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Upclose With a Peterbilt Pick-up Truck

Mike Tredway of Lebanon, Missouri has spent502 Crate Motor, and you can see there is
the better part of his life as an over thenothing  ordinary about these pick up trucks.
road truck driver. He knows the highways and
back roads of our great United States andEach pick up truck that is built starts with
Canada like the back of his hand. Whats morean indepth conversation with the potential
so, is that he also spent many years workingbuyer. Mike likes to get to know the customer
on these big rigs and then later he beganso their wants, dreams and desires regarding
rebuilding cars and trucks that had beentheir Peterbilt Pick Up Truck can be
wrecked.incorporated into the build to make it truly
a  custom,  one  of  a  kind  rig.
One look at Mike, and 10 minutes into any
conversation with him, you will immediatelyContact is usually made via e-mail over the
peg him as a trucker. His real passion,internet after someone has visited his
however, is building Peterbilt Pick-Upinternet site. There you can see pictures of
Trucks. Meshing together the chassis of fullthe first one built. It of course was the
size pick up trucks such asvery first one befor he decided the lines
Cheverolet,Dodge,Ford and GMC with the biggerdidn't  fit  just  right.
dogs such as Peterbilt,Freightliner,Mack,
etc., is the perfect blend for Mike. HisMike then likes to meet (if possible) with
experience and love for trucks, big and smallthe customer and goes over things like
has  helped  to  create  a  true work of art.weather they want a Chevy, Ford, or Dodge
chassis. Then they discuss the size of the
Where does one start when contemplating suchengine, transmission, suspension, etc. After
a task as building a "little big truck?" Thethat a price quote is given to the customer
chassis is the first place to start. Mike canand half is due at the time of order with the
start with a regular chassis, super-duty orbalance  due  in  full  upon  delivery.
what ever and add the motor of your choice,
suspension, transmission and mostThe pride and care that goes into these
importantly...the cab of what ever big rigPeterbilt Pick-Up Trucks shows up in his shop
you  choose.as well. The 40X80 shop is almost as spotless
as what you see on TV watching someone like
The first truck he built, he didn't cut downBoyd Cottington. He is very organized and
any on the size of the cab. The finisheddetail oriented. It's just himself and his
product was beautiful but the lines of theson that built these rigs so it takes about
body didn't suit him. It was too obvious that160 days from start to finish and I can
it was two different vehicles put together toguarantee you he knows where every wrench,
make  one.nut, bolt, screw,jack and lug nut is at in
his  shop.
Mike is somewhat of a perfectionist, and
realizing how this truck looked just didn'tThis little shop is probably one of the best
set well with him. He decided there wouldkept secrets in his community. Peterbilt
have to be some subtle modifications made toPick-Up Trucks are a custom and very unique
the cabs of the big trucks in order for themvehicle which is also why they are considered
to match the lines of the pick up truck bedsa high end luxury vehicle. Not everyone can
wheel  wells,  etc.afford them. Which is probably a good thing
because if everyone could, Mike would never
Since that first inseption, he has grown andget  a  break  to  rest.
developed his process of building Peterbilt
Pick-Up Trucks to the point that they lookNow as far as a fiberglass kit is
like they could have been built in Detroit.conserned...need I say more? You get what you
But one closer look to the custom interiors,pay for. Even though I'm a car kind of lady,
paint jobs, wheels, stacks and his favoriteI want one of these Peterbilt Pick-Up Trucks.



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