Hot-Rod Haulers At Cowtown

3. One of our show favorites was Jerry Thompson's fully restored '51 Ford F-6 stake bed, which won First Place in the Truck & Van category.

4. Roy Mitchell's small-block-powered candy-black cherry '54 hails from Arlington, Texas. Roy's truck swept the Early Pickup class.

5. This cream '56 Ford F-100 is owned by Grapevine, Texas-based owner Ray Treff. Powered by a 302ci V-8 Ford with factory tri-power, the '56 captured Second Place in the Post War Pickup class.

6. Joe Bob and Faye Powers from Arlington, Texas, showed their dark-green '48 Chevrolet. The 1/2-ton truck featured a built small-block and a late-model Chevy pickup bed.

7. Arlington's Larry D. Sowers rolled out his '02 Chevrolet with an Escalade treatment and captured First Place in the Contemporary Pickup -- Mild Custom category. When not showing his truck, Larry works at the Arlington GM Assembly Plant where they build Escalades.

8. Perennial favorite Maurice Land brought out his big-block-powered orange-and-yellow-flamed '47 Chevrolet pickup. This truck was a First Place winner in the Custom Rod Wagon class.

9. Speaking of Escalades, Scott Clark's Magnusen-supercharged orange '02 Chevrolet/Escalade won First Place in the Contemporary Pickup Full Custom class. Clark also captured the Jerry's Chevrolet/Cadillac-sponsored Outstanding Late-Model Truck honors.

10. Yes, that's a genuine 426ci Hemi between the framerails of Jim Elmore's '35 Ford pickup.

11. Corbin Taylor, a member of the North Texas Corvair Association, owns this Corvair Greenbriar pickup. Corbin's 'Vair won Third Place in the Late Post War Pickup class.

12. One of the nicest trucks at the show was Ricky Sanders' just-completed '56 F-100 small-window, which won First Place in the Post War Pickup Full Custom category. You'll see more on this truck in an upcoming issue of CCT.