The name is apt, with a wildly customized Old School aesthetic and big performance. The truck is powered by a 1968 Cadillac 472 and backed by a TH400 transmission driving a 10-bolt rear end. The engine was factory rated by Cadillac at 375 HP and 525lb-ft, and it is further upgraded here with a medium rise intake manifold, custom headers, and Edelbrock carburetor.
The bodywork boasts custom bright blue metal flake paint with hand-done flames and pinstriping, shaved handles, mirrors and bumpers, and it features a custom nose with open engine bay, which is fully matched to the rest of the truck right down to the pinstriped Cadillac air cleaner and color-matched engine block. The customized bed houses a stainless fuel tank and sits on a bespoke, box section rear frame. The front end received the classic hot rod treatment with dropped spindles, disc brakes and inverted leaf spring, while the rear suspension is upgraded with coil springs and adjustable air shocks.
Additionally notable features include 60s-style American mag wheels with wide whites and cheater slicks on the back, custom Old School blue and white two-tone interior with a ’40 Ford dash and Ed Roth-inspired tall shifter, ’59 Eldorado tail lights, pop-out wind screen, and power brakes.
Upon its 2010 completion this truck was accepted to and shown in the prestigious 51st Fresno Autorama, and it was featured in the coverage of that show in the magazines, Street Rodder and Custom Classic Trucks.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 1940 Chevrolet Pickup Hot Rod "El Chueco"- Frame-off custom old school build
- Shown at 51st Autorama in 2010
- Covered in Custom Classic Trucks magazine
- Covered in Street Rodder magazine
- 1968 Cadillac 472 big block engine
- TH400 transmission
- Custom box section rear frame
- Custom Bright Blue metal flake paint
- Hand painted flames and pin striping
- Custom interior
- 1940 Ford dash
- 1959 Cadillac tail lights
- Front disc brakes
- Rear coil springs and air shocks
- 1960s style mag wheels
- Wide whitewall tires
- Cheater slicks
- Shaved handles and mirror
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