1955 Chevy Cameo & Custom Stepside

[RickRollerLT1]

Here's my '55 chebe trucks I built a while back with better pics... You'll probably remember these from the other site.

First off: The Cameo

Mopar suspension up front, stock in the rear. Lowered with X-mods wheels 'n' tires and disc brakes, ans an LS7 mated to an automatic 5 speed with a reworked side exhaust system from a F-150 Lightning. The tan interior has racing buckets and an S10 console... Body mods are minimal such as some smoothing ans shaveing of some spots.

Also added a girtar because I was building this one for last years Cannonbal Run for that site.

Paint is Colorplace Fire Red, polished and cleared with future:

For the other Cameo that was turned into a custom Stepside using the bed and such from the Monogram '55 ford pick-up.

This one was in a ###### pile from my early days. Luckly it wasn't painted and I had almost all the parts to revive it except for the BED which held this one back for many months, untill I got a Monogram F-100 that would serve the base for my wedge hauler, and it's bed would possibly be used for my Cameo Resurrection project. After taking measurements the bed fit perfictly on the Cameo and I decided to go with that. I monochromed the bumpers, smoothed out some stuff, and as usial, did my famous custom treatment. For the Engine I used what I beleve was a 454 from an AMT '70 Chevelle SS with different heads

Paint is Valspar Sky Blue polshed and futured.

[RickRollerLT1]

Groop shot:

Also working on the '57 Cameo and Stepside (with the correct bed) that I got for christmas! When those are don, i'll post 'em up on this thread and put up new groop shots.

Enjoy!

[gray07]

Sweet trucks, iam a stepside truck nut, on any truck

[Greg Pugh]

Nice lookin' rides.

[JasonFL]

They are some really sweet builds. I love step sides but that red one is pretty bad ass. i wouldn't mind doing one of these, nice job.

[Larryhagmansliver]

Love that blue color, very unique.

Is the guitar the one from the Dodge Magnum kit? It looks familiar.

[crazyjim]

Both are swell looking builds.

[Danno]

Very nice trucks!!

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[deathskull59]

cool trucks! but why do both of em have the same black wheels though i dont get it.

[Edward Gore]

Those are a couple of Hot Truck builds. Nice paint too.

With exception to badging and the grille, what is the difference between the AMT '57 and '55 PU cabs? I think I read about the bottom of the side window lines somewhere, but anything else?

Thanks

[Longbox55]

The '55 has an incorrect upward slant to the lower window sill. This same arror shows up on many of the diecasts of the '55-'59 Cgevy trucks, too. The '57 kit has that corrected, IIRC, later issues of the '55 have the corrected cab as well.

[Edward Gore]

oh ok. Thanks for the detailed info. So it sounds like the tooling are the same for both cab bodies