Beech Bend’s Best at the Tri-Five Nationals 2025

Some trucks look tough. This one is tough. Odie Hughes’ 1957 Chevrolet 3100, built by Stafford’s Garage in the middle of a Mississippi cornfield, is what happens when you take a brand-new Premier Street Rods body, drop it on a fully detailed Roadster Shop RS4 chassis, and throw subtlety out the window. It’s lifted, loud, and dripping with the kind of details that make other builders quietly mutter “well, damn.” One-off Greening Auto Company wheels and taillights? Check. Molded drip rails, radiused doors, welded seams, and a fuel filler trick enough to make a machinist grin? All here. Under the hood, a 525-horse LS3 pretends to be a big-block thanks to custom valve covers and a slick air cleaner, while the engine bay is so clean you could eat off it—though the owner would probably tackle you before you tried.

Inside, it’s pure bespoke luxury, right down to the scratch-built interior and electric running boards that vanish when the doors shut. The bed’s stained wood floor wears automotive clear, the tailgate letters are hand-brushed like they were in ’57, and every inch of trim is Cerakoted to match those killer Greening wheels. This ’57 was a Goodguys Truck of the Year Early finalist, landed in the Top 3 in SEMA’s Battle of the Builders 4×4 class, and cracked the Top 12 overall. Sharp, capable, and dripping with craftsmanship, it easily earned its spot as one of our favorites at the show.