One of the first modern performance trucks, the 454 SS was C1500 turned into a tire-shredding street weapon powered by a big-block V8 that was once available on muscle car legends such as the Chevelle ...

The Chevrolet 454 SS has all the makings of a future collectible. It’s quirky, relatively obscure, performance-focused and has aged well thanks to its simple, straightforward design. It wouldn’t be ...

Chevrolet's anxiously awaited 454 SS Pickup arrives just in time to tantalize us with the promise of real muscle-truck performance at a time when the market still offers very little to enthusiasts who ...

It's a sporty version of a model that has a special place in American car history.

Pickups began life almost as soon as automobiles became available to the general populace. They were spartan, just like most cars, used for hauling produce, construction materials, or whatever one ...

In the early 1990s, a unique breed of vehicle emerged on American roads: the muscle truck. These machines combined the practicality of pickups with the high-performance attributes of muscle cars, ...

As it turns out, not all things are huge and expensive in America. At the end of April 2025, a new startup called Slate Auto (allegedly backed by Amazon's Jeff Bezos) came forth with their new Slate ...

When Executive Editor John Baechtel first tested Chevy's '90 454 SS pickup ("Still Simmerin'," HRM April '90), he was less than stunned. But that was then. For 1991, it's a different story. The pickup ...

We asked talented artist Abimelec Arellano to imagine just that and to hew as close as possible to the original design in doing so. Single-cab pickups are a nonstarter in today's truck market, but ...

The truck you see here has had a lot of history with Sport Truck magazine, especially the cover page. You see, this truck graced the January cover back in 2001 when it belonged to Brant Konopacke.

A contributor to CarBuzz since April 2025, Ben also was a finalist in The Intercooler Young Writer Compition in 2021, has done a placement with AutoCar, and runs his own independant automotive blog.