In Ruidoso, NM the other day I noticed a new business...one which hadn't been there a month ago. There were trucks around the place I think you'll recognize and of course that's what caught my eye. I stopped in this morning and visited with Josh (the owner). Really nice, polite and very interesting fellow. Their mission is to transform vehicles...probably I should add they want to rip the envelope up and start over making something you won't see anywhere else. What I saw looked like exceptional work and while these vehicles might not appeal to everyone, there's obviously a large group of people who do like them. At their Texas location, it seems they have some more conventional trucks. Take a look and prowl around their website: https://www.rustyballsspeedshop.com/projects
~ Jon 1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
Some cool stuff, but I definitely don't care for the slammed to the ground look.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Nice work. Just not a big fan of fender rubbers or nose bleaders. In fairness, I did raise my 78 GMC High Sierra stepside 4 inches. But none of the wheels outside the body business. Dang I miss that thing!
I delivered many driveshafts to a company called Rusty Nuts and they did much the same but the owner was not one to mess up a good truck.....most were crusher material.
I think many of the trucks he's working on would be considered crusher material to most people. For what it is worth, he said also that 1/2 ton pickups are becoming hard to find...especially in original or good enough condition to be saved. He added he tries to buy only vehicles with valid titles and that can be a challenge with stuff like this.
~ Jon 1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
He’s found a really unique niche market. Got to admire his work, don’t ya?!? The fella that’s in charge of marketing has done a really nice job, and that retail area he has is killer!
Chuck 1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original) 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod) 1941 Chevy coupe 1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
