Vehicle Description
2003 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup
The Ford Motor Company, with its F-series, has long held the
distinction of building the best-selling trucks in America. That
distinction dates back many decades, as Ford's commercial Model A
and AA variants were also the most popular in their day. The
best-selling Ford truck of 1931 was the Closed Cab Pick-up, which
brought passenger-car style and some new features to the
market.
For consignment, an Orange dream plucked right off the tree and in
F150 Flareside form. Loaded in and out with custom touches
including faux carbon fiber, ground effects, a hood, paint work,
wheels, exhaust and a bed cover, this truck shows that one can take
the mundane and create a show winner and traffic stopper. Read on
and soak in the sun of all the custom cues applied to this rig
right out of 2003.
Exterior
The hits start with a dip in the deep end of the pool Hugger Orange
for the aerodynamic body matching bumper with some aero venting and
inset fog lights. Just above is a chrome surround for the custom
black horizontal bar grille and flush mount aerodynamic headlights.
A custom dual nostril scooped and bulged hood is finished with
painted black sport striping and leads back to the raked black
trimmed windshield. Hugger Orange bathes the entirety of the steel
body along with the custom side fairings with a black step running
board, and the black insert step side insert on the bed, this is
just the start of something special! The special comes in the form
of painted gray shades of checkering with highlighting that lick
down the sides of the body and are highlighted below by chrome rub
strips. Tinted glass is encased in black trimmings and there is
plenty of black accenting throughout to compliment the Hugger
Orange paint which is fantastic. Another body matching bumper on
back with neatly surfaced black step pad on top give way to the
1994/95 Mustang style ribbed orange tail lights. More black
striping for the tailgate completes the look with the help of a
black canvas custom bed cover. Under this cover is the used but not
abused Hugger Orange steel bed. This skate rides on 20-inch Prime
wheels which are cast aluminum and highly polished 7 spoke wheels.
These wheels are wrapped in 255/50ZR20's on front and back. Now
orange you glad you took the time to read this?
Interior
A swing of the doors and the hits just keep on coming! Perfectly
molded dark slate gray plastic forms to the contours of the various
armrests, speaker housings and some lower stowage bins. An orange
carbon fiber insert is on as an accent and serves as the housing
for the power windows and locks and side view mirror joystick.
Slipping inside and peering upfront the dash is all orange carbon
fiber fronting which was carefully molded to the instrument
cluster, ac venting and other controls. In the dash center is a
large oval carbon fiber encasement which has more inserted venting,
temp dials, and an AM/FM/CD digital radio. All this is surrounded
by a near perfect slate gray padded dash top and passenger glove
box. Fronting this custom dash is an orange and black steering
wheel with several push button controls inserted. Turning to the
seats, we note black leather buckets with built in headrests, and
some tuck and roll inserts. Orange piping and some orange in the
bolsters finishes off the seats. Noted in the center is a fold down
armrest which when up provides another seat for an additional
passenger. Let's call it a 70/30 split bucket bench. Gray carpeting
floods the floors and above is a gray fuzzy broadcloth headliner
with an additional overhead console with some additional displays,
and 2 storage bins. Squeezably soft and interesting!
Drivetrain
Upon lifting the custom scooped hood we are met with a 5.4 Liter
Triton V8 shoehorned into the engine bay. Some orange dress up has
been added along with some freehand pinstriping on the radiator
cover. On back to make this truck move forward, is a 4R70W 4-speed
automatic transmission which throws power rearward to a Dana 60
3.55 limited slip rear axle. Juicy!
Undercarriage
Slight surface rust is noted on the frame and clean and
structurally sound body hangers support the extra fairings on the
sides. Stamped steel provides the floor pans and an inboard of the
frame fuel tank is seen. Independent coil springs with radius arms
provide the ride for the front, and leaf springs bring up the rear
and a lowering kit has been installed to give that just right
stance. Power disc brakes are on all 4 corners and a dual exhaust
system with the mufflers deleted provide the whoa factor as well as
a zesty roar.
Drive-Ability
This truck fired up and off to the test track where it was a fun
driver. Plenty of power from the SOHC 5.4 Liter, a smooth shifter,
and nice handling for a pickup. The interior was very comfy, and
all was functioning perfectly during the test drive.
A custom work of art created from the simple but timeless F150
Flareside styling. All buttoned up with a reliable drivetrain and
more add ons than you can shake a stick at. Ripe for the picking
right here in our Hallowed Halls of Classic Auto Mall.
VIN DECODE
1FTRF07L93KB74292
1-USA
F-Ford Motor Company
T-Truck
R-6001 Thru 7000 GVWR
F07-F150 Regular Cab 4X2 Flareside
L-5.4L SOHC V8 255hp
9-Check Digit
3-2003
K-Kansas City, MO Assy Plant
B74292-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 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 located 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.