by the Author
I would safely say that 7 out of 10 people were dumfounded when I told them of...
Kerry “Duck” Cunningham’s 1959 Chevy Apache
By Rob Fortier - Images by NotStock Photography
In my lifetime, as a vehicle owner/operator (40 years now this month!), I’ve owned one “mini-truck;” it...
Our LS-Powered C10 Goes Into Overdrive With Gearstar’s Bulletproof 4L60E
By Ron Ceridono
When overdrive automatics came on the scene they found their way into a variety of modified vehicles, and for good reason. These...
Walker Zeigler’s First-Gen 1965 Chevy C10
By Rob Fortier - Images by NotStock Photography
Up until 1960, General Motors had names for each series of trucks—Art Deco, Advance Design, Task Force—even...
Steele Rubber 1955-1959 Chevy Task Force Master Cylinder Access Holes
By “Rotten” Rodney Bauman - Images by the Author
When a pickup project’s cab and chassis remain separated long enough, we might (OK, I might)...
A New Approach to Building an Old 1971 Chevy Truck
By Fuelish Media
You hear the term “back in the day” thrown around a lot, but for those who grew up in the pre-Internet era,...
Speedway Motors’ 1968 C10 Build Part 2: Chassis & Suspension
By Joe McCollough - Images by the Author
In the last installment of our Speedway Motors C10 build, we gathered up a derelict ’68 C10...
Paul Close’s Y-Block Powered 1956 F100 is Layered with Custom Cool
By Chuck Vranas - Images by the Author
As the years pass, there’s always one ride that totally instills itself into your memory banks for...
Old Anvil Speed Shop Increases Our 1948 Chevy’s Voltage With XS Power
By Rob Fortier - Photography by Taylor Kempkes
For as long as I’ve been around cars and motorcycles, you’d think that my specific knowledge of...
Josh Bentley’s Vini’s Hot Rods 1983 Chevy Squarebody C10 With a Roadster Shop SPEC...
By Rob Fortier - Images by NotStock Photography
Back in 1983, Wendell Bentley, a mechanic at a local sawmill in Fredonia, Arizona, bought himself a...
The GM Tailgate Tour is a Five-Day Road Trip for Trucks
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Images by the Author
Road trips are fun, and it’s even more fun behind the wheel of an old truck....
Horton’s Hot Rod Shop’s Wicked Hemi-Powered 1969 Dodge D200 Parts Hauler
By Chuck Vranas - Photography by the Author
Through the decades there was only one place to get hop-up parts for your ride: at the...
Classic Performance Products’ Bolt-In Suspension System for 1965-1979 Ford Trucks
By Ron Ceridono - Images By Jason Scudellari
In 1948 Ford introduced their first generation of 1/2-ton pickups, the F-1. They were revolutionary in so...
Joe Smith’s 1953 Ford F100 packs an LS punch with a Classic Contemporary Vibe
By Chuck Vranas - Images by the Author
One of the easiest ways for truck enthusiasts to channel their passions while growing up was to...
The Speedway Motors ’68 C10 Build Part 1
By Joe McCollough - Images by the Author
Here at Speedway Motors, we love working on our in-house projects. It’s a great chance for us...
1982 Chevy Squarebody C1500 Custom C10
By Fuelish Media
There’s nothing mild mannered about this ’82 Chevy pickup. Cory Shows, of Caledonia, Mississippi, works as a custom aircraft painter by trade,...
Old Anvil Redesigns an International Harvester C1100 Backside
By Eric Geisert - Images by the Author
In previous stories featured in this magazine we’ve witnessed how Old Anvil Speed Shop in Orange, California,...