There are some people that have this drive in them to finish what they start, in this case I’m talking about finishing a vehicle “rebuild” that has been in the works for 7 or so years. This whole shoot came about when I missed yet ANOTHER local car show going on, and searched the Instagram tags to see if I missed much- so I could later kick my own ass over not attending. After going over a few horrible cell phone shots, I saw that I didn’t miss much…then I spotted this ridiculously clean Grand National sitting on some CCWs. So the most logical thing for me to do was send the owner a message, this was months ago- and as small as the valley is, I realized I had drooled over this car in person months back while shooting the Harley that was worked on ESG Kustoms – this feature was meant to be.

People from the south and lifted trucks go together like lamb and tuna fish -it’s just something that’s been a part of living out here in the rough terrain. Having a vehicle that can take a beating, something to be used for tough work, something that can not be limited to driving on a paved road is simply not for the faint of heart. It takes a certain kind of person that decides to turn their truck into a vehicle that has no limitations as far as the roads, or lack of roads, it can drive down. Where most of the automotive community all wants to get a lower center of gravity, this usually means sticking to the best roads in the town and having to map out a very safe route to get to our destination because “crap that one road is total shit and full of pot holes”.

So I’ll start off by saying this will be my last article I write with no real set topic. Let’s face it- I’ve gotten away with these past features just kind of venting on stuff I have bouncing around in my head, although it is still relative to what we are doing here…it’s gotta stop. These next few articles I’ll be doing will be more of an interviewing type where I’ll be getting more personal with the owners of these vehicles. I love shooting cars, I love reading about cars, I love everything you can do to them, but often times we forget that these vehicles would be nothing were it not for the individuals behind them. So if you’re a gear head and like talking to fellow enthusiasts – stay tuned for some of these next articles that’ll dive into the owners back stories as well as their own story with the vehicle we’ll be featuring- but for now…lets talk about the ridiculousness that is the RGV Truckin’ scene, shall we? Let’s shall.