Remember those 50’s & 60’s Chevrolet trucks that were available as 4×4’s from the factory? They were not factory 4wd, but a factory option with modifications from a company called NAPCO (Northwestern Auto Parts Company). The package was so bolt on that it only required drilling 4 holes! Eventually GM saw the benefits of offering [...]
Some of you may recall our Big Oly Bronco articles here and here . While the Bill Stroppe truck was ahead of it’s time, there was a lot of wild vehicles that followed a few years later. Take for example, Frank “Scoop” Vessels Chevrolet Blazer. I came across these photos on the Old Photos thread [...]
Almost a month ago we did an article on the Vic Hickey 1969 Chevrolet race truck owned by Ron Johnson. At that time, we promised your more photos and here they are! Cliff Coleman is one of the original drivers and will be driving the race truck once again in the upcoming NORRA Mexican 1000 [...]
Talk about action! You have to view the whole post to see the video. Back in 1992, supercross start Ricky Johnson joined the Nelson and Nelson race team to pilot one of their Chevrolet S-10 race trucks in the MTEG Mickey Thompson short course series. In the heat race in Los Angeles, he pushed Walker [...]
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Mark Newhan has recently picked up the old Tom Strong Class 4 Chevrolet race truck and is looking to restore it. He has posted on Race Dezert that he is looking for photos or information about the truck. Anyone have any info on this old workhorse? I know he ran a lot of off road [...]
I have been talking to Ron Johnson from Washington state for the last year or so. He is, from what I have seen, the worlds best historian on Vic Hickey race vehicles. Not only does he own an incredible amount of photos, magazines and other Hickey memorabilia, but he also owns a few original Hickey [...]