I was inspired on christmas eve by this Matchbox diecast. A Flareside Pickup as it says on the underside, red with flames, big wheels, sidepipes, rollbar on the bed and a bullbar on the front. I started to do some work on the evening of christmas day and started with the Model King issue of the AMT 73-79 pickup kit, bed from Revell 56 Ford and wheels from MPC (these from Mountain Goat Jeep kit).
I have so far shortened the frame, lifted the suspension with blocks between the axle and spring in the rear and scratchbuilt coilsprings upfront (steelwire round a screwdriver). This is the first mockup and I think it will look great but there is a ton of work still to do. You can see my inspiration in the front.