C10 Builder's Guide Spring 2024

MAN. AGAIN. ALREADY?!? It feels like the illustrious SEMA SHOW seems to pop up sooner and sooner each and every year. Seriously. It’s pure madness. But all jokes aside, I absolutely love the SEMA Show and even the chaos (yes, I thrive in Chaos) leading up to the weeklong trade-only automotive aftermarket event. What’s even more crazy than the love/hate relationship I have for the SEMA Show is the fact that this will be my 24th (almost the big 25!) year in attendance. I still remember my very first SEMA back in 1999 and it was MASSIVE! To a high-school grad who eat, sleeps, and breathes all things custom truck—that was a huge highlight and turning point in my life (and career lol). I was like a kid in a…

California Car Cover Custom-Fit Superweave Truck Covers SUPERWEAVE PROVIDES PREMIUM outdoor, all-weather storage protection. It is California Car Cover’s most UV, water, and weather resistant car and truck cover. The versatile Superweave material features unsurpassed moisture, dust, and pollutant protection. The encapsulation technology goes inside the fabric and around the fibers, resulting in a silky-smooth finish that glides over fine paint finishes. The Superweave car cover fabric is also dust-proof, so it will keep your vehicle clean whether it is stored indoors or out. It remains exceptionally breathable, allowing moisture, condensation, and heat to easily escape from under the car cover. Its unique lightweight design also enables it to fold up to one-third the size of your typical outdoor car and truck cover but does not take away from its…

WHEN YOU’VE GOT IT, you’ve got it. And when the world around you doesn’t know you’ve got it, you show them you’ve got it. That’s a quick summary of Howard “Howie” Kendrick’s life, and to say that the man has had some pretty interesting adventures would be an understatement. Howie is a known classic watch collector, as well as an established photographer, but what many don’t know is that he’s also an avid car enthusiast and has worked on many of his own projects over the years. Oh yeah, he also played a bit of baseball and helped get the Washington Nationals to a World Series championship in 2019. Raised by his grandmother Ruth, Howie has always made it clear that he owes his life and career to her, and…

WELCOME TO C10ville U.S.A., as they say! C10s in the Park was held this year Sept. 16, 2023, with more than 1,200 GM Classic trucks invading beautiful Waxahachie, Texas, at Getzendaner Park. This humble event started off when a small group of friends got together just to hang out and, like many “C10 gatherings of friends,” has now grown into one of the premier classic truck events in the country. A true family-friendly event, C10’s in the Park is taglined: “Family, Friends, and Trucks,” and it is truly fitting to the atmosphere and the event. Now in its 8th annual gathering, C10s in the Park 2023 welcomed back Brothers as the title sponsor for the event. From the morning cruise-in to some of the finest food vendors, live DJ, family-fun…

THE CLIMATE of custom classic trucks is one that ebbs and flows with current trends and fads. This environment slowly changes and evolves as time goes by, but whatever style is the most popular at the time does tend to saturate the show scene after a while. This is what makes drastically standing out from the norm so important in terms of leaving a lasting impression among those who are paying attention. Building to stay relevant within the given times does have its place; don’t get us wrong. Without mainstay stylings, there would be no discernible sense of automotive fashion of any given era, but there is always a welcomed space saved for the renegades who dare to go against the grain. Doug DeBerti and his son Brad are just…

THE STREET TRUCKS magazine team proudly presents Sergeant Square in its final form, ready to make a significant impact in the fight against veteran suicide. With precision, passion, and purpose, our team worked tirelessly to ensure every detail met the highest standards, all for a noble cause: Mission 22. After careful assembly and fitment of our new American Chassis frame and LMC Truck body panels, Sergeant Square is really taking shape. The project reached a pivotal moment as it was left to the skilled hands of Shane Murphy and Dack at Street Dreams Paint and Body Shop. There, the truck underwent a final disassembly, preparing it for the transformative stages of paint and graphics. The first item to tackle is the bed cover and vehicle graphics. The truck’s exterior boasted…