In Joplin, Missouri, a custom shop specializes in trucks, big trucks. Forget about your heavy-duty pickup, because 4 State Trucks focuses on the real kings of the road, such as this 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy edition. The shop has customized so many rigs that they even have a club, Chrome Shop Mafia, for owners of these one-off trucks.
This Chrome Shop Mafia rig, dubbed The Godfather, started off with its exterior mods, including plenty of chrome and a new black and cream paint job. This year, The Godfather received a new interior featuring a Blaupunkt A/V system.
The Blaupunkt system includes a Long Beach DVD35 DVD receiver with component and coaxial Velocity speaker systems, dual 10-inch Velocity subwoofers, and Velocity VA2100 and VA4100 amplifiers. For video, a pair of 6 -inch monitors reside overhead, backed up by 15" monitors in the sleeping compartment and an exterior compartment doors.
Inspired by a 1930s gangster look, The Godfather features clean lines, full-length fenders and a mural behind the sleeper. Number 27 out of 1,000 made, the Legacy edition has a 550 Caterpillar engine with 18 speed transmission and 3.55 rear-end gearing.
To see The Godfather in person, visit http://chromeshopmafia.com for a list of appearances.