2019 Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss Built with 334,544 Lego Bricks

Plastic Silverado took over 2,000 hours to build and it weighs more than 3,300 pounds.

Chevrolet has teamed up with the folks from the Lego brand to celebrate the arrival of the second Lego Movie and the arrival of the all-new 2019 Silverado. The new Chevy truck will make an appearance in the movie, but importantly, the Lego team built a full-size replica of the new Silverado in LT Trail Boss form that made its world debut at the ongoing 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

“Chevrolet is once again thrilled to be working with Warner Bros. to integrate the brand and one of our most iconic products – Silverado – into ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part,’” said Sandor Piszar, director of Chevrolet Truck marketing. “The themes of determination and teamwork in the new movie align perfectly with our Chevy brand values and we are sure that the all-new Silverado has the features, technologies and strength that would help Emmet, Lucy and their friends as they take on exciting new challenges.”

Seeing this life-sized Lego pickup truck is impressive, drawing adults and children at the Detroit Auto Show to the Chevrolet display, but when you get into the details of this Silverado Trail Boss comprised of plastic bricks, the project becomes that much crazier.

Life-Sized Lego Truck

The picture at the top of this piece shows the real 2019 Silverado LT Trail Boss on the left and the Lego replica version on the right. As you can see, the Lego truck is practically the exact same size, and while there are some slight differences, the build team did a remarkable job of recreating the new Chevy truck out of tiny plastic blocks.

That build team was comprised of 18 specially trained Lego builders who used a unique computer system to assemble the full-sized truck at the LEGO Group’s Model Shop in Enfield, Connecticut. Those 18 workers spent more than 2,000 hours assembling the Silverado, with each and every one of the 334,544 bricks being snapped into piece by hand.

The assembled work of art stands 72-inches high, 240-inches long and 96-inches wide, weighing 3,307 pounds. It is the same size as the real truck, but it is quite a bit lighter than an actual Trail Boss, weighing as much as many small cars. For those wondering, the most common brick in this build was the red 2×8 stud brick, which comprises much of the chassis and the body of this full-scale Chevrolet Silverado, and yes, the lights of the Lego version do work.

The video below provides a quick look at the Lego Silverado going together piece-by-piece, providing a great look at how this gigantic toy truck came to life.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com

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