TEXT BY MIKE MCGLOTHLIN PHOTOS BY BUDDY HERNANDEZ
When you grow up heavily involved in off-road events and monster truck shows, you’re bound to hold a lifelong affinity for big, lifted trucks. Marble Hill, Missouri, native Pleasant Cook (a.k.a. 4x4 Barbie) is one such enthusiast. In 2013, she found herself piloting a 1/3-scale monster truck called Southern Crush, then upgraded to a diesel tow rig to tote the mini monster to events. Soon after that, she moved on to building award-winning show trucks. This brings us to Cook’s latest creation: a oneof- a-kind ‘17 F-250 Platinum.