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JOHN MATA JR

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A Timeless Apache with a Modern Diesel Heart

A Diesel-Powered 1959 Apache from The Great White North Everyone needs a hobby to keep themselves busy and out of trouble. With so many different […]

When Plan B Was Always Plan A: The Ultimate 2023 GMC Denali 2500 HD Build

When Plan B Was Always Plan A  Photos by Mach1Media There is no missing this towering 2023 GMC Denali 2500 HD. Whether it’s parked at […]

Fordahl Bilt’s Masterpiece: A Bumpside F-250 Like No Other

Fordahl Bilt’s 7.3-Powered Bumpside F-250 Photos by Thomas Seabury In a scene where there is such a definitive line drawn in the dirt that divides […]

Reviving a Legend: Classic Car Studio's Masterful Crew Cab '56 F-600

Classic Car Studio’s Crew Cab ’56 F-600 PHOTOS BY TIM PEELER It’s always amazing to see what true automotive artisans can pull off with old, […]

The 7.3L-Powered Pumpkin: A Highboy’s Second Life

Ray Mariolle’s Diesel-Powered Ford F-250 Believe it or not, Ray Mariolle has owned this F-250 since the mid-1980s. That’s a long time to own a […]

Unique 1962 Ford Galaxie Country Squire Wagon

Kodie’s 6L Powered ’62 Ford Galaxie Country Squire Investing time and money on building a custom vehicle can be somewhat of a slippery slope. Depending […]

Life After Work: Brian Durf’s Incredible Truck Transformation

Picking Up Speed After Retirement As every working day passes, most of us daydream about what it would finally be like to reach that oh-so-blissful […]

Fordahl Bilt’s 7.3-Powered Highboy: A Unique Blend of Classic and Modern Power

Fordahl Bilt’s 7.3-Powered Bumpside F-250 In a scene where there is such a definitive line drawn in the dirt that divides lowered and lifted trucks, […]

Cummins-Swapped 1977 Chevy C20: A Masterpiece of Customization

Taylor Swanson’s Cummins-Swapped ‘77 Chevy C20 PHOTOS BY THOMAS SEABURY Throughout his time of owning and operating Northern Nevada Window Tinting in Reno, Nevada, Taylor […]

The Story Behind the Galaxie Wagon Tribute

A Tribute to Maverick Charles and Shelby Rose Photos by Mach1Media You may recognize this 1962 Ford Galaxie Country Squire Wagon that was featured here […]

Holden Stortz's 2000 Ford F350 Transformation

A ‘00 Ford F350 Packing Serious Punch Holden Stortz of Perryville, Missouri is only 25 years old, but he has known this ’00 F350 his […]

Transformation of a 12-Valve Cummins-Powered Dodge 2500

Cody Helms’ 12-Valve Cummins-Powered Dodge 2500 For those who have a competitive nature, getting past the ‘if you’re not first, you’re last’ mentality when things […]

Unique 1954 Ford C750: A COE Like No Other

Mark Pierson’s OMG-Worthy COE When the time comes for a seasoned custom car builder and collector to look for something ‘different’ than they have had […]

Liberty Forged's F-450 Breaks New Ground in Diesel Customization

Steven Statton’s Precision-Built 2020 F-450 The world of badass diesel trucks is not for the meek. It’s about the muscle, the noise, and making an […]

The Unconventional Journey of a '68 International Loadstar Build

’68 International Loadstar With Heavy-Duty Street Styling Some truck builders are very brand specific when it comes to choosing their projects. Dyed-in-the-wool Chevy and Ford […]