With each and every day that passes, generations of classic truck owners continue to evolve like chapters in a book. While some have been there all along, new arrivals on the scene seem to show up daily, adding to the excitement with fresh concepts and ideas as well as utilizing proven old formulas. For Nick Greene of Randolph, Massachusetts, it was a steady stream of car shows and model building under the guidance of his dad, Ira, that led him directly into the world of custom cars and trucks. Recalling the early days, Nick has fond memories of cruising into local events riding shotgun in his dad's '65 Ford police cruiser while being awestruck with the fabrication and paint on numerous hot rods and customs lining the event grounds. As the years passed, the youngster began to hone his own personal skills, becoming an accomplished bodyman and painter in his own right.
Nick's first efforts in the truck world came in the form of a lowered '83 Chevy S-10 and a radical '97 Isuzu Hombre pickup that was channeled hard, bagged, packed with loads of custom fabrication-including suicide doors-and glazed with a wild candy spray-job. While he was having a blast with the Hombre, he still felt there was something missing in the mix. Nick had always admired the classic lines of early-'60s Ford pickups, and he finally decided it was time to bid mini-trucking goodbye and open a new chapter that would concentrate solely on vintage steel. Putting the word out on the street that he was in the market for a classic Ford, it wasn't long before he was approached at a local cruise night with an offer he couldn't refuse. He was turned onto a solid '63 Ford that was all original and ran great for a short amount of cash. After a test run, the deal was done, and it was time to get serious and start rethinking the future of his new project.
Having gained experience over the years with his mini-trucks, Nick decided to start from the ground up. Tearing the truck completely apart, he figured the only way to get the look he wanted was to begin with an updated chassis. Starting with plenty of fresh steel stock, he teamed up with good friends John Lewis and Jon Sniger to design a spine that would not only slam the truck onto the pavement, but would also make it handle well when going down the road.