Custom 1953 Trucks

Inside our Features section you’ll find all of the best 1953 trucks that have been featured in Custom Classic Trucks Magazine over the years. Browse our archives below or select an article to read truck reviews, view photos & specs, and more.

Page 1: 1953 Vintage & Classic Trucks

	1953 Chevrolet Truck - Top Shelf Chevy After seeing a black ’53 Chevy at a Central Oregon car show, Robert started looking for one of his own to build. more


	1953 Ford F-100 - Readers' Trucks It was Gary Graham calling to tell us about his ’53 F-100, undergoing a complete frame-off teardown and buildup. more


	1953 Ford F-100 - Patience Is A Virtue Benny Stevenson is a self-taught mechanic and custom fabricator, in business for 35 years. Benny owns PDQ Automotive in... more


	1953 Ford F-100, 1957 Chevrolet, & 1948 Chevrolet Trucks - With A Little Help From My Friends The Tale Of Three Amigos more


	1953 Ford F-100 - Timeless & Tough A Homebuilt '53 F-100 Cone Carver more


	1953 Ford F-100 - Sweet Sixteen Better Late Than Never more


	1953 Ford F-100 - Fester Ford F-100 Steve and Autumn Neiheisel's '53 Ford F-100 panel has seen a handful of guises since its purchase back in 1994 in... more


	1953 Chevrolet Truck - Back To Basics Chopped tops, reshaped fenders, and complicated suspension systems-all of these modifications are great for an old pickup,... more


	1953 Ford COE Crew Cab Hauler - Readers' Trucks Double-Duty Effie Joe Chandlee of Torrance, California, has always been a '56 Ford F-100 kind of guy. more


	1953 Ford F-100 - High School Daze Check out this sweet 1953 Ford F-100 Truck with a 396 big block Chevy engine, Mustang II suspension with 2-inch drop spindles... more


	1953 Chevy Truck - Classic Industries Check out how the crew at Classic Industries completed their '53 Chevy shop truck for Chop Cut Rebuild in 6 months real... more


	1953 Chevy Truck - Texas Half-Ten Check out this 1998 Chevy S10 truck based 1953 Chevy Truck with 2 inch drop spindles, Nitto tires, Edelbrock Carburetor, a... more


	1953 Chevy 3100 - OL' Red Is Back In The Game more


	Classic Industries 1953 Chevy Truck - Done Like Dinner Check out Classic Industries 1953 Chevy Truck with TCI Chassis and a Edelbrock Intake Manifold. more


	1953 Chevy Truck - Beautiful Sleeper Check out this 1953 Chevy 3100 Pickup that went from stock to show truck. more


	1953-1955 Ford F-100 Pickups Window Kit - Glass Class Patience Read about a one-piece window kit for a 1953-1955 Ford F-100 Pickup and how Blue Oval Truck Parts and Charp Industries... more


	Topless Truckin’ In 1953 the Ford Motor Company needed something to sweep the automotive world off its feet. As the company celebrated its... more

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	Bonneville A Century of Speed - Pure Bonneville History This is one event you're not going to want to miss.... more
	1969 GMC Pickup - Fabside For a proper rolling fabrication shop, you’re going to need some equipment, and for that end, the guys at Miller had a field day.... more
	1956 Ford F-100 - A Bright Creation Having owned several in the past, Dennis didn’t hesitate to jump into another 1956 Ford F-100.... more
	1968 Chevrolet C10 Camaro Gas Tank Install - Muscle Car Cells For Classic Trucks Having a new fuel tank in your truck is not only a good idea, but a great one.... more
	1948 Chevrolet 3100 - New Direction Whoever said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” might have been working on a custom truck project at the time.... more

	eBay Built Gasser Van The editors of Hot Rod are in the process now of building this ’68 Chevy Van for the 2012 SEMA Show... more
	eBay Built The editors of Hot Rod, Lowrider, european car, and Four Wheeler are in the process now of building... more
	Classic Instruments '53-'55 F-100 Package Check out Classic Instruments retro-fit unit for '53-'55 Ford trucks. Original fit, original... more
	Presented by The Long Beach Model "T" Club All Antique, Classic, and Automotive Hobby Related Items Friday July 20, & Saturday, July 21, 2012 ... more

	Body work The rain gutters on my 1972 Chevy pickup's previous owner used bondo and the paint was starting to... more
	wheel spacers Has anyone any good or bad experiences with using wheel spacers. I have just fitted a 3" drop axle... more
	Chopped CabOver Coupes and Sedans Posting everywhere else.......... Something to... more
	54 chevy 235 1bbl rochester carb. Ready to throw in the towel.This engine is in a 49 chevy pick up. It sat two years without running.... more