This over-the-top 1940 Chevrolet Pick-Up is a one-of-a-kind custom dubbed, El Chueco, loosely translated: The Twisted.

The name is apt, with a wildly customized Old School aesthetic and big performance. The truck is powered by a 1968 Cadillac 472 and backed by a TH400 transmission driving a 10-bolt rear end. The engine was factory rated by Cadillac at 375hp/525lb-ft, and it is further upgraded here with a medium rise intake manifold, custom headers, and Edelbrock carburetor.

The bodywork boasts custom bright blue metal flake paint with hand-done flames and pinstriping, shaved handles, mirrors and bumpers, and it features a custom nose with open engine bay, which is fully matched to the rest of the truck right down to the pinstriped Cadillac air cleaner and color-matched engine block. The customized bed houses a stainless fuel tank and sits on a bespoke, box section rear frame. The front end received the classic hot rod treatment with dropped spindles, disc brakes and inverted leaf spring, while the rear suspension is upgraded with coil springs and adjustable air shocks.

Additionally notable features include 60s-style American mag wheels with wide whites and cheater slicks on the back, custom Old School blue and white two-tone interior with a '40 Ford dash and Ed Roth-inspired tall shifter, '59 Eldorado tail lights, pop-out wind screen, and power brakes.

Upon its 2010 completion this truck was accepted to and shown in the prestigious 51^st Fresno Autorama, and it was featured in the coverage of that show in the magazines, Street Rodder and Custom Classic Trucks.