Besides the love of all your trucks, whenever I watch these videos, I feel like I’m on the set of every movie, tv show or commercial ever filmed. Those mountain valley roads are iconic.
I hate that I say this every time you build something new, but... this is my favorite! The color! The color is perfect! The entire spec is so well done and tasteful, my new dream car!
Without a shadow of a doubt, the most beautifully and tastefully executed build I've ever seen you review on the channel - and given your phenomenal standards for ICON...well, it's beyond words. An absolute class act of a truck by a class act of a guy.
Love your restorations, Would love to see one of the old trucks sitting up factory high tho. Not a fan of low boys. I appreciate those who do like the lowered look, but do a stock high one. Apologies if I’ve just missed those videos. God bless.
Another beautiful , functional rolling piece of art that is built to be driven. Thank you for the video and thank you so much for saving and bringing these trucks back to life my friend.
Mr. Ward , I can only dream. Please let me know when you are feeling charitable. I already have a 1954 3100 TR donor. I love what your team is doing to these trucks.
Being a 50s Chevy truck nut these are my favorite ICON's over even the FJ Land Cruisers! My first ever vehicle at 16 that I bought for 500 hard earned bucks was a 1950 three on the tree and I've owned a 51, 52, 53 and 54 and restored and sold them all. The 53 was the best of the bunch in my case. God I'd love to have that truck back and have this done to it! That is the dream truck right there! Great job once more guys!
For whatever reason, the one thing that keeps drawing my eye on this truck is that headliner. The headliner is just magnificent, well the truck in general is magnificent. There are a few tweaks here and there that I would have done differently, but this truck is nicely done. Absolutely beautiful.
The people who dislike this video and this beautiful rolling art should be publicly flogged with wet spaghetti noodles. That 0-60 time translates to approx 12.2 second quarter miles. Yowza.
I love what you and your team do with these Trucks and I agree with you on the ride height. From aesthetics, it just looks right at that height and with those particular wheel diameter to tire side wall ratio. If I ever come into big money... I'll give you a call.
I know this is an older video, but on the off chance you read this Jonathan. Awesome job. Color! Excellent. But the tail lights are upside down. Check out the mirrors, totally nectar, but though the tail lights are the same design... whaaaa.... they should be inverted to mimic the mirrors. Love your work.
ICON workmanship is the best I have been working on my old car for years now I might as well give up when I see the finished product you produce but then again cubic dollars helps LOL
Really fine project Jonathon and his team completed who would want this awesome vintage pickup truck me for one, look it cost nothing to dream if our good Lord wants me to be blessed with a project like this then the good Lord will.bless me with one in.the meantime I pray the person that is blessed with this fine project takes good care of the truck keep up with the.maintenance and wash and shine it often it will last a good long time thanks for showing us TH-cam people the project.😊
The bear claw kit that you are using is a pain to get correct as you stated, they are close but not close enough. After spending hours and hours trying to get them to not rattle I have gone back to stock latches on all our projects. Great videos and projects especially the derelicts. After 40 plus years of building and working on expensive hot rods, I have decided to build my 54 Studebaker truck in derelict fashion so I can enjoy it and not worry about paint!
Mag-freaking-nificent! The innovations to the bed were of particular interest. Has GM ever considered reoffering this? They probably would ruin it, now that I think about it. Congratulations to you and your team on a fine automobile!
Yakky Doodle sadly with modern safety requirements dictating so many of a vehicles dimensions GM couldn’t build this again even if they wanted to. Mr Ward gets to make this kind of awesome because the original chassis was built before those regulations existed.
Ohh man i cant belive what do you do..... its my dream truck of all times several years dreaming about this chevy ... and you made it posibly even better than i dream ... keep up with the great job your done so far ... amazing products ... beyond actual cars ... i love it to the bone ... the others trucks are amaxing too ... i love your dodges .. even i dont like this models .. i hope your can makeit for a long long time ... because yours good taste is from another planet ... great great job
Jonathon, Killer job on the truck. Truly applaud your teams attention to detail. It urges me to excel, in my own craft. Would love to have coffee sometime, if I am ever in that part of the country. Keep up the good work and Happy Thanksgiving. JTOrlando, F-LA
Brilliant execution of concept as per usual. Not a fan of the glossy finish; matte seems more appropo for period truck (IMO.) I do, however, like the near black deep green pigmentation tho. Mad props!
Also, if you want to do a Derelict Thriftmaster, I'd look into the '54-'55 Chevy "First Series" trucks. Same truck, just slightly different in some design aspects. Curved windshield, cross-hair grille, and a couple other differences. Pretty rare, and would make a killer Derelict.
Chevy Thriftmasters ran 47-55, not 47-53 Mr. Ward. That being said, I wish I were wealthy enough to have you build one for me. Your TR crew does very nice work. I'd rather drive one of these, than a Corvette.
How about a tonneau for the pickup bed? Anything clever that doesn't have ugly snaps everywhere? Curious why you didn't put leather on the steering wheel this time? Do you prefer the gloss exterior or the satin? The wood on the bed (charcoal process) is very much like the "torrification" process used on a lot of custom guitar necks. It makes the wood less likely to rot, etc., but the wood is also more brittle.
Do you ever not mess with the original badging and trim? The hood chrome leaves a lot to be desired. Those old logos are some of the best to be just tossing them away.
I would like to see your ideas come to product for these trucks, and please let us know what works and what doesn't/didn't especially on the the window rubber.
Wow!! Love the detail involved in building. How did you get started? Were you a mechanic? Engineer? These are the types of rebuilds I would love to do... classic cars and trucks with modern accessories. Bad ass!
Have you ever thought of doing a big bodied mid to late 60's Merc or Ford fastback or Convertible? If I had the chance I would have you do a 67 Merc. Parklane Convertible to your OCD Standards! Haha A Mercedes quality top of course!
Please send it straight to Backnang / Germany ;-) ......i have to visit you once ...want to go on a ride with you in such a Beauty. But after that you have to cut me out.. ..pure love...
What about collapsing steering column? P.S. If you want the original body and you have body-on-frame construction, there’s no way to make these as safe as a modern vehicle. You would have to engineer something that resembles an old vehicle but isn’t, for instance (blech) PT Cruiser, etc. But that’s not the point of an Icon!
I have the same issue with my window weather stripping on my 52. What vendor did you find that has quality rubber for the driver, passenger and vent weather stripping?
Besides the love of all your trucks, whenever I watch these videos, I feel like I’m on the set of every movie, tv show or commercial ever filmed.
Those mountain valley roads are iconic.
Those seats are simply breathtaking. They go so well with the exterior color.
I hate that I say this every time you build something new, but... this is my favorite! The color! The color is perfect! The entire spec is so well done and tasteful, my new dream car!
I'm in love with the Grill on these Thriftmasters.
Without a shadow of a doubt, the most beautifully and tastefully executed build I've ever seen you review on the channel - and given your phenomenal standards for ICON...well, it's beyond words. An absolute class act of a truck by a class act of a guy.
Love your restorations, Would love to see one of the old trucks sitting up factory high tho. Not a fan of low boys. I appreciate those who do like the lowered look, but do a stock high one. Apologies if I’ve just missed those videos. God bless.
Another beautiful , functional rolling piece of art that is built to be driven. Thank you for the video and thank you so much for saving and bringing these trucks back to life my friend.
Mr. Ward , I can only dream. Please let me know when you are feeling charitable. I already have a 1954 3100 TR donor. I love what your team is doing to these trucks.
Being a 50s Chevy truck nut these are my favorite ICON's over even the FJ Land Cruisers! My first ever vehicle at 16 that I bought for 500 hard earned bucks was a 1950 three on the tree and I've owned a 51, 52, 53 and 54 and restored and sold them all. The 53 was the best of the bunch in my case. God I'd love to have that truck back and have this done to it! That is the dream truck right there! Great job once more guys!
For whatever reason, the one thing that keeps drawing my eye on this truck is that headliner. The headliner is just magnificent, well the truck in general is magnificent. There are a few tweaks here and there that I would have done differently, but this truck is nicely done. Absolutely beautiful.
Excellent job, one of my favorite Icon's in your series.
Mr. Ward, you are truly doing God's work. Complete and total perfection. Thank you for creating these masterpieces.
Always like a new upload from you, Jonathan! Looking forward to a future video about that '65 Kaiser Wagoneer I saw on your Instagram.
love the color on this one
Beautiful and classy.
I only tolerate black on my stuff and this color is a fucking revelation.
The people who dislike this video and this beautiful rolling art should be publicly flogged with wet spaghetti noodles. That 0-60 time translates to approx 12.2 second quarter miles. Yowza.
J. Ward is starting to drive like Tom Nelson of NRE.
wheels are too big
I could watch these videos all day
Absolutely beautiful perfection in re-engineering and design.
Your creative genius evident. Beautiful truck!
I love what you and your team do with these Trucks and I agree with you on the ride height. From aesthetics, it just looks right at that height and with those particular wheel diameter to tire side wall ratio. If I ever come into big money... I'll give you a call.
HUGE LOVE for these Thriftmaster trucks.. " Maximum Geek Out ".. Beyond Cool..
You are a true artist. Your work is amazing. Somehow, someday, I hope to own one of your masterpieces.
I know this is an older video, but on the off chance you read this Jonathan.
Awesome job.
Color!
Excellent.
But the tail lights are upside down.
Check out the mirrors, totally nectar, but though the tail lights are the same design... whaaaa.... they should be inverted to mimic the mirrors.
Love your work.
ICON workmanship is the best I have been working on my old car for years now I might as well give up when I see the finished product you produce but then again cubic dollars helps LOL
"Pond Scum Green" I love it!
Great Truck Jonathan. Thanks for sharing.
Another amazing piece of Icon artwork!
Really fine project Jonathon and his team completed who would want this awesome vintage pickup truck me for one, look it cost nothing to dream if our good Lord wants me to be blessed with a project like this then the good Lord will.bless me with one in.the meantime I pray the person that is blessed with this fine project takes good care of the truck keep up with the.maintenance and wash and shine it often it will last a good long time thanks for showing us TH-cam people the project.😊
Amazing step by step process, becoming this stunning vehicle! Congrats to everyone at Icon! You guys are the bomb!
Love this one. The finish inside and outside is stunning.
That woodwork is amazing.
You had fun with this one...love the green!
Beautiful balance of tech and style
Love the truck builds. Building a 53 GMC 5 window myself. Cant wait until I can drive it. love it.
this is my fav of all your builds
The bear claw kit that you are using is a pain to get correct as you stated, they are close but not close enough. After spending hours and hours trying to get them to not rattle I have gone back to stock latches on all our projects. Great videos and projects especially the derelicts. After 40 plus years of building and working on expensive hot rods, I have decided to build my 54 Studebaker truck in derelict fashion so I can enjoy it and not worry about paint!
I appreciate your ideas and how you heip them live
Love this color of bison seat
That's my retirement truck one day fingers crossed.Nice build love these videos.
Wicked ride... perfectly executed.
Mag-freaking-nificent! The innovations to the bed were of particular interest. Has GM ever considered reoffering this? They probably would ruin it, now that I think about it. Congratulations to you and your team on a fine automobile!
Yakky Doodle sadly with modern safety requirements dictating so many of a vehicles dimensions GM couldn’t build this again even if they wanted to. Mr Ward gets to make this kind of awesome because the original chassis was built before those regulations existed.
Total perfection to every nut and bolt. Rad old style wheels
this triftmaster interior in an fj must be beautiful.
I like the double din better in the dash then in the armrest
Ohh man i cant belive what do you do..... its my dream truck of all times several years dreaming about this chevy ... and you made it posibly even better than i dream ... keep up with the great job your done so far ... amazing products ... beyond actual cars ... i love it to the bone ... the others trucks are amaxing too ... i love your dodges .. even i dont like this models .. i hope your can makeit for a long long time ... because yours good taste is from another planet ... great great job
Jonathon, Killer job on the truck. Truly applaud your teams attention to detail. It urges me to excel, in my own craft. Would love to have coffee sometime, if I am ever in that part of the country. Keep up the good work and Happy Thanksgiving. JTOrlando, F-LA
Just killing it as usual 👀
Can't hear you over the exhaust rumble. Missed your usual excellent detailed narration!
Love these old trucks
Really great job.wish you had discussed the rear view mirror it looks well engineered along with the leer jet visors.
Nice truck! I preferred the colors of #5 over this one
Really dig that matte finish. Still as usual...beautiful work!
Brilliant execution of concept as per usual. Not a fan of the glossy finish; matte seems more appropo for period truck (IMO.) I do, however, like the near black deep green pigmentation tho. Mad props!
We had a 49 GMC farm truck that was almost that same color. It had been used to haul harvested wheat. Hated to sell it, but we had no more use for it.
The most beaultiful Icon TR.
I would like to see the front hood emblem perpendicular to the grill. Truck still beautiful as is.
I love the seat. I am building a 53 5 window and would love to know what seat you used and where I can get Wow such a clean old truck
when will you do a 2.8 cummins build?
A 5 window!! Love it!!
I wonder if brine etching would work on something as large as a tail gate, and work better than acid etching?
Also, if you want to do a Derelict Thriftmaster, I'd look into the '54-'55 Chevy "First Series" trucks. Same truck, just slightly different in some design aspects. Curved windshield, cross-hair grille, and a couple other differences. Pretty rare, and would make a killer Derelict.
How about build it over chevy napco 4x4 ? Must be one of the kind project.
Great choice on the color, it truly looks black most of the time
Nice work as always! Could you tell me what sunglasses are you wearing?
Chevy Thriftmasters ran 47-55, not 47-53 Mr. Ward. That being said, I wish I were wealthy enough to have you build one for me. Your TR crew does very nice work. I'd rather drive one of these, than a Corvette.
beautiful cruiser
How about a tonneau for the pickup bed? Anything clever that doesn't have ugly snaps everywhere? Curious why you didn't put leather on the steering wheel this time? Do you prefer the gloss exterior or the satin? The wood on the bed (charcoal process) is very much like the "torrification" process used on a lot of custom guitar necks. It makes the wood less likely to rot, etc., but the wood is also more brittle.
If I wasn't 68 with failing eyesight and sketchy dexterity I go apply for a job at ICON building Thriftmasters.
Love the work. Would you consider a power rear window?
Wierd vibrations may be controlled by a mass damper perhaps? Love the Icon vehicles!
Very nice but why so little clearance inderneath? What to do with a usd 250000 (?) truck that cant pass a speed bump
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I love the tailgate!!!!!!
Nice job. Next one you do please honk the horn I would like to hear what it sounds like.
Someone must need a Thiftmaster w/ an LT4
I have to ask this, because I know I cant afford it.......this...this masterwork....how much? about?
Do you ever not mess with the original badging and trim? The hood chrome leaves a lot to be desired. Those old logos are some of the best to be just tossing them away.
I would like to see your ideas come to product for these trucks, and please let us know what works and what doesn't/didn't especially on the the window rubber.
0:56 lizard ghost on fender?
Would you consider a '49 Ford "Shoebox"? Possibly as a Derelict?
Beautiful!
Wow!! Love the detail involved in building. How did you get started? Were you a mechanic? Engineer? These are the types of rebuilds I would love to do... classic cars and trucks with modern accessories. Bad ass!
YOU ARE THE WAVE thanks
I want this build but with a ford flathead and a 48 ford pickup
Can you make those with a bed lid or box ?
Mr.Ward what do you charge to change a 53 Chevy step side Pick up !!
Have you ever thought of doing a big bodied mid to late 60's Merc or Ford fastback or Convertible? If I had the chance I would have you do a 67 Merc. Parklane Convertible to your OCD Standards! Haha
A Mercedes quality top of course!
Fantastic
Please send it straight to Backnang / Germany ;-) ......i have to visit you once ...want to go on a ride with you in such a Beauty. But after that you have to cut me out.. ..pure love...
do you put any safety elements in these older cars? Seatbelts. airbag in steering wheel, abs?
What about collapsing steering column? P.S. If you want the original body and you have body-on-frame construction, there’s no way to make these as safe as a modern vehicle. You would have to engineer something that resembles an old vehicle but isn’t, for instance (blech) PT Cruiser, etc. But that’s not the point of an Icon!
I have the same issue with my window weather stripping on my 52. What vendor did you find that has quality rubber for the driver, passenger and vent weather stripping?
who is the supplier for the Steering Wheel? Looking for something for my 55 BelAir
Get the Roller rolling!
Need a better mic to compensate for the exhaust drone.
Dream truck.
Can it go over speed bumps, asking out of pure curiosity, and the fact that its very low to the ground.
ok thats great thank you.
What do mean by C&C?
So much want again!!!
Do you have a paint code for this color?
Great truck! You have a sunglasses addiction. How many pairs?
What is the paint on # 6
jay-sus ~ maybe keep da front (glass) sig covers w/o the disco lights ? por-favor
does this have a flaming river or ididit column? collapsible?