---
title: "You’ve Never Seen a Big Rig Like This"
description: "Only in Texas!"
date: "2016-11-08"
modified: "2016-11-08"
authors:
  - name: "Evan Yates"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/evan-yates"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/5926/youve-never-seen-a-big-rig-like-this"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "big rig"
  - "discovery channel"
  - "kenworth"
  - "texas chrome"
  - "texas trocas"
---

# You’ve Never Seen a Big Rig Like This

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-9.jpg>)
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Custom big rigs aren’t exactly a recent phenomenon but interesting nonetheless. It’s even possible to make a case that they have more of a cult following than customized passenger cars and trucks. There are dozens of [blogs](<https://www.overdriveonline.com/topic/custom-rigs/>), [YouTube channels](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEu6W5lxX5nhbIwG3o9LFhg>) and even TV shows like CMT’s [*Trick My Truck*](<https://www.cmt.com/show/trick_my_truck/series.jhtml>) dedicated to these custom rigs. With the amount of work put into them, the hype that surrounds this scene absolutely makes sense.

![texas-chrome-big-rig-19.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-19.jpg>)
**Salinas Photography**

Unique big rigs like this one are put on display every year at shows like Overdrive’s [“Pride & Polish”](<https://www.truckshow.com/event/pride-polish/>) Truck Beauty Contest National Championship held every year in Dallas, TX at the [Great American Trucking Show](<https://www.truckshow.com/>). And for as many outrageous examples of custom big rigs there are on the scene, it’s safe to say there aren’t many with lowrider-style engraved wheels, painted interior and ghosted paisley print paint.

![texas-chrome-big-rig-11.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-11.jpg>)
**Salinas Photography**

This extravagant 2000 Kenworth 900 aka “Project TOC” was built by [Texas Chrome Shop](<https://www.texaschromeshop.com>) in San Antonio, TX who specializes in custom big rigs. If you’re a regular viewer of [Discovery en Español](<https://www.enespanol.tudiscovery.com/>), you may recognize this as the shop and family featured on the popular series, [*Texas Trocas*](<https://www.texaschromeshop.com/tv-show/>).

![texas-trocas-discovery.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-trocas-discovery.jpg>)
**https://www.enespanol.tudiscovery.com/**

The amount of detail in Project TOC could put most show cars to utter shame. Engraved exhaust stacks, powder-coated frame and air bag suspension are just a few of the many additions. It also has a modified 550 Caterpillar powerplant (painted to match, of course) mated to an 18-speed transmission.

![texas-chrome-big-rig-12.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-12.jpg>)
*Salinas Photography*

![texas-chrome-big-rig-8.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-8.jpg>)
*Salinas Photography*

![texas-chrome-big-rig-22.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-22.jpg>)
*Salinas Photography*

![texas-chrome-big-rig-15.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-15.jpg>)
*Salinas Photography*

![texas-chrome-big-rig-20.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-20.jpg>)
*Salinas Photography*

![texas-chrome-big-rig-17.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/texas-chrome-big-rig-17.jpg>)
*Salinas Photography*

Check out the video below and look for more of this truck on season three of *Texas Trocas*!

https://youtube.com/embed/r0ZPMKUjLC4

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/evan__yates>)  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/evanyates_>)