F-350 From Junkyard to Dentside Jewel: Two Tone Tuesday

By S.J. Bryan - March 10, 2020

How one man took inspiration from his father, a trashed 1979 F-350, and built the ultimate bombshell.

Remember those first cars and trucks you came across as a kid that made you think “wow“? Often, the vehicles that make the biggest impact are those that we grew up with. Recently, we came across a killer two-tone 1979 F-350. Naturally, it was a perfect Ford for Two Tone Tuesday. But, in addition to blowing our mind–it comes with a great back story.

The Ford F-350 is owned by Koy of Vanhorn Kustoms. It took him a lot of work–and we do mean a lot–but he managed to turn a dream into an absolutely amazing build.

His journey started many years ago.

“Growing up my dad always had a dentside truck around,” he wrote on LMC. “Watching him build hundreds of them over my childhood, one truck in particular stood out to me: in the mid ’90s my dad build a 1979 F-350 4WD Supercab. I never got to see the truck in its prime. He sold it just before I was born. But a picture of it hung above my bed and still does to this day. I wanted a truck just like it.”

When he was 14 he passed a junkyard.

“One truck stood out to me like it was destiny. I knew instantly that was the truck in my dream. I ended up buying the truck shortly after,” he says. “Now the hard part. Full restoration but my way. Stripped the truck completely down to 2 frame rails and 3 crossmembers had it sandblasted then off to the body shop to make it slick. Every nut and bolt in the truck was replaced. Every piece in the truck detailed to my spec. I wanted a show truck out of it but it would be built as a driver.”

Of course, the truck needed power. Koy built a 1998 12 valve Cummins turbo diesel good for over 750hp. He completed the build when he was 17, and promptly entered his first truck show. It was a hit.

But this is no garage queen. She rides hard, and as often as possible.

“I do have one rule with my truck and I do NOT trailer it to shows. I drive the truck. No matter the distance,” he says. Hey, who wouldn’t want to drive a truck nicknamed “SuperFummins?”

And he continues to work on his truck, improving and upgrading. But he makes sure to spend a lot of time behind the wheel, enjoying the fruits of his labor.