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WHILE THE AVAILABLE FACTORY OPTIONS OFFERED WITH MODERN TRUCKS ARE AMAZING (FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD) SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT OF BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY GETS LOST IN ALL THOSE BELLS AND WHISTLES. A good percentage of “old school” truck fans have assimilated just fine to all the technological upgrades now made available, but there are still some analog, mechanical things that have been lost in translation along the way.

One guy who can attest to this sentiment is Adan Ibarra, owner of Leading Edge Collision of Houston, Texas. Something he would like to see more out there is more desirable body options at the dealership these days—namely with General Motors brands.

“Have you noticed that GM no longer offers single cab short bed trucks anymore?” he asks.

Well, it’s true, and that has been a must-have killer combination throughout the years, and for that option to be offthe table in today’s marketplace is a downright shame.

So what’s a guy to do about this problem? For Adan, the answer was simple, even though it my sound a bit excessive to others. Either way, you have to respect his eager approach and drive for success.

“In July 2020, I bought the collision shop that I managed for 11 years,” he explains. “Yep, in the middle of a pandemic. Am I crazy? I think we all have a little bit of crazy in us from time to time, but my passion has always been custom cars and trucks, and this just felt like the perfect time to build a ‘shop truck’ to showcase that we are much more than just an ordinary collision shop.”