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Contents: Clean Green (Wayne Odekirk took 13 inches out of his ’70 van, making it surprising to look at), Family Affair (Norma Tingley drives this ’74 Chevy pickup to buy groceries. She also brings home lots of trophies.), How To: Paint Woodgrain (Herb Martinez is gaining a reputation around Southern California for painting metal so it looks like wood. You have to touch the surface to determine what it really is in this story. Herb tells how.), How To: Stop That Chevy (If you happen to have a ’51-’59 Chevy pickup, converting to disc brakes can give you greater stopping power. This kit looks like it really is a bolt-on. It adds to parts from ’73-’77 mid-size cars.), “Rocky” Scores a K.O. (Don and Becky Noone built their ’71 Chevy van into a prizewinner. Then they rebuilt it, and it won some more.), Van Nationals (Angola, Indiana was the scene as 1,000 vans converged in the rain. The truckers partied and had a fine time in some fine vehicles.), Chop 2 (Our cover truck shows its radical face, with a maroon firemist complexion and flame-hot grin. It’s so low that people ask if it’s real.), Don’s Blown F-100 (Eight years of work and $10,000 produce a show-truck legend, a blown Chevy 409, with tilt-front, impecable detailing, lots of chrome, polish and plating. Wow!), New ’83 Rigs: Flash and Fire For the New Year (Detroit and Japan bring out their new trucks for 1983. Truckin is evaluating them and will announce its choice for Truck of the Year in its December issue. Here are the contenders.), JJ’s Toy (Jim Drake said he spent $40,000 on this ’48 Chevy pickup. It looks like it, with a blown 327 for “go”, and everything needed for “show”.), Oldies With Goodies (The Annual Chevy/GMC Nationals were held in Ogden, Utah, this year, with 150 vintage trucks from all over the states.), Project S-10 (Truckin‘s little-pickup is being buuilt with low bucks in mind. It has louvers, wire wheels and is lower to the ground, with traction bars.), Project Mini-Van (Truckin‘s little Suzuki ST-90, imported through Guatemala, has been sanded and promered. It’s almost done. Here’s how it looks.), Inside Moves (Eric Thorsen has realized his dream of driving a show-winning mini-truck. He has won six trophies at two events, so far. These are the only two he has entered.), Eat Out One (Some 600 mini-truck enthusiasts showed up to party, chug cola, roll cigarettes, run with raw eggs in their mouths and enjoy a wet-T Shirt contest.) Departments – Readers Rap, Shop Manual, Ford Folio, Van Scan, Just Mini-Truckin’, Reader’s Rides, Happenings, Truck Stuff, Reader’s Renderings, Ad Index
Issue: November 1982
Condition: Very Good