Vehicle Description
This 1966 Ford F-100 is a cool mix of basic truck goodness and very
slick custom. The bodywork looks awfully good and very authentic,
but the rumbling 302 cubic inch engine under the hood suggests
something else entirely.
Go try to find an F100 as nice as this; they simply don't exist.
Before trucks were cool, these were used up and thrown away, but
somehow, somewhere, these guys found an awfully nice one and gave
it a high-quality facelift. Look how well that character line
traces from the hood, through the doors, then down along the bed
sides. It's as straight as a ruler. Note how flush the doors fit,
and how nicely the bed tucks up behind the cab. That doesn't just
happen, that's the result of lots of time invested. Then put on a
correct Wimbledon White finish that looks totally perfect for the
mid-60s, and hit the road in style. It's not perfect, but the
combination of the blacked-out grille, rear roll pan, and cool
rolling stock give it an industrial-strength look we like a lot. Of
course, they didn't forget that this was still a truck, so while
the bed is as nicely finished as the body, it's still ready,
willing, and able to work thanks to a spray-in bedliner. Just on
first glance, this truck is a slam-dunk.
That vibe extends inside where it has been artfully updated to
create a comfortable and stylish driving environment. The bench
seat was is still wrapped in vinyl, but it's a high-grade vinyl
that feels expensive and luxurious, not plain and stiff. The door
panels have been painted to match the body (along with the dash and
the rest of the doors), and the original dash pad is black vinyl
for a low-glare look that has only recently started to show its
age. A custom 3-spoke steering wheel has been fitted so it looks a
little bit custom, and there's an AM/FM/CD/iPod stereo in the
center of the dash so you don't have to suffer with AM radio only.
There's a tachometer strapped to the steering column and the usual
set of auxiliary dials under the dash, and yes, that's a 4-speed
manual shifter there in the center of the floor. Pretty cool,
right?
Ford's workhorse 352 cubic inch V8 engine is long gone, but you
won't miss it once you see the freshly rebuilt 302 cubic inch V8
they stuffed in there instead. With a .030 overbore, it's got 4500
miles on the rebuild which includes a mild cam, roller rockers,
ported heads, and a high-rise intake with an Edelbrock carb on top.
A few chrome pieces dress things up and it looks right under the
hood of this sporty-looking pickup. The Toploader 4-speed is from a
1969 Mach 1 Mustang and features a fresh clutch that feeds a set of
3.91 gears on a Detroit Locker, so you know what they had in mind
when putting this truck together. The chassis is relatively stock,
making this one heck of a sleeper, although the rumbling dual
exhaust system might give you away at stop lights. 15-inch steel
wheels were custom made to look like the original steelies but are
a lot wider and now carry fat 275/60/15 white-letter radials to
hook it up.
This is a very cool truck that you won't see at every show. Nicely
finished with a bit of attitude, it proves that good taste and high
performance never go out of style. Call today!