
Chevrolet Stepside Tow Truck Bigtime Kustoms Jada 1:24

Specifications
- Brand
- Chevrolet
- Manufacturer
- Jada
- Scale
- 1:24
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 96866
- Year
- 1955
- Era
- 1950s
- Body Type
- Trucks
- Vehicle Class
- Tuner Specials
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 801310968666
About the Chevrolet Stepside Tow Truck Bigtime Kustoms Jada 1:24
TL;DR: Jada's 1:24 diecast Chevrolet Stepside tow truck belongs to the Bigtime Kustoms line, reimagining the 1955 pickup with the exaggerated stance and custom detailing central to American truck culture. A tow-truck body variant gives this release a working-vehicle twist most custom diecast lines rarely explore.
Custom truck culture usually celebrates show trucks, not work trucks, so a Bigtime Kustoms tow truck is a genuinely unusual combination, custom style applied to a vehicle built to actually earn its keep.
Jada's Custom-Culture Approach to a Working Truck
Bigtime Kustoms is Jada's line built specifically around exaggerated stance, oversized wheels, and bold custom paint, the visual language of American truck-show culture rather than factory-original restoration. Applying that treatment to a tow truck rather than a straight pickup gives this release a genuine point of difference within the line, since most custom-truck diecast sticks to show trucks and lowriders rather than working rigs. At 1:24 scale, Jada keeps the truck small enough to display in numbers without eating shelf space.
The 1955 Stepside's Place in Truck Customization
1955 marked the start of GM's "Task Force" truck redesign, a genuinely modern-looking pickup for its era, and the Stepside bed configuration, with its narrower body and exposed running boards, quickly became a favorite canvas for custom builders chasing a distinctive, slightly retro profile. Tow trucks occupy their own working-vehicle subgenre within truck culture, respected for functional toughness rather than raw horsepower, and a customized version bridges that practical heritage with show-truck flash.
A Distinctive Piece for a Truck-Culture Shelf
Set among lowriders and show trucks from the same Bigtime Kustoms line, this tow truck adds a working-vehicle angle that broadens what a custom-culture display can actually cover.















