Escaladeado: Cadillac Front-End Swaps With Chevy Silverado Pickup

We’ve seen plenty of American pickup trucks outfitted with the front fascias from Cadillac models over the years but this particular example might just be the most eye-catching yet.

The pickup was recently listed and sold on Facebook Marketplace in Oklahoma City. While we don’t know how much it sold for, it was listed for $25,600 and traded hands with a rebuilt title.

The truck takes the form of a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 LT 2-door with the available 8-foot bed. However, it has been transformed with the front fascia from a Cadillac Escalade. The idea of grafting an Escalade face onto a Silverado may seem rather strange but we happen to think it works quite well, suiting the design of the big pickup.

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Escaladeado: Cadillac Front-End Swaps With Chevy Silverado Pickup

Key components lifted from an Escalade include the headlights, the chrome grille, and the daytime running lights. The seller hasn’t said if these are genuine Cadillac parts or cheap aftermarket knock-offs but whatever the case may be, they certainly look the part.

The listing is scarce on other details about the truck, other than the fact that it sits on 26-inch American Force wheels and has been driven some 98,000 miles (~157,000 km).

One of the more intriguing Cadillac-inspired pickup trucks we came across was in mid-2021 when Doms Garage Miami stuck on the fascia of a brand new Cadillac Escalade onto the front of a Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Much to our surprise, the front of the fifth-generation Escalade also suits a pickup truck quite well.

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