Vehicle Description
If you are looking for a thoughtfully built, well put together and
reliable cruiser, then check this truck out. It is a super clean
and wholesome F1 that looks good, drives great, and has a gorgeous
interior that is packed with modern comfort and convenience
items.
It is almost like cheating when you start with a '52 F1 for a
build. The lines are classic and the look is awesome. It was the
first redesign for the Ford pickups after the war, and this is the
last year model for this body style. This build was done with all
original sheet metal and was completed in 2014. The Cool Vanilla
paint is a basecoat/clearcoat system that is near flawless and
shines bright. It is complemented by new chrome bumpers as well as
the trim around the headlights, a slash of chrome down the side of
the hood with Ford and an F1 badge set into it and there are strips
of chrome along the running boards too. The truck sits low with a
nice bit of chassis rake adding a bit of attitude to it while Eagle
alloy wheels tuck up under the fenders and add their bit of flash.
A tonneau cover in Cool Vanilla and Green adds a nice look that is
echoed in the interior.
Open the door and you will find that Vanilla and Green interior in
all its custom glory. The door panel sets the tone in Vanilla sheet
metal with F1 embossed at the bottom and a Green panel holding the
door handle and power window switches. The bucket seats are works
of art stitched with high grade leather in green stripes and piping
with vanilla contrasting panels and a custom console between them.
There is a three-spoke steering wheel of chrome and green mounted
on a late model tilt column with a billet shifter for the automatic
transmission. It sits in front of a dash panel with just two
simple, white faced, Omega gauges. One is the speedo and the other
contains the engine and fuel gauges. A billet Vintage Air control
panel graces the center of the dash and below it, the lower dash is
trimmed in green which matches up with the door panel nicely. It
contains the vents for the A/C system as well as a JVC
FM/CD/Bluetooth/iPod compatible stereo for your listening
pleasure.
Pop the hood and you will find a 350 cubic inch crate motor nestled
down in a neat and clean engine bay. The block and accessories have
been color matched in green and there is lots of chrome with the
air topper, valve covers, A/C compressor, alternator, master
cylinder cap, spark plug wire guards and even the receiver dryer
all chromed up for the show. The firewall has been smoothed for a
clean look and an aluminum radiator keeps things running cool. The
chassis is dressed out in the same color theme of green and vanilla
as the rest of it. Modern running gear includes a 4-speed automatic
transmission sending the power back to a 10 -bolt rear end with
3.42 gears. The front suspension has been upgraded to a coil over
setup with rack and pinion steering, disc brakes and a beefy sway
bar that really makes this truck handle well. The rubber meets the
road through 195/60R15 tires in the front and 235/75R15s in the
rear mounted on those sweet looking Eagle alloys.
This is a good looking, comfortable and nice driving cruiser. Come
on down and check it out.