Good Guys Lone Star Nationals - Rocky Mountain High Jinks

Winning a coveted Custom Classic Trucks Top Ten award were Dwight and Sandy Hamann of St. Joseph, MO, for their '49 Studebaker pickup.

Evident everywhere in the swap-meet area were vintage pickups of all sizes, ready to be rescued and revitalized by their new caretakers. Here, a Ford COE and a Ford '40 vintage cab hope to find a new home.

K.C. and Colette Van Niman of Littleton, CO, own a '39 Ford pickup that may look stock, but it offers plenty of creature comforts within the cab, including: A/C, electric windows, leather upholstery, CD/stereo system and an electric cowl vent. The engine's a Ford Racing 302ci with aluminum heads and backed by a smooth shifting C4 trans.

Achieving the Meguiar's Magnificence Masterpiece award was Steve Delaney of Arvada, CO, for his '29 Ford Model A pickup. Steve's A has blown Chevy 400ci power and a TH400 trans. Cool.

Doug and Jan Magleby of Monroe, UT, premiered their highly modified '49 GMC pickup in the summer of 2004. The tilt- forward hood reveals a Corvette drivetrain and suspension bits. The truck earned a CCT Top Ten prize.

Another ever-so-cool Studebaker graced the Goodguys Colorado Springs event. Steve Doerschlag of Eaton, CO, showed up with his Art Deco-inspired '37 Studebaker Coupe Express. The pickup has a supercharged Studebaker Avanti 289ci V-8 and Studebaker auto trans for forward propulsion. Steve's creation garnered a Custom Classic Trucks Top Ten award.

There were a couple of outstanding '48 Chevy pickups. We decided to award them both Custom Classic Trucks Top Ten prizes. Louie Fesmire of Pueblo, CO, finished his '48 earlier this year. Great job, Louie!

Unless you live under a rock, you've already seen Royce and Jane Glader's '29 Ford roadster pickup. The awesome hauler premiered at the 2005 AMBR show, held in Pomona, CA, late January. Since stealing the truck is illegal, we gave the Gladers a CCT Top Ten trophy instead. The pickup also earned a Goodguys Fab Five award. The Gladers live in nearby Fort Collins, CO.

Silver's a hue that's challenging to photograph well. Nevertheless, a sleek '46 International pickup, owned by Steve Dalrymple of Arvada, CO, caught our fancy. We awarded Steve with a Custom Classic Trucks Top Ten pick. That's Steve posing with his prized pickup.

Mike Yoder's '35 Ford truck looks more like a '30s-era Citroen. His business, Kustom Auto Restyling in Hutchinson, KS, crafted the sublime hot rod hauler. For his efforts, he earned both a Goodguys Fab Five selection and a Custom Classic Trucks Top Ten award.

The other '48 Chevy pickup that won the CCT Top Ten award has been finished longer, but it looks every bit as fresh as any truck we saw at the event. Adam McRoberts of Altoona, IA, is the proud owner.

We featured the '40 Ford Downs Manufacturing pickup, owned by Jim and Sue Rhoades of Topeka, KS, earlier this year. Their hauler earned a Custom Classic Trucks Top Ten prize.