We were blown away with Rick Valenza’s latest project. Over the last four years he has built his four-door (phantom) ’53 Ford COE with a custom bed, 5.9 Cummins power, an Allison MD3060 tranny, a 14-bolt rear, BASF Green paint, and received the first of many awards as a “Rep/Safety Pick.”
O’Brien Truckers sponsors “Prime Time Place,” and they liked Wayne Lumpkins’ highly unique ’32 REO Royale sedan out of Rogersville, TN, that has been chopped, had tons of parts replaced, and rides on Weld wheels.
Billet Specialties “Top Truck” is one of our favorite awards and we apparently can’t get enough of hammered COEs. Kyle Spena from Jonesborough, TN, hand built just about everything on his ’51 Ford COE, he slipped in Cummings 12V power, painted it all Lexus Black, and hauls his daughters everywhere.
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