Issue 9
Doggy Style
Nano Maldonado owner

Nano Maldonado who is the owner of Stylemaster Auto Body in Redwood City has been an admirer of lowriders since his younger years. Nano’s love for lowriding has always been in his heart and soul. Being inexperienced about how upholstery and clean paint jobs are performed, Nano was to take take a course in high school (R.O.P.) which would change the love he had for cars forever.
While cruising down the streets of San Mateo County in search for a home to vacate, it wasn’t until Nano spotted the trokita sitting lonely in a backyard of Jim Olsen’s canton (house) who was the original owner of this 1953 trokita, or should I say Doggy Style.

Mr. Olsen showed Nano the original title of the trokita, the pick slip read, EZ Davis Chevrolet of Redwood City, which is now a shopping center. This is what added the frosting on the cake. Nano didn’t buy the chante (house), but as you can see he did bring the trokita home.

It wasn’t long after that Nano decided to reconstruct this soon to be beauty. First he stripped the truck down and did the body work until it was smooth. He had to add a special feature which consisted of replacing the bed with a shorter one. Considering that the trokita is a 3600 one ton truck. Then he decided to base it and go with a Porsche red color for the exterior finish. Nano spent days at the shop making sure that the paint job shined like a diamond. After accomplishing the task he wasted no time and started to put together the upholstery that he personally redid with the knowledge from R.O.P. class.

Soon after he decided to change his front and rear end from an eight lug to a five lug in order to make it easier to lower and throw on a set of Roaster wheels with floating hub caps, and 5:60 Gangster white walls.

The trokita came with an original bed lift which added a very special flavor, but that was not enough for him. He had to do something to the bed. He wanted the bed to be classy, so he was in search of replacement wood. He came up with some Nutty Pine wood that would turn his bed into a masterpiece.

To finish it off he installed a fulton visor and a set of skirts to give it that firme low look. And last but not least he added a grill guard to protect the chrome on the grill and all the hinas from rushing the trokita.

We have to admit Nano Maldonado has created a masterpiece. We wish him the best in the future and hope that he will continue reconstructing such priceless pieces of art.