This whole story began with a simple email from our Associate Publisher, David Hamilton, who had a friend with a cheap diesel truck for sale. The line in David's email that grabbed our attention was: ...

I would like to go simple—carburetor, distributor—just a good old engine that I can install and work on and keep running. The truck would be a fun driver, so it does not have to be a workhorse hauler ...

There’s no such thing as the perfect vehicle. The more tasks you expect from a rig, the more compromises you have to make. Jesse Coss realizes this is true, but that didn’t stop him from building a ...