Ah, the post-WWII golden days: peace and prosperity returned to the land, modern suburban homes sprawled all over, everyone had jobs, and snappy new pickup trucks started driving around in town rather than just down on the farm. Something about a shiny 1948 Chevy pickup truck coming down the street made everyone smile and it still has that effect today.
Betsy's Rod & Custom Ltd. is a company that loves the happy days of mid-century auto design, so they joined forces with Red River Rod and Custom Ltd. of Alberta, Canada to make a feel-good 1948 Chevy pickup replica body conversion that has a broad application for use, and is easy for the home kit builder to do. Their '48 Chevy pick-up replica fiberglass body fits right over the cab and chassis of another whole decade of Chevy truck that's readily available, the ubiquitous 1983-1993 Chevrolet extended cab S-truck, thus giving some va-va-voom to an era of trucks that are basically pretty boring.
All Transformation Components Included
The 1948 Chevy pickup replica Deluxe Kit of body components is priced at just around $10,000 US, excluding taxes and shipping, and includes everything you need to transform an old S-10, S-15 or Sonoma into a star-quality personality, with as much custom hot-rod persona as you want to infuse. A big packing case will arrive with all the goodies needed to get started, along with a picture-filled, user friendly manual to assist your assembly; plus, Betsy's is just a phone call away for any questions.
After you have completed any desired avenues of prep work on your donor truck--Betsy's suggests removal of old interior, removing of rust on underpanels, lowering the truck, and doing a V8 conversion-- you can get ready to spend about 200 fun-filled hours converting an old S-truck to your eye-catching new ride. In your packing box from Betsy's, you'll sort out a cab shell and hood, front end with frenched headlight buckets behind a fiberglass layer, distinctive multi-length grill bars, door skins and all window trims, ground effects running boards, all headlight hardware, two porthole side windows, along with all fitting and assembly pieces required. Additional allure features you'll get include Halogen standard sealed beam headlights and front signal lights, Vision Concepts Hotrod Mirrors, and keyless entry 35-number door actuators, along with attractive steel bracings for hood and various latching supports.
When your cool new truck rod body is on, your imagination will be the only limit in how you finish out your custom 1948 replica truck. For thought starters, the company website, www.betsysrodandcustom.com, offers a photo gallery showing ways that customers have chosen to paint and accessorize their '48 Chevy truck replica rides. Some expressed their creative sides with artistic multi-colored flames and such, but still, it's hard to beat a lustrous candy-apple red --decisions, decisions! And then, when you've done your bit, all that's left is to enjoy a ride that replicates the joys of simpler, more innocent times.
