Vehicle Description
1953 Ford F100 Pickup
Early on in the history of Ford Motor Company a noticeable
lowercase "e" completed the curl at the back of the cursive F on
the Ford name. Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison both had winter
estates in Ft. Meyers Florida, and shared ideas and cigars. One
Idea that would make Ford a real innovator was the concept of the
assembly line. This original idea came from Edison, and in
deference to him and his idea, Henry Ford honored him in his early
logo with that "e" on the curl, and as they say the rest is
history!
Take a 1953 F100 Truck, take it all apart, take it off the frame,
then painstakingly replace or renew every bolt as needed when you
put it back together, then while doing so add all kinds of goodies
and performance upgrades as well as some eye candy. You now have
this for consignment this awesome truck that has 453 (thats four
hundred fifty-three) miles on it since the restoration. Talk about
hopping in and turning the key!
Exterior
Straight off the farm in New Jersey, a low mileage cab was
sandblasted, a custom firewall installed, new floors put in, and
new cowl panels and rockers to provide a truly solid cab. The
remainder of the truck was assembled from brand new reproduction
rust free parts purchased from SoCal, Mid Fifty Ford, and LMC. The
bed has been tubbed to accommodate up to an 18" tire. To finish the
bed, white oak with a custom burned with an original Ford Motor
Corporation logo. Finish all the metal off with a perfectly sprayed
on satin black, add some surfer's cross taillights, chrome the
normally painted grille, and viola...you are in 235/45-R18 on an 18
x 8 rim front, and 315/55-R20 on 20 x 10 rim on the rear
heaven.
Interior
The interior is finished with Mid Fifties ABS door panels,
headliner, rear cab panels, and a black LMC rug. A TMI custom
leather and suede seat stretches from door to door, and glides on
one of their custom adjustable slide tracks. Insert a Dolphin
6-gauge set, that modernizes the interior, and includes a 7"
Pioneer touch screen DVD radio equipped with Bluetooth, backup
camera, and parking sensors. "You are now entering the lap of
luxury" ...please hold on!
Drivetrain
383ci Chevy stroker with an SBC Turbo 3 speed transmission and
throw in a shift kit, and a 10" 2200-2600 stall converter, and hold
on to your neck. Connect this to a 9" rear with 3.73 posi trac, and
you are in pickup truck go go mode.
Undercarriage
Moving over to the no stone left unturned department, a clean
factory chassis that's been sandblasted, boxed reinforced, primed
then painted black textured bedliner urethane, supports an IFS
front suspension system, tubular upper and lower control arms, and
a rack and pinion steering. Add power front disc and rear drum
brakes and hold it all to the ground with a 4 bar/4 link coil over
setup, and its gentlemen start your engines!
There are those rare individuals that upon taking on a project, do
their research, and want nothing but the best mainly because their
name is on it, or it is their legacy. Nothing wrong with that,
especially when it shows up at your front door as a consignment,
looks and drives like it does, and has a mere 453 miles on it since
all that effort was put into it. Someone who acts quickly will be
the lucky dog. Buy it and be assured to never come home without a
trophy.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 300 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania,
conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76
Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is www.classicautomall.com and
our phone number is (888) 227-0914. Please contact us anytime for
more information or to come see the vehicle in person.
