Model: 2000 Chevy Silverado extended cab
Line: Jada DUB City, 2001
Why it’s in my collection: Back in the early 2000s, DUB culture went full-on mainstream. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term DUB, it’s the slang term for wheels 20 inches or larger — and there wasn’t a rapper alive who didn’t rock a set of DUBs on their car.
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The DUB brand itself was founded in 2000, and still to this day remains one of the major players in the big wheel and lifestyle scene. DUB Magazine was a major publication and their branding was EVERYWHERE. From Big Tymers music videos to Pimp My Ride – big wheels were in. It’s actually wild to think that not that long ago, a 20 inch wheel was considered large. In fact, many factory cars today come with 20 inch wheels or larger. The iconic DUB machine itself, the Cadillac Escalade, even comes with a factory optional 22 inch wheel for 2020. Remember spinners? Spinners used to be everywhere too — I worked at a Buick/GMC/Pontiac dealer in the early 2000s, and we had a GMC Savannah conversion van roll in on a set of 20 inch Riddler spinners…..like I said, wild times indeed lol.
The DUB City line from Jada was a different story — nearly all their castings were nicely done and slammed to perfection. The DUB City line has to have some of the lowest 1/6x scale cars I have ever seen. The casting sits crazy low and rolls on big diameter 5-spoke chrome wheels wrapped in rubber tires. The body and chassis are metal, giving this model some serious heft.
It’s got great lines and sharp DUB graphics across both sides: they are large but not gaudy. This Silverado would fit in nicely at a Saturday night takeover in Sac town, or a Cars and Coffee meet in Miami. There is just something timeless about a slammed black truck over big chrome wheels — its got a certain unmistakable swagger about it.
Outside of the DUB logos, the truck has minimal tampos…but it works. It’s not covered in branding, or early 2000s tribal shapes – it’s just a good looking black truck.
The interior is detailed with a chrome steering wheel and molded dash and seats. The nice thing about the truck is that it has a screw base — which allowed me to disassemble and clean-up before these photos.
Overall this is a very solid take on an early 2000s Silverado and remains fairly affordable on eBay….but with how good this truck looks I don’t expect those prices to stay low forever 🏁
