General Motors introduced the Chevy 454 SS for the 1990 model year, giving enthusiasts a shot at muscle-bound V8 power in a pickup-truck wrapper. These days, performance options in the pickup segment ...

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 ...

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What’s the perfect truck? Something old school, with a big V8 and looks to kill. Oh, and, of course, it needs to be a single cab with a short bed. No. I didn’t guess right. That’s just what the ...

The Chevrolet 454 SS is one of the most impressive Chevy trucks of all time. However, Chevrolet only produced its short bed, single cab Silverado C1500-based sport truck for four model years: ...

Dodge singlehandedly invented the muscle pickup with the Li’l Red Express from the late ‘70s, a formula that Chevrolet duplicated for the first high-performance truck of the ‘90s. Based on the ...

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Considered by many to be overshadowed by well-known rivals, this “muscle” truck sure is worth rediscovering. Not only across the fantastic virtual realm but also in the real world. While still ...

We love the classic Chevrolet 454 SS, but even the staunchest fans will admit that the other muscle trucks of the day—Ford's F-150 Lightning, the smaller but wilder GMC Syclone—had it beat on actual ...