Dallas Auto Rama 2005

A Maltese cross combined with flame licks make for distinctive graphics on S.M. Johnson's '68 Chevy short-wide pickup from Dallas. A Weiand 8.71-blown 355ci Chevy spins the Weld wheels on a narrowed 9-inch rearend.

S.M. Johnson turns the 1/8-mile in six seconds with his 468ci big-block-powered '89 S-10. Black racing bucket seats are fitted inside the cab.

A ZZ4 Chevy engine powers Michael Hall's '69 Chevy short stepside from Dallas. A billet grille, Boyd Coddington wheels, and silver paint decorate the exterior, while red leather and a custom console upgrade the interior.

One popular trend in street rod trucks is the phantom '37 Ford Ute-style pickup from Wild Rods and Downs Manufacturing. From Seagoville, TX, this rendition by Jim Bayne was assembled with a lipstick-red Wild Rods body, 350ci Chevy engine and 700R4 trans, Mustang II front suspension, Chamois leather seats, and interior panels.

The classic Chevy Cameo body style never looked finer than with the Sunset Orange Pearl finish Lloyd Conley sprayed on his. Among a multitude of modifications are an '87 Chevy chassis with chromed suspension parts, a 350/400 drivetrain combination, and Ultraleather-covered LeSabre seats.

Don Sharp has a neat street truck in his blue '59 Chevy Apache. A dual-carb, dual-exhaust 235ci six-cylinder engine rotates those chrome Rally wheels.

Chad Gorczyca had his Midnight Blue '50 Chevy pickup looking much better than a fresh factory-built item! The truck rides on a Fatman Fabrications chassis with 18- and 20-inch Billet Specialties wheels. Adobe Ultraleather dresses the interior.

Check out the '58 Ford-style side trim airbrushed onto this '37 Ford Ranchero. Doug Pedersen of Highland Village, TX, built this Downs-bodied rod with a swinging tailgate, 350 Chevy power, Coddington wheels, and white and tan leather.

Rolled pans and a hard bedcover serve to integrate the clean lines of this '70 Chevy short-wide bed by Dwain Spence of Wylie. A tuned, port-injected 350 provides the power, and Coddington Wheels the rolling stock.