TEXT BY JOHN MATA JR.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TUCKER HARRIS
INTERIOR WORK PERFORMED BY INNERWORX LLC USING SCION XB SEATS CUT TO FIT AND WRAPPED IN RELICATE LEATHER AND SUEDE UPHOLSTERY.
THE WORLD OF CUSTOM VEHICLES ISN’T ALL ABOUT BIG WHEELS AND SHINY PAINT. A lot of undocumented behind-the-scenes work goes into the cars and trucks you see at shows or read about in magazines. Some stories are more extreme or intriguing than others, but they all usually boil down to the same thing—motivated enthusiasts who are willing to put their time, money and sanity on the line to build the ride of their dreams.
Some builds go rather smoothly, and others builds tend to require a bit more time and effort. Then there are the projects that require the need to be completely blasted apart over the span of nearly a decade to finally reach the “show” stage. The latter projects are usually more interesting to read about (after the fact), and we recently learned about such a tale in the build-up of David Phillips’ ‘56 Chevy Truck.
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