Why start with a Toyota if you are going to run all GM parts? Jake Shurtleff's 1974 Chevy LUV rockcrawler is what happens when a Chevy guy wants a trail machine in Toyota-like package size.

The second-generation LUV debuted for the 1981 model year; the appearance of the Chevrolet S-10 pickup in 1982 resulted in the termination of the LUV at the end of that year.

Instead, he's envisioning an expansion of the truck roster with an unofficial, hypothetical return of the Chevy LUV nameplate. Apparently, the Chevy Colorado and Silverado series need a companion ...