Vehicle Description
1950 Ford F1 SEMA Show Truck 547ci/878hp V8 - C6 Automatic
Transmission - Ride Tech Air Suspension - Ford 9 Rear End - 4 Wheel
Disc Brakes - Custom Matte and Gloss Red Paint - Custom Black
Interior - Vintage Air Conditioning - Custom Painted by PPG for
SEMA (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this vehicle on a
website other than our main website, it's possible that only some
of our many photographs of this car are presented due to website
limitations. To be sure you access all the photographs, please go
to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) There's something to be
said about all out, no expense spared builds like this one. All the
details, the hours put into the styling and idea phase of the
design. These builds are deliberate, time consuming, and most of
the time absolutely jaw dropping. This very special 1950 Ford F1 is
one of those builds. Take in the details of this truck, it's most
definitely a far cry from what it was when it left Ford's
production plant. There are so many bits and pieces to take in on
this thing, and we find more and more of them the more laps we walk
around the truck just looking at it. You'll have to forgive us for
trying to give you a short, concise run down of the truck in this
description. After all, we could scrawl out a 5 page article about
this thing, but for the purpose of our marketing that's just not in
the cards. Described to us as a long-term build that was completed
by Austin Speed Shop and eventually exhibited at SEMA 2014,
displayed in the PPG paints booth. First shown to the public in the
booth of one of the largest paint companies in the country, you can
be sure that the paint on this truck looks great. It takes a keen
eye and looking at the pictures closely to see that the paint is
actually matte red on most of the exterior, with gloss red covering
a few parts like the front sun visor, running boards, and the
WheelSmith wheels. The wood slat bed features stainless steel trim
strips, and a small neatly integrated fuel filler. Don't let the
somewhat innocent looks of this curvy, classic truck fool you.
There's a monster of an engine under the hood. The Jon Kaase
Engines 547ci V8 under the hood actually looks somewhat of a normal
size in the gloss red engine bay. The aftermarket accessories,
polished accents, custom valve covers, and those 8 trumpets atop
the carbs aren't hiding anything. The engine is a very capable
powerplant to the tune of 878 horsepower. Not exactly what you'd
expect from the docile looks. A TCI built C6 automatic transmission
handles gear selection. A Ford 9 rear end with 3.00 posi-traction
helps get power to the tires, while 4 wheel disc brakes help slow
this classic down. The chassis is a Ford F1 chassis and has been
boxed front and rear. Get just the right ride height or stance with
the RideTech air ride system that uses Shockwave bags on all four
corners. As you would expect, a show quality interior has been
created for this truck. The fairly small cab area is now
comfortable and may even be considered plush compared to the old
bench seat and huge steering wheel setup. Unlike the F1's usual
layout of a body color painted dashboard, this truck has a dark
grey metallic dashboard that blends right in with the rest of the
black and grey interior. AutoMeter gauges are flanked by a chrome
gauge panel which matches the shifter, and chrome accents on the
seats. Speaking of the seats, they are finished in suede and
leather, and are very comfortable. Other interior highlights
include a Banjo style steering wheel, Vintage A/C and Heat, and a
RideTech digital air ride controller. Turning heads is what this
truck was built for, and it's M.O. is working on us. Even parked
alongside the other vehicles in our showroom, this truck demands
attention. Whether hardparked, or rolling down the road, this is a
truck that can be enjoyed in either circumstance. This truck is
usable, unlike many radical builds that as enthus
