Daily Roddin’: 1927 Essex Pickup Truck

In 1978, hot rodding was a different world. It was OK to use leftover carpet from your grandmother’s basement, and borrowing parts from the least performance oriented vehicles was TOTALLY the way to go. It was in this time of odd depravity that gave rise to the ’27 Essex Pickup now owned by Al Gingles of Neepawa, Manitoba.

This beast started life as a 4-door sedan, getting chopped down into pickup truck format and being repowered by a ’74 Chrysler slant-6 engine. The fenders, running boards, grille and headlights are all from a ’30 Chevy, all held up by independent front suspension from a Chevy Corvair. There’s more to it, but it’s probably better to hear it in Al’s own words.

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