YELLOW BAG

Shawn Parsons' 1965 Chevy Clo

- Corey Decker

SOME TRUCKS ARE BUILT to shine. Some are built to drag. And then there are trucks like Yellow Bag that are built to do both but, more importantly, designed to bring back memories. For Shawn Parsons, a general contractor from Creswell, Oregon, this 1965 Chevrolet C10 wasn't just about horsepower or stance. It was about reconnecting with the kind of truck he grew up around and the kind of truck his grandpa drove. The patina might fool you into thinking it's just an old farm truck, but the second it lays frame, you realize it's something much more.

A NOD TO THE PAST

When Shawn was a kid, he remembers his grandpa having a truck just like this. That memory sat in the back of his mind for years until the right opportunity came along. He didn't want a shiny show truck built with fresh paint and polished billet. He wanted something raw, honest, and true to the era but updated enough to keep up on modern highways. The patina, the stance, and the LS motor under the hood—it all ties back to that childhood memory, only cranked up a notch. The goal was simple: lay it out on the ground and make it reliable. No trailer queen. No over-the-top paint job. Just a truck that could cruise, haul, and still turn heads when aired out.

SIX MONTHS TO GLORY

A lot of custom builds stretch out for years. Parts pile up, life gets in the way, and projects sit unfinished. Not this one. Shawn pulled it together in about six months, which in truck-building time is lightning-fast. He knew what he wanted, lined up the right parts, and stuck to the plan. That's how you take a dream from bare steel to a rolling, driving reality without burning out halfway through.