WHEN ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER …

The Hollman “Family” Chevys

- Rob Fortier

Being a father, I take great pride in seeing my offspring showing any interest in this vintage automotive world of ours—and just as much when I see it being relayed through readers of ours like John and Bobby Hollman, two diehard father-and-son Chevy lovers from SoCal. Here’s their heart(beat)-warming stories!

While John Hollman’s self-admitted addiction to Task Force– era Chevy trucks began early on in his formative high school years, he confessed that this ’58 stepside wouldn’t have come to fruition had it not been for his wife Cathy’s initial locating and subsequent green-lighting, but also had it not been for his son Bobby’s insight and pressure to take it to the next level.

For John, this project started back in 1986—for the whopping sum of $800. “It was all stock … six-cylinder, three-on-the-tree … was my daily driver for a few years till I blew the motor and parked it in the garage,” John recalls, “where it stayed for the next 29 years.”