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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN JACKSONen years ago, maybe more, you couldn’t name a cable TV show related to cars or motorcycles that I wasn’t familiar with. Today, well, it’s pretty much the opposite. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not because there isn’t anything good on cable TV these days … there’s just a lot of garbage to sort through in the current lineup of programs, so I typically don’t bother.
That said, one show currently being filmed/televised that is worthy of viewing amongst all the aforementioned waste of airtime is Martin Bros. Customs’ Iron Resurrection, which is now in its fifth season airing on the MotorTrend network. Now based out of the Austin, Texas, area (Johnson City to be exact), the Martin Bros. were an established name long before they were “discovered” on TV … long before. But as their show depicts, they have a knack for turning old relics into award-winning gems, whether it’s two- or four-wheeled. Along with custom motorcycles, which is how I first became familiar with Joe and Jason Martin via their appearances on Biker Build-Off, one of their fortes is custom (classic) trucks, as can be witnessed on episode 10, which aired back in August, where they take a “bare-bones” Advance Design Chevy and turn it into a “showstopper.” (If you’re patient, we have a full feature shot on that truck that we’ll be running here in the not-so-distant future!)
Joe went on to say that most of the guys in the shop participated with the build in some form or fashion: Much of the fabwork was done by Joe, Bryan Spencer, and Mike Z. Joe also did the artwork, which his boy Tommy Ramey sealed over with a satin clear. (Ramey and Spencer also did underlying body and Meadow Mist Green patina’d paintwork.) Despite the F-100 being mostly stock exterior-wise, there are some custom touches here and there, such as the front and rear rolled pans, modified bed rails, and so on.
