VISIONARY

Focused and Driven

- CHRIS HAMILTON

TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE SEE PROJECT TRUCKS END UP ON SOME ONLINE MARKETPLACE BECAUSE THE OWNER IS FED UP AND READY TO WALK. Whether it’s another incorrect part they can’t return, the lack of indoor storage space to keep all their stuff, for some reason or another most projects never make it across the finish line. So, when we hear a story about a 15-year build that the owner never gave up on, we just had to know more.

Ben Duran out of San Antonio, Texas, had a vision for the perfect truck when he was just 15 years old. A smooth looking, low sitting, bright colored classic truck is the image that he envisioned, and all he needed was some time and a little money to make it his reality. Once he picked up this ’55 Chevy truck, nothing would get in his way and quitting was not an option. The exterior of the truck needed some love first and foremost, so Ben installed a 1957 hood along with a 1959 Fleetside bed to give it a unique style. Additionally, he shaved the gas filler door and added a Tanks Inc. universal fuel cell under the bed. After the rust was repaired and the body was ready for color, William Ocho from San Antonio painted the panels Dupont Laurel Green and Crocus Yellow before the graphics were added.