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Close-up photograph perspective of a bright shiny orange vintage Chevrolet CST/10 vehicle parked nearby a maroon colored building while there are other people walking around

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The Southeastern Truck Nationals Continues to Grow

BY Tommy Lee Byrd

Photography BY THE AUTHOR

ne of the pioneering truck shows of the modern era is the Southeastern Truck Nationals presented by U.S. Mags, an all Chevy and GMC truck show located in Lebanon, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. In its 13th annual event, the show brought in 1,700 trucks, dozens of vendors, and thousands of spectators, once again proving its popularity and growing its following. As the event grows, Bryan Ashley and crew adds reasons to keep coming back. Last year, it expanded into a two-day show, which was well-received by participants, especially those traveling from afar. This year, another expansion took place and that was an indoor show and shine area inside a brand-new building at the Wilson County Fairgrounds. The air-conditioned building was a popular place to beat the heat, but it was also home to a few dozen high-end trucks.

The event is always held in July, so you can bet on hot and humid conditions, but that doesn’t seem to keep anyone away. Even the threat of rain and storms on Saturday didn’t deter the crowd from coming out. In addition to the awesome truck turnout, vendors came from all over the country to sell merchandise, parts, and advertise their services. In addition to the new parts vendors, there was a swap meet with tons of vintage truck parts perfect for a patina build or restoration. Plenty of trucks in the swap meet and show field were for sale, so picking up a new project could definitely take place if you had enough cash in your pocket.

As usual, this event had a huge variety of build styles. All Chevy and GMC trucks and SUVs are welcome, so you’ll see trucks from the ’30s all the way to brand-new trucks. Bagged and body dropped Silverados park beside lifted K5 Blazers, and weathered C10 shop trucks park next to high-end show trucks, and the list goes on and on. It’s a melting pot of all things General Motors and it just continues to get bigger and better.

Check out some of the highlights from the 2023 Southeastern Truck Nationals and be sure to stay tuned to gmtruckshow.com for updates on the 2024 dates.

Close-up photograph perspective of a custom rusty faded dark forest green/faded dark brown vintage Chevrolet Custom/10 vehicle "England's Speed Shop" parked nearby another cars next to a fence

Close-up photograph perspective of a bright shiny mint green vintage Chevrolet K/5 Blazer vehicle with its front hood open as it is parked nearby other tents, cars, and a lawn chair

Close-up photograph perspective of a rusty faded dark maroon/faded blue vintage Chevrolet vehicle parked on the grass nearby other tents, cars, and other people are standing around

Close-up photograph perspective of a rusty mint green/dark blue vintage Chevrolet C10 vehicle parked nearby a wooden overhead canopy and tree as there is a lawn chair and other cars close by as well

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny sky blue/white vintage Chevrolet Cheyenne super|10 vehicle parked nearby other tents and there are other people standing around

Close-up photograph perspective of a rusty faded vintage GMC vehicle parked on the grass nearby a tree and a shiny bright red GMC suburban vehicle

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny sky light blue vintage vehicle parked nearby a white wooden fence and two small houses as there is a vehicle parked behind this sky light blue vehicle

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny dark black vintage Chevrolet Silverado vehicle parked underneath a tree as many of the leaves are covering the top of the car

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny white vintage Chevrolet Snowball 10 vehicle with its front hood open parked nearby a white small enclosed trailer and other cars around

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny bright red vintage Chevrolet vehicle with its front hood open parked nearby a rusty faded dark brown vintage Chevrolet vehicle with its front hood open as well

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny dark grey vintage Chevrolet Silverado vehicle carrying a shiny light sky blue vintage 4x4 Chevrolet vehicle on a black trailer as both vehicles are parked

Close-up photograph perspective of a faded dark brown/maroon Chevrolet Custom 10 vintage vehicle parked nearby a tan cream colored vintage Chevy Silverado vehicle with the Silverado's front hood open

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny blue vintage Chevrolet vehicle parked nearby a dark teal vintage Chevrolet vehicle with the dark teal car's front hood open

Close-up photograph perspective of a faded light brown/dark brown vintage Chevrolet Apache 31 vehicle parked nearby a dark grey vintage Chevy Apache 31 vehicle with both of the front hoods open in both cars

Close-up photograph perspective of a shiny bright red vintage Chevrolet vehicle parked nearby a restrooms building on the grassy lawn as two guys are checking out the driver's side of the car

Close-up photograph perspective of a rusty faded dark brown/light sky blue vintage Chevrolet vehicle parked nearby other cars as all of the cars are next to a fence

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