Trucks, Turkeys, And Four Days Of Fun At

Charlie Lewis from Lithia Springs, GA, owns this slick Ford. It is painted in an elegant champagne and dark brown and fitted with custom taillights, Colorado Custom rims, and a detailed interior. A custom grille, smoothed bumper, shaved door handles, and a rigid tonneau cover add to the look.

Driving in from Tampa, FL, Mary Wade has owned and enjoyed her Studebaker pickup truck for the last 10 years. Fitted with a 350ci Chevy under the hood, this red and yellow road rocket, fitted with custom Cadillac tail lamps, goes as good as it looks.

Showing that all the custom vehicles at the Turkey Run were not owned by folks drawing Social Security, Anthony De Michael from Lakeland, FL, displayed his custom '88 Chevrolet full-size (a graduation gift that he's been working on for the last several years). Owner of Mild 2 Wild Customs, Anthony cites the truck as the reason for his new career.

Jerry and Caren Carpenter traveled from a Soddy Daisy, TN, to spend the Thanksgiving weekend in Daytona. Their handcrafted '30 Ford woody extended-cab pickup truck attracted a lot of attention throughout the weekend.

Instead of pounding the dents out of that old steel cab, consider a new fiberglass replacement from BeBops Glass Works in Athens, TN. This '56 cab, complete with a 1-inch steel tube frame plus hinged, latched, and remote-operating doors would make Henry proud. The price? $5,600.

Custom trucks weren't the only things on display at the Turkey Run. If you had a little extra room in the pickup bed, you could take home some highly unique automotive-themed furniture guaranteed to appeal to any enthusiast.

Some guys just know how to have fun!

More than 80,000 spectators enjoyed Thanksgiving weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. The collection of 5,000 vehicles and the Turkey Run's reputation for fabulous door prizes added to the fun.