If you grew up in North Texas, you already know: trucks aren't just vehicles out here. They're how your granddad hauled hay. They're what your dad drove to work every morning. They're the thing sitting in the barn right now that you keep saying you're going to do something about.
At Texoma Classics in Sherman, TX, classic truck restoration is one of the things we do best. We've been bringing vintage pickups back to life since 2001 -- Chevy C10s, Ford F100s, Dodge Power Wagons, and everything in between. If it's an American truck with a story behind it, we want to hear it.
Why Classic Trucks Deserve a Shop That Gets It
Restoring a classic pickup is different from restoring a car. These trucks were built to work. They hauled, towed, and took a beating for decades. That means the rust is worse, the beds are rougher, and the frames have seen things a Corvette never will. A shop that treats your old Chevy truck like a sports car project is going to miss the mark.
We understand the bones of these trucks because we've torn them down and rebuilt them hundreds of times. We know where a C10 hides rust. We know the weak points on an F100 cab. We know what it takes to make a vintage 4x4 truck ride like it did when it rolled off the line -- or better.
Classic truck restoration demands a particular set of skills: metalwork on heavy-gauge panels, bed floor replacement, cab corner repair, frame-off disassembly on trucks that have spent fifty years on Texas ranch roads. That's the work we do every day at our shop on Industrial Drive in Sherman.
Full Restoration or One Step at a Time
Some truck owners come in knowing exactly what they want: a frame-off, bumper-to-bumper restoration that brings their vintage pickup back to factory condition or better. We handle those projects from start to finish -- disassembly, media blasting, frame repair, bodywork, paint, engine rebuild, interior, wiring, and final assembly.
But just as often, someone walks in and says, "I just need the motor running" or "The bed floor is shot and I need it fixed before I can do anything else." That's a perfectly good place to start. A lot of our best long-term restoration projects began with a single repair. You get to know us, we get to know your truck, and the project grows at your pace and your budget.
Whether you're after a complete old truck restoration or chipping away at it one piece at a time, we'll give you an honest assessment of what your truck needs and what it'll cost. No pressure, no upselling -- just straight talk from people who care about getting it right.
Platforms We Know Inside and Out
Chevy & GMC C10 / C20 / K-Series
The Chevy C10 has become one of the most popular classic truck platforms in the country, and for good reason. Clean lines, a massive aftermarket, and a chassis that takes well to both stock restoration and restomod builds. We've restored C10s from bone-stock farm trucks to LS-swapped daily drivers. If you're looking for classic Chevy truck restoration in the Sherman-Denison area, this is the shop.
Ford F100 / F250
The 1953-79 Ford F-Series trucks have their own devoted following. Bumpsides, Dentside, and the iconic '56 -- we've worked on all of them. Ford truck restoration brings its own set of challenges (those cab mounts, for one), and we've developed the techniques to handle them properly.
Dodge & International
Dodge Power Wagons, Dodge D-Series, IH Scouts, and Travelalls -- the trucks that don't get as much press but have devoted owners who love them. We respect the less common platforms just as much as the popular ones. If your truck was built in America, we can restore it.
Restomods: Classic Looks, Modern Guts
A lot of truck owners -- especially guys who want to actually drive their trucks, not just show them -- are going the restomod route. Keep the classic body and style, but swap in a modern drivetrain, upgrade the suspension, add disc brakes and air conditioning. A vintage truck you can take on Highway 75 to the lake without white-knuckling it.
We build restomod trucks regularly and tailor each one to how the owner plans to use it. Weekend cruiser? Ranch truck that still needs to pull a trailer? Daily driver in DFW traffic? Each of those is a different build, and we'll spec it out with you.
Serving Truck Owners Across the Texoma Region
Our shop in Sherman, Texas sits right off Highway 56 with easy access from US-75 and Highway 289. We serve classic truck owners from across North Texas and the Texoma area -- Denison, Whitesboro, Pottsboro, Bonham, Gainesville, and beyond. We regularly take on projects from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and even out of state. If your truck can get here on a trailer, we can work on it.
You already know what you've got. That truck in the garage, the barn, or the back forty -- it's worth saving. Whether it's a family heirloom, a truck you've been dreaming about for years, or a project you picked up at a swap meet last weekend, we'll help you figure out the right path forward.
Let's Talk About Your Truck
Tell us what you're working with. Share some photos, give us the story, and let us know what you're hoping to do with it. We'll take a look and give you an honest read on the project -- scope, timeline, and cost. No obligation, no sales pitch. Just a conversation between people who appreciate a good truck.
Military Vehicles
Period military vehicles are a genuine specialty here rather than something we tolerate. Willys jeeps are the most regular — there is usually at least one in the shop, and a steady run of them has gone out over the past few years. M37s and Power Wagons get the same treatment as any classic truck, and we have taken on the large multi-axle military trucks too, which are a different kind of project again.
Parts are their own discipline on these vehicles, and correctness matters to owners who know exactly what belongs where. We will tell you what the supply situation looks like for your vehicle before you commit rather than after.
Armor Plating and Protective Fabrication
We fabricate armor and protective bodywork. One of the more unusual builds to leave this shop was a purpose-built armored body fabricated onto an F100, designed and made here rather than bought in. If you have something out of the ordinary in mind, it is worth a conversation — this is the kind of work we take on.
Willys Replicas, Built New
We also build Willys jeeps as replicas. Newly manufactured bodies and components are available for these, which means the correct look with none of the corrosion, metal fatigue or seventy-year-old wiring that comes with a survivor. If you want the vehicle rather than the restoration project, this is the route.
Mechanical Work Without a Full Build
Plenty of people who own a classic truck do not want a restoration — they want it to run properly. Brakes, steering, cooling, charging, a drivetrain that will not behave. We take that work on its own, and we do not use it as a way in to selling you a build.
Classic Truck Restoration Questions
Yes, and regularly. Willys jeeps are the most frequent — there is usually one in the shop — along with M37s, Power Wagons and their relatives. We have also taken on the large multi-axle military trucks, and there is a 1969 Power Wagon among the builds on this site.
The honest caveat is parts. Military platforms have their own supply world, and some components mean specialist sourcing or fabrication. We will tell you what that looks like for your vehicle before you commit rather than after.
Both. Willys restoration is steady work here and there is usually one on the floor. We also build them as replicas: newly manufactured bodies and components are available, so you can have the correct vehicle without inheriting seventy years of corrosion and repairs.
Which route suits you comes down to whether you want a particular jeep with its own history, or you simply want a Willys that works. We are happy to talk through both.
Yes, and it is a good deal of what we do. Brakes, steering, cooling, charging, drivetrain work — a classic truck that you want to drive rather than display is a legitimate reason to call us.
You will get a written work order covering the diagnostic time before anyone opens anything, so a repair stays a repair — and if you decide half way through that you want more done, that is simply a new work order rather than a different kind of customer.
The platforms we know best are listed further up this page. Beyond those, the real limit is parts availability rather than the badge — some trucks are superbly served by reproduction suppliers and others mean sourcing, machining or fabricating what you need.
Ask about yours and we will tell you which situation you are in before you spend anything.
A restoration returns the truck to how it left the factory. A restomod keeps the look and updates what is underneath — drivetrain, brakes, suspension, electrics, climate — so it drives like something built this decade.
Neither is the better answer in the abstract. A rare or historically significant truck is usually worth keeping correct; a truck you intend to drive regularly is usually worth modernising. We are happy to talk you out of the more expensive option if it is the wrong one.
