Ultimate Pickup Pulls Like A Semi, Rides Like A Car

Ultimate Pickup Pulls Like A Semi,Rides Like A Car PICKUPS Modifications 22-1-2 Sterling Trucks displayed this eye-catching "Ultimate Pickup" at a recent farm show in Regina, Saskatchewan. "It pulls like a semi but rides like a car," says Aaron Bartoshewski of Sterling Trucks. It's a 2 1/2-ton Crew Cab pickup that sits atop a low-profile chassis with a GCVW of 31,000-lbs. It's powered by a Caterpillar in-line 6-cyl. 215 hp diesel engine coupled to an Allison automatic trans-mission with an instrument panel-mounted shifter. It comes with air ride suspension and a wheel base that's almost 240 in. long. The special-built box is 10 1/2 ft. long. "Only a handful of these special order pickups have been built so far. They sell for about $80,000 and are aimed mainly at livestock haulers, RV owners, and rodeo people," says Bartoshewski. "It's really a beefed-up version of a 1-ton pickup. The engine has 550 ft. lbs. of torque. An Ontario company, Qualefics Body & Show, Inc., did much of the work on it. They added a chromed and polished diamond plate decor package and dually fenders and closed in the saddle tanks, storage box, and battery box with a custom designed "faring" that extends back to the dually fenders. "The box contains an inverted fifth wheel king pin plate as well as a polished stainless steel toolbox. On back is a heavy duty 12 in. chrome-plated drop rear bumper with integrated hitch. The pickup also has polished diamond plate aluminum steps, deluxe fender skirts, front bumper guides with lights, and a "Lund" windshield visor." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Aaron Bartoshewski, 72 Dryburgh Crescent, Regina, Sask., Canada S4R 6R5 (ph 306 525-0466) or Qual-Effic Body & Show, Inc., 660 Drake St., Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1H 6L3 (ph 905 432-3388; fax 3418).

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