Big Papa: Brian Wojcik's Marketplace OBS Snowballed Into a World's Most Beautiful Truck Contender

When the 10 finalists for the World's Most Beautiful Truck rolled into Building 4 at the Pomona Fairplex this September, nearly all of them were Fords and Chevys from the 1950s and early 1960s, plus one 1972 C10. And then there was a 1995 Chevrolet Silverado, a regular-cab OBS that, as HOT ROD put it, was thrown in for good measure. It belongs to Brian Wojcik, and it is called Big Papa.

The award went to Gary Holyoak's gray 1963 C10, built by HS Customs, which HOT ROD reported took home the $12,500 grand prize. But Big Papa's spot in that room says something about where the truck scene is headed. An OBS is now being judged on the same floor, by the same standard, as the classic trucks that have owned those awards for years.

It was supposed to be a drop

Wojcik bought a pretty clean OBS on Facebook Marketplace a few years ago, Fuel Curve's Todd Ryden reported, and figured he would take it to Scott's Hotrods 'N Customs for a drop and maybe an engine upgrade. It did not stay that simple.

"The most challenging part was wondering how big of a snowball we would end up with," Wojcik told Fuel Curve. "Originally, it was going to be an LS swap and some suspension work, then it became a chassis, then a cool-looking bed, and more sheet metal work…and it continued to grow."

How it sits

Big Papa's stance is the first thing you notice and the result of real chassis work, not a set of drop spindles. Underneath is a Scott's Hotrods 'N Customs chassis with the shop's equal-length parallel four-bar rear and a Watt's link locating a Moser 9-inch. Ridetech adjustable coilovers set the ride height and the ride quality, and splined sway bars keep the body flat. Wilwood brakes with 14-inch rotors sit at every corner, according to Fuel Curve.

The wheels are Hot Rods by Boyd, 20x9 in front and 20x12 in the rear, on Michelin tires. That stagger and that ride height are what give a regular-cab OBS its proportions: wheels filling the openings, body low over the tires, nothing poking or tucked so far that it cannot be driven. It is static fitment done the hard way, with adjustable suspension instead of air.

Green, smooth and scratch-built

The color is PPG's Toyota Amazon Green with Honda Green Tea hues, sprayed by the crew at Scott's over bodywork Fuel Curve describes as straight and smooth. Look closely and the truck is full of metal work you would never see on a stock OBS. The inside of the bed is completely scratch built, with sculpted wheel tubs and a gold pinstripe along the bed rail. The rolled pan out back is custom too.

The same metal-shaping skill went under the hood, where custom-formed panels frame the engine bay. The engine is a 525-hp LS3, with valve covers that read Big Papa. HOT ROD reports it is backed by a 6R80E automatic, feeding the Moser 9-inch.

Inside

Pro Auto Custom Interiors built the cabin. The bucket seats and console were custom formed and wrapped in tan and brown leather, and the dash was left close to stock but filled with Dakota Digital instruments and Vintage Air. The stereo runs Kicker speakers and a 10-inch JL subwoofer. It is a 1990s Chevy cabin that looks like it was ordered that way from a luxury catalog that never existed.

A trophy shelf filling up

Big Papa debuted at the 2025 Triple Crown of Rodding and won top honors in the late-model truck class there, Fuel Curve reported. By late August 2026, Goodguys had named it a finalist for the Dakota Digital Truck of the Year (Late), part of the Goodguys Top 12 presented by BASF. Then came Pomona, where it was the only 1990s truck among the 10 contenders for the World's Most Beautiful Truck at the fourth annual Grand National Truck Show.

Wojcik gives the credit to the shop. "The whole process of going through and over every aspect of the build with Justin was a memorable experience," he told Fuel Curve. "The credit goes to Justin and the entire crew at Scott's Hot Rods 'N Customs."

It was not the only OBS in the building, either. HOT ROD's gallery from the show noted plenty of 1980s and 1990s nostalgia around the Fairplex, including several OBS pickups wearing billet grilles and two-blade billet wheels. Those trucks were celebrating what these pickups looked like in their first life. Big Papa was making the case for what one can become.

Why it matters for OBS owners

The 1988 to 1998 GM trucks are everywhere, and most of them get the same treatment: a drop, a set of wheels and maybe an LS. Big Papa is what happens when somebody keeps saying yes to the next step. It still looks like a 1995 Silverado from 50 feet. From five feet, every surface has been reworked, and a truck that started on Marketplace ended up parked next to the best traditional trucks in the country. That is a pretty good argument for the OBS as a top-tier show platform.