Custom Car – September 2019

SincehewasteenagerLukehaswantedaPro

Streettruck,andithadtobesomethingother

thanaFordorChevy.Thoughlargelysimilar,the

’37Plymouthhe’sendedupwithisevenrarer

thantheDodgehehadhisheartseton.

I’vealwayslikedatubbedcar

andsoitwasLukewhoonedaytookan

80 - gritsandingdisktothebackofthe

cab,wonderingwhytheswagelinethat

wassupposedtobetherewasn’t.“That’s

whenweknew...”heremembersggrimlyy.

“I’vebecomeabitofananorakon

thesetruckssince.Youhavetobetofind

partsforthem.”

Thatrealisationcameafteralmost

fouryearsspentlookingforapairof

rearwingstoreplacethe’glassonesthe

truckcamewith.Onesetturnedupin

ascrapyardinAmericabuttheywwwere

woefullyoverpriced,androtten.Inthe

end,Lukeboughtachickencoopppin

Americafor$ 500 ...

You’llrecallGaryyLayytonwasonlyyggoingg

tobackhalfthetruck,notevenkickthe

chassisuporiginally.Well,ifyoureadthe

magazinebackwards,you’llalreadyknow

hedidabitmorethanthat.“Ionlydothe

bigstuff,Idon’tdosoftfurnishings,”he

sayswithagrin,meaninghe’lldochassis

work,butprefersnottodobodywork.

Afterdiscoveringsomeofthehorrors

46 CUSTOMCARAUGUST 2019

Thathalf-leathersteeringwheelisaneatbitofCustom

CoachTrimmingwork,thoughthewheel

itselfwasjustacheaposwapmeetfind.Itsitson

apolishedcolumn-shiftcolumnfromSummit

Racing.NotetheW.I.D.E.contactsinthedoorjamb

andelectricwindowswitches.

°Wantingtoenjoythedrive,there’sa

decentsoundsystemhiddenawayinthecab,

comprisingapairofPioneer6x9sanda

Kenwoodsubintheseatbase,anotherpairof

speakersinthekickpanelsandaSonyhead

unitintheglovebox.