2006 Chevy\GMC Truckin' Nationals Truck Show

In the swap meet area, we saw a right front fender from a '58 Chevy Apache in its original light blue paint. Notice the hood and rear Stepside fender in the background.

Now here's something you don't see everyday: a side-mount rear fender for a '55-59 pickup... It's a good thing they're ugly.

William Q's snazzy '69 Chevy C10 blazes the streets of Bakersfield.

Al and Rachel Pulgarin brought out their extremely rare '71 Chevy Tahoe--wait, it's a shortened Suburban.

Look for a full feature on Bryan Castle's '66 Chevy shortstep in an upcoming issue of CCT. This show was the Carmel, California, truck's first time out.

Rick and Debbie Aronson drove their super-fine '52 Chevy up from Simi Valley, California.

We snagged this truck for a feature before the sun was even up. Check it out in this very issue!

Pat Wilson's dead-sharp '56 GMC 4x4 cruises the Westminster, California, boulevards.

Here's Bryan Bennett's bobbed '71 'Burb from Bisalia, er, uh, Visalia, California. The clean, short wheelbase conversion was done by Robert Bates of Fresno, California.

Seth Doulton, the show's enthusiastic promoter, handed out trophies and plaques on Sunday.

There's nothing like a chopped top and shaved door handles to make a '40 Chevrolet pickup look badass. Albert Esquivel drove this one up from Gilroy, California.

What a day for a daydream.

A chopped and channeled Labrador retriever waits patiently in the back seat of a new GMC. Other options include a shortened wheelbase, a red harness, and stock ears.

Ernie and Janis Johnson cruised their longbed '72 Chevy Cheyenne in from Fairfax, California.

Dinky Deke the Wonder Dog caught in a rare public appearance. You might remember his little brother Bob from the Taco Bell ads on TV.

People with trucks can sure haul in a bunch of chairs and stuff. The guy in the gray hat is wearing this year's event shirt.

We wandered across another nice Napco.

Stroker's Rod & Custom of Rippon, California, had their tasty '48 slammed in front of Frank Morrow's Stockton Wheel Service booth. Stockton Wheel Service has been in business since 1883.

Classic Performance Products of Buena Park, California, hauled in enough disc brake conversions and suspension packages to change over 50 trucks.

Gosh, Wally, there are hardly any Fords here.

This year's event was catered by the "Crazy" Italian. We discovered the corndogs made an excellent wheel chock.