f you happen to be one of the thousands who attended the 13th Annual Dino’s Git Down this past November 10-11 in Glendale, Arizona, and were able to get to the Classic Truck Performance booth to hear the unforgettable “Get a free T-shirt …” pitch by our beloved peddler, Tom McGill (who was hopefully wearing a shirt, period, at the time!), you also got a glimpse of our 2024 project collaboration with my buddy Shane from All American Billet/All American Chassis: the “All Aftermarket Squarebody!”

With the emergence of C10 sheetmetal—from hoods to tailgates and everything in-between, including cabs—I’ve been wanting to take on a project that promotes just that: all the aftermarket products from hood to gate, top to rocker panels, everything there is available in which to build a complete C10 truck. Well, after some serious discussions with Shane and Jason and Eddy from Auto Metal Direct (AMD) last year, we came up with a game plan—and we’re doing just that … building a complete first-gen Squarebody.

At the time, AMD was still working out the final details with their ’73-87 GM cabs, but fortunately, Shane had a cherry ’76 Chevy donor in which to start with (that will also help toward titling in certain areas of the country), but even that will get some AMD replacement sheetmetal love.

The union of All American Chassis and AMD just made sense, as Shane offers complete, turnkey chassis for not only ’67-87 C10 platforms but earlier GM and Ford as well as 4×4 options. And AMD is your one-stop source for the aforementioned sheetmetal plus trim, glass, and so much more. But there will be plenty of holes to fill, per se, when it comes to literally everything else we’ll need to make—from the LS-based drivetrain to the wheels and tires, and all the interior necessities from gauges to upholstery. We’re still working out all those details but rest assured, before you know it, the All Aftermarket Squarebody will be hitting the streets of Phoenix en route to the next Git Down!

While on the topic of projects, I also wanted to take the opportunity to mention that in 2024 we’ll have the honor of showcasing, from start to finish, Speedway Motors’ in-house ’67 C10 build that they debuted at the most recent SEMA. And don’t worry, we’ve also got plenty of Ford-related content in the works, too!