Vehicle Description
Just a neat old pickup? Guess again! Someone pulled out all the
stops on this 1955 Ford F-1 Restomod, giving it a killer custom
look with plenty of modern horsepower compliments of a stroked 347
small block, C6 automatic transmission, and plenty of creature
comforts that make the driving experience in this truck an absolute
blast. If you appreciate performance hidden inside a mean-looking
old-school truck, this Ford is for you!
At first glance, this handsome pickup has just the right mix of
custom toughness and vintage hot-rod class to give it a slick
street presence. You wouldn't necessarily expect it to be fast, not
with that nearly Rat Rod look, but it will bring a smile to
everyone's face when they see it ambling down the road and they
hear that 347 open up. The freshened Ford F-1 face would become one
of the most popular trucks in history, and despite some nice custom
touches and a few trick components, this one retains its commercial
good looks even with Matte Black paint. It's very straight,
suggesting that this one was tasked with light-duty work all its
life, and when it was built the restorers took their time to get it
right, because this sucker is awfully close to flawless. Some
custom touches include a 3-inch drop on the cab and doors, deleted
bumpers and roll pans fore and aft, a custom hood, and hidden
taillights out back. The Matte pant is in really great shape with
only a few very minor imperfections, and the bed has been nicely
finished as well, including a relocated gas tank back there via a
Rick's custom in-frame fuel cell. The only bit of chrome to be
found is on the custom grille and headlight buckets up front, the
side mirrors, and the windshield wipers, but the bright contrast
looks fantastic against the sinister finish.
There's not much inside that hasn't been seriously reworked either,
and the black-on-black look is fantastic thanks to the pros at
C&C Customs that did all the work. The leather bucket seats
look right at home and are modern so they're comfortable and easy
to adjust, and both of them are split by a custom middle console
that houses a B&M shifter. The dash was painted to match the
exterior, with a custom bezel filled with Classic Instruments
gauges, a Southern A/C unit that blows cold R134a air, and a Billet
Specialties steering wheel mounted on an Ididit tilt column. Custom
door panels match the theme of the seats perfectly, and the plush
carpets below are in great shape and are protected with matching
floor mats. That aforementioned B&M shifter is linked to a C6
automatic transmission, which also spins a custom driveline from
Driveline Specialties of Denver, so this little pickup will cruise
effortlessly at highway speeds, quite unlike its siblings that run
out of breath at 45 MPH. A powerful Pioneer AM/FM/AUX/Bluetooth
stereo provides entertainment along with built-in navigation and a
back-up camera, although you may not need it with the way this one
dances on the road.
The engine is a 347 Stroker V8 motor with plenty of pop and a ton
of life left in it with only 5,162 miles on the build. The result
it a torque factor that moves this pickup like a modern muscle car.
A big 4-barrel carburetor and MSD ignition means it starts
instantly and idles well even when it's cold, and with that
transmission and custom driveline, fuel economy is reasonable, too.
It's packed into that neatly finished engine bay, but with a March
Performance serpentine belt drive system, the accessories tuck in
tight to the block and there's a giant BeCool aluminum radiator
with dual electric fans that has no trouble keeping it cool. The
chassis is augmented with a TCI independent front suspension with
TCI power rack-and-pinion steering, Wilwood power four-wheel disc
brakes with incredible stopping power, and TCI rear leaf springs
out back. Sanderson headers feed a great-sounding H-pipe Flowmaster
dual exhaust, and the engineering is done right tucked up inside
the boxed frame. Billet Specialties whipped up a set of custom
black 20-inch wheels just for this truck and they're wrapped in
staggered 245/40/20 front and 315/35/20 rear performance
radials.
Beautifully built and ready to go or show, this is one vintage
pickup that hauls more than tools. With tons of man-hours and big
bucks wrapped up in the build, it's every bit as nice as you think
it is. Call today!