Vehicle Description
GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this 1962 Ford F-100 Custom
Cab Unibody Pick-Up for consideration. Ford introduced the 4th
generation F-Series in 1961, which was sleeker and wider than its
predecessor. Also introduced was the "unibody" which derived from
the fact that the cab and the box are one continuous piece. Ford
referred to them as the "integrated pick-up" but the one-piece body
was set atop a traditional frame-style chassis, making the unibody
more similar to a body-on-frame car.
Reasons for the unibody are cost, packaging, and promotion. The
unibody truck required fewer stampings, fewer welds and a less
complicated path through the assembly plant's paint shop.
Eliminating the gap between the bed and the cab allowed a larger
cargo loading area, and promotional material bragged that the 1961
truck had 16 percent more load space than its predecessor. But most
important was Ford's desire to create a paradigm-shifting
breakthrough. The company saw the market for pickup truck buyers
expanding from farmers and tradesmen to include suburbanites who
needed more versatility than what a station wagon could offer.
Those buyers demanded the slickness of post-Atomic Age industrial
design. By making the new F-Series more stylish and genteel, Ford
hoped to reach out to previously untapped markets.
GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this 1962 Ford F100 for your
consideration. It is powered by its 292 v8 paired with a manual
transmission. The truck runs and handles very well and is a blast
to drive. According to the owner the engine has been rebuilt, the
gas tank and brakes are also new. The truck rides on 15 inch chrome
wheels with BF Goodrich white letter tires. Other highlights
include spray in bedliner, tonneau cover, Grant steering wheel and
a Pioneer CD player.
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
