Bodywork isn't any sane person's favorite thing to do, but it comes with the territory when you build a truck yourself. Jeff spent many days and cold nights out in the garage with the hammer and dolly beating the Chevy back into shape, as well as refining all the stock tin so Getz Hot Rod Shop in Hampshire, Illinois, could hose it down with copious amounts of '02 Mercedes silver. They finally settled on the smooth yet searing color after serious visions of purple followed by Boyd Yellow, but Boyd won out on the wheels with 17- and 20-inch Magnetos shod in Continental rubber. Advance Plating in Nashville, Tennessee, took care of the dipping chores that had to be on par with the rest of Jeff's work.
Starting with a RodDoors bench seat, Schobers Interior in Yorkville, Illinois, put together a Torch Red leather interior that rivals perfection. The recipe for this masterpiece includes a Hot Rod Hardware dash, Classic Instruments gauges, a Billet Specialties column, a Chicayne wheel, a Kenwood sound system, Vintage Air A/C, and, of course, some highly skilled labor. The exquisite space inside the '48's cab is now more inviting and intriguing than most houses, and is far from its old farm truck roots.
Well, after proclaiming that she didn't want to spend her adulthood at car shows since getting her fill early on in life, Brenda soon found herself in the comfortable shoes of her parents, but now she's the one behind the wheel, and she's proud of it! The Chevy has picked up numerous awards, such as the coveted Boyd Coddington Pro's Pick it received in Indy its first time out since completion. It looks like it's a good thing the Kuhns have a truck, because they'll surely be hauling home plenty more trophies, and if you have any doubts about what can be built in a two-car garage, here you go!