Luis Lupercio was attending the Pomona Swap Meet with this 1951 Stepside when our web producer, Josh Ching, spotted it. Josh then approached him about the possibility of having it shot for the magazine, and while most people would be ecstatic about the opportunity, Luis negotiated with Josh and proposed that we shoot his ’47 Delivery instead.
I then followed up with Luis to try to convince him to shoot both, but again, he was adamant about shooting just the Delivery. Then I thought about it, if I was going to drive from the OC to the Valley (a 70-mile drive), then I’d better make it worth my while so I was lucky enough to get him to shoot both the Delivery and the Stepside, which is being featured here.
At first I assumed that Luis only wanted me to only shoot the other car because it was at a higher level than this one. After all, the delivery truck was his new toy so I assumed that he was treating the other like a redheaded stepchild. It was only during the shoot that Luis made it obvious why he only wanted me to shoot one car. “You had me busting my ass all day yesterday trying to get both of these cars ready. It was a lot of work and I almost canceled on you because I didn’t think I could get them ready.”
Not really knowing he was going to get into a full detail, which is one of the things us photographers forget. But luckily for us, we were able to coax him into doing so and by the time this feature hits the shelves I’m sure all that work was well worth the memories both features will create.
Home Depot Truck
Vehicle Year/Make/Model
1951 Chevrolet 3100
Owner
Luis Lupercio
City/State
Arleta, CA
Club
Bad Bombs
Engine
261-engine with Fenton headers and 2-inch straight pipes
Body/Paint
Mint and Forest Green. Chrome by Astro Plating.
Interior
Falcon Upholstery in Reseda, CA, brought the bench seat to life by using an off-mint color in an original pattern
Sound
Alpine stereo with Kenwood amps/mids and 10-inch subwoofers
Wheels/Tires
15-inch Artillery with Firestone tires
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