Radical Renderings- Harris Art Co.
Renderings by Kasey Harris, Harris Art Co.
Kasey Harris was a kid who rushed through his math tests in school to draw on the back of them. After winning awards in high school for his art, he landed a scholarship and eventually graduated with a degree in industrial design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. His focus was on automotive design, and cars became his passion during an internship designing for Ford. He worked various design jobs, including projects for Disney, Universal Studios, Harry Potter, Hard Rock Cafe, Marvel Studios, and more—all while continuing his automotive rendering work on the side. And his rendering work led to him creating art for Ronnie Wetch from C10 Talk and C10 Nation. This relationship began opening up doors that allowed him to focus more on build and conceptual renderings again. Ronnie introduced Kasey to Craig Piggott from River City Rods, which culminated in the work you see here. He says Craig is a guy to keep your eye on, and we can see why with the builds coming out of his Iowa shop. Kasey continues to work on all kinds of projects, from renderings to product art, while feeling blessed, extremely fortunate, and thankful for the design opportunities his clients offer him. If you want to work with Kasey on a project of your own, contact him at: kharris.aws@gmail.com.
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| Each of the last two years, Craig Piggott has debuted custom Chevys with unique body styling at SEMA. The first was a C10 with a utility bed. The next was a C30 Franklin Camper, which was the first project for his newly established shop, River City Rods & Fabrication. Both have now graced the cover of Truckin. After purchasing a ’76 Ford B100 from KC at Gas Monkey Garage, Craig had a new project to work on for the big event. The B100 (which you will have seen by now since it debuted at SEMA and most likely stole the show) is getting a host of major changes, including a Roadster Shop chassis with Wilwood brakes rolling on 20- and 22-inch Billet Specialties Knuckle Wheels and Falken Tires. RideTech provided all the shocks and air management for the build. The Coyote engine and transmission have been pulled from a late-model Mustang. The interior will be reworked by Auto Kraft Upholstery, and it will have custom interior panels with a one-off dash housing Dakota Digital gauges built by the River City crew. To top it all off, Stolls Auto Body and Lucky Matts’ Rod Shop laid down a custom mix of PPG Paint.
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| As with all its projects, the River City Rods crew is building this ’51 Chevrolet 3100 pickup to be a clean, classic looking ride with modern touches that take it over the top. The ’51 was built on a Fat Man Fabrications chassis. River City Rods added 13-inch front and 14-inch rear disc brakes by Wilwood. The air-ride management comes by way of Accuair utilizing its ENDO-CVT tank/compressor combo. The truck will be rolling on a brand-new design from American Racing called the VF528. The 18-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels will be wrapped in Falken tires. The truck will be powered by a Whipple supercharged 6.0, and the inside of the cab will feature Classic Instruments Autocross yellow gauges and a one-off dashboard. Gennie Shifter provided an Atomic Series shift knob and a Commander Series shifter. To finish off the build, Schober’s Custom Hot Rod Interiors will handle the leather work inside. Then Stolls Auto Body and Lucky Matts’ Rod Shop will paint the truck 2018 Porsche Graphite Blue Metallic.
