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 ...

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 Chevy 454 SS muscle truck debuted for the 1990 model year, the obvious result of designers' study hall dreams brought to life. They started with the lightest full-size pickup they could get their ...

Over the years, General Motors allowed Chevrolet to go wild regarding powertrains on several occasions. The bigger, the better, said the engineering teams, so that's how the 'BBC' (big-block Chevy) ...

An incredibly low-mileage Chevrolet performance truck is heading for auction. The 454 SS pickup was sold new in 1990, but has ...

Chevy wanted in on the emerging performance pickup game in the early 1990s, so i's engineers took off-the-shelf parts and created the bad-ass Chevy 454 SS. Based on the half-ton C1500, the 454 SS ...

Famously featured under the hood of the 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454, the 454 V8 is a big-block engine that helped define the golden age of muscle cars. Very few engines ever came close to the power and ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you think about classic sport trucks, what comes to mind? Most likely either the Ford F-150 SVT Lightning or the Dodge Ram SRT-10. Those are two great examples, but they were preceded by the ...

Florida-based TransAm Worldwide just unveiled a custom muscle car called the 70/SS that is based on the 1970 Cheverolet Chevelle and makes 1,500 hp.

Jody Only is an author and photographer. Within the last five years in the auto industry, she has had bylines with TopSpeed, HotCars, LSXmag, Engine Labs, Chevy HardCore, and Street Muscle. She is a ...