Vehicle Description
He who laughs last, laughs best. Everybody scoffed at the idea of a
high-performance pickup truck Ford hit the scene in 1993 with the
F-150 Lightning, but today this muscle truck is a true collectible.
After all, with its numbers-matching high-performance 5.8-liter V8,
great factory red paint, and a few nice custom touches, this is a
highly desirable pickup that will be leaving us quickly.
In this first year, you could only get the Lightning in black or
red, and only around 2,500 were panted the Bright Red. This kind of
rarity would make the factory paintwork amazing all on its own, but
the odometer shows 56,803 original miles - an average of less than
2,000 per year. That low number feels right on this truck because
the factory paint is still truly amazing. We know there was a lot
of care that when into maintaining the pickup, and it defiantly had
the priority spot in the garage. Ford dipped everything on the
truck in the same fiery red, including the bumpers and grille, so
its shine is a bit more devilish. Lightning badges and a subtle
chin spoiler were the only real indicators that this was something
special, which was just how the SVT guys liked it back in the day.
For practicality's sake, this one does sport a tonneau cover,
effectively making for a 4-by-6 foot trunk.
The interior got a big upgrade over the standard F-150, starting
with those comfortable cloth bucket seats. Grippy yet comfortable
for all-day drives, they offer nice side bolstering to handle the
corners. Just about every option on the F-150 was standard on the
Lightning, including air conditioning, power windows, power locks,
a full array of instruments, cruise control, and even a tilt
steering column. This one also received the desirable sliding rear
window. The speedometer reads to 120 and this truck will probably
use most of that!
The Lightning received a reworked version of Ford's fuel-injected
5.8-liter V8, and the numbers-matching original powerplant still
lives under the hood today. The true secret to this 351W are the
heads and intake very similar to the GT-40 setup used on the
Mustang Cobra. All the usual 5.0 bolt-ons work just as well here,
but thankfully this very original pickup remains almost entirely
stock - that intake manifold is still one of the most beautiful
castings to ever come out of FoMoCo. It starts easily and runs
surprisingly smoothly, with a bottomless well of torque that lets
you spin the tires like a muscle car if you desire. Plus, the
standard 4.10 rear end is truly nice for power take-offs. But this
pickup also has a practical side, too. It's linked to a
quick-shifting AOD four-speed automatic overdrive transmission, and
there's also power steering, front disc brakes, ABS, and Cooper
tires attached to the Lightning's special 17-inch alloy wheels. So,
it's really up to you to choose between mild or wild anytime you
want. This muscle pickup is truly ready to continue being
appreciated as the classic it is, and the so we know the low price
won't last long. Call today!!!
Phone:
770-738-7111
Address:
1750 Enterprise Way Suite 109 Marietta GA 30067
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Saturday - 9-5
Sunday - Closed
