Happy Birthday Ford F-150

[gangajas]

Special edition to commemorate its 60th anniversary!

The original Ford F-1 pickup went on sale way back in 1948. The post-war market fell in love with it, and the Blue Oval's most successful vehicle ever was born. Over 33 million examples have been sold, making it the best selling vehicle of all time. It's been the best selling truck in America for 30 years, and for 26 of those years was the best selling vehicle overall. There's no argument that America loves its trucks, and Americans love the Ford F-150. At the Texas State Fair today, Ford will introduce a special 60th Anniversary special limited edition package for the F-150 and Super Duty to celebrate the truck's big birthday. We're a bit underwhelmed by the truck that Ford is showing, however, since it's basically just a badge job. Commemorative 60th Anniversary badges adorn the exterior and interior of the truck, with a special laser engraved plate on the center armrest showing the serial number of each of the 7,500 F-150s and 2,500 Super Duty's sold with the special package. The trucks will be offered with a two-tone paint job that either lays Dark Shadow Gray over Ebony over does the reverse. There'll be lots of chrome, too, as the trucks include the XLT Chrome package with a chrome grille, running bars and exhaust tips, while the Super Duties also get chrome wheels. Being the F-150, you can get the 60th Anniversary special limited edition package on a dizzying array of configurations, which we'll let you peruse in Ford's press release after the jump. The original Ford F-1 pickup went on sale way back in 1948. The post-war market fell in love with it, and the Blue Oval's most successful vehicle ever was born. Over 33 million examples have been sold, making it the best selling vehicle of all time. It's been the best selling truck in America for 30 years, and for 26 of those years was the best selling vehicle overall. There's no argument that America loves its trucks, and Americans love the Ford F-150. At the Texas State Fair today, Ford will introduce a special 60th Anniversary special limited edition package for the F-150 and Super Duty to celebrate the truck's big birthday. We're a bit underwhelmed by the truck that Ford is showing, however, since it's basically just a badge job. Commemorative 60th Anniversary badges adorn the exterior and interior of the truck, with a special laser engraved plate on the center armrest showing the serial number of each of the 7,500 F-150s and 2,500 Super Duty's sold with the special package. The trucks will be offered with a two-tone paint job that either lays Dark Shadow Gray over Ebony over does the reverse. There'll be lots of chrome, too, as the trucks include the XLT Chrome package with a chrome grille, running bars and exhaust tips, while the Super Duties also get chrome wheels. Being the F-150, you can get the 60th Anniversary special limited edition package on a dizzying array of configurations, which we'll let you peruse in Ford's press release after the jump. Originally Posted by Ford PRESS RELEASE: FORD ACCELERATES FROM 0-TO-60 WITH ANNIVERSARY EDITION F-SERIES * America's best-selling full size pickup for 30 years celebrates its 60th Anniversary with special limited edition 2008 F-150 and Super Duty models. * The 60th anniversary package is available on XLT SuperCab and SuperCrew models and features a unique two-tone paint scheme, chrome grille and accents, anniversary badging and serialization plate on the center console. * 60th Anniversary Edition F-150 and Super Duty will be available this winter. DALLAS, Sept. 27, 2007 – Ford Trucks celebrate six decades of setting the standard for capability, innovation and reliability in the full-size truck market with the launch of the 2008 F-150 and Super Duty 60th Anniversary Editions. "The F-Series is more than just the long-running foundation for Ford," said Mike Crowley, Ford Truck and SUV group marketing manager. "It not only embodies the values of Ford Motor Company, but in many ways embodies the values of America. Built Ford Tough is just another way of saying it's built for hard-working, independent Americans." Available this winter, the 60th Anniversary F-150 and Super Duty will each sport a special two-tone paint scheme of Dark Shadow Gray over Ebony or a reverse color scheme with Ebony over Dark Shadow Gray. Each 60th Anniversary F-150 will come appointed with the XLT Chrome package that includes a chrome grille, running bars and exhaust tips. The Super Duty version will share those chrome components and add chrome wheels to its XLT package. Both the 2008 F-150 and Super Duty Limited Edition models are adorned with a commemorative 60th Anniversary badge that appears in multiple places on the exterior and interior of each truck. The 60th Anniversary badge on the armrest of the large center console carries a laser-engraved plate with the serial number of each of the 7,500 60th Anniversary F-150s and 2,500 Anniversary Super Duties that are part of this limited edition offering. The interior of the F-150 and Super Duty will feature a number of new and unique 60th Anniversary appointments including a special gauge cluster appliqué graphic that matches the design of the anniversary badge. This special-edition F-150 edition is equipped with the FX4 cloth seats in Dark and Medium Flint while the Super Duty comes with a Charcoal/Stone interior with the XLT SportCloth seats. The 60th Anniversary F-150 is available in 4x4 and 4x2 in SuperCab and SuperCrew with either a short or long cargo box. Engine choices include a 5.4-liter or 4.6-liter V-8 and automatic transmission only. The Super Duty is available in 4x4 and 4x2 in SuperCab and SuperCrew with either a short or long cargo box with an optional Off-Road Package. Engine choices include a 5.4-liter Triton V-8, 6.8-liter Triton V-10 or 6.4-liter Powerstroke Turbodiesel. Tough Truck Heritage In 1948, Ford introduced the F-1 pickup to a booming post-war America and marked Ford's first all-new line of post-war civilian vehicles. Advertised as "Built Stronger to Last Longer," the F-Series became a symbol of America's economic prosperity, going to work on the job site, at the factory and on the farm. Moving forward, the F-Series' "Excitedly Modern" and "Totally Different" design infused car-like elements into the light truck market. With its smooth body contours, integrated headlamps and innovations like the one-piece windshield, the F-Series launched a phenomenon that would see the scope of light trucks expand from the farm and factory to the American driveway. While capability is still the key, evidenced by F-150's class-leading trailer tow and payload capabilities, light duty pickup trucks have evolved significantly over just the last 10 years. The F-150 has been leading the pack, offering creature comforts and innovations that were once found exclusively on passenger vehicles. The F-Series continues today as America's favorite vehicle approaching 33 million sales since its introduction in 1948. The F-Series topped the truck sales charts for the last 30 consecutive years and boasts the recognition of being America's best-selling vehicle for 26 of those 30 years.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/27/h...special-limit/

[pitfield]

Pickups = shit.

[TNT]

^^^^
the world wouldn't work without trucks

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by pitfield Pickups = shit.

Pitfield = idiot

[pitfield]

nthfinity = shortsighted septic

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by pitfield nthfinity = shortsighted septic

nthfinity = smarter then pitfield

This can go on forever, but i'll let you have the last word

[pitfield]

Thanks, I have driven an F-150, a lightning, it had a fair bit of power, but the ride was so shambolic that it spent most of it's time in the air, the steering was wooden, the build quality was the worst I have EVER encountered, Maylasians build better cars. and everyone who saw me thought I was a complete dork.

UK centrically, the steering wheel was on the wrong side, it was to wide, and eerything you'd hope to carry in it would get wet.

The F-150 was a sheer shame. I was really looking forward to it. I understand that in the states it is as relevant as the Beetle or Mini is in Europe, but it highlights just how badly a car can be made, that's why I think it's a piece of shit.

[nthfinity]

That generation F150 was the worst F150 Ford had ever made. The current generation F150 is decades ahead of it in terms of build quality, engineering, and such.

The SVT Lightning is totally uncomparable to even an X5 in terms of dravabilty... it's a cheap, go-fast truck that can tow a fair bit. Here, there are literally hundreds of low 12 second SVT Lightnings.

The new one, as much better it is then the previous generation, is still a far cry from a luxury SUV from BMW and such. But.... You would have no problem doing just about anything and everything in the F150... hauling, serious off roading, and towing are it's prime suits.

[Shinigami]

Hooray for dangerous cars with poor crash tests.

http://www.leasetips.com/f150crashtest.htm

crash test results for large pickups more than 3500 lbs. The results showed that the Ford F-150 by far performed the worst

Luckily they've improved it somewhat for the latest generation... Still don't fancy these cars. I actually got back aches from sitting in the rear seat for 30 minutes during my last outing on a business trip in Texas. That hasn't happened to me in ages :\

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by Shinigami Hooray for dangerous cars with poor crash tests. http://www.leasetips.com/f150crashtest.htm crash test results for large pickups more than 3500 lbs. The results showed that the Ford F-150 by far performed the worst Luckily they've improved it somewhat for the latest generation... Still don't fancy these cars. I actually got back aches from sitting in the rear seat for 30 minutes during my last outing on a business trip in Texas. That hasn't happened to me in ages :\

that generation was a POS, not just for crash testing, but for towing capacity and ride quality too.

Its expected that you'll get a back ache going from a Mercedes to a cheap F150, even if its the new generation.

The old gen. F150 had a C style chassis, which was horribly lacking in rigidity. The new one is the best of all trucks on the market, from Dodge/GMC/Toyota/Nissan in terms of crash structures, rigidity, and towing capacity.

So calling the current one " a little better" is very innacurate.

[Mattk]

Pretty much all the 4x4 utility trucks have crap crash results, worldwide. For some reason, car manufacturers do not seem to think that people who buy these cars might want to have some measure of security. Which is why people should buy instead, utes based on car chassis, the stuff they sell in Australia, invented by Australians for Australian farmers who wanted cars they could drive on the farm, and into town to go to church (no kidding!). Much better in all regards, except for off-roading, but how off-road are you going to get?

In any case, 60 years is a pretty big time-span. This amazing longevity has been in the face of some shit Ford designs over the years (the Edsel is all one has to think of). Bravo, Ford for designing this beast. I can't say I would want one, because I don't, despite being a Ford man, but 60 years means they've done a heck of a lot right.

[79TA]

Originally Posted by pitfield Thanks, I have driven an F-150, a lightning, it had a fair bit of power, but the ride was so shambolic that it spent most of it's time in the air, the steering was wooden, the build quality was the worst I have EVER encountered, Maylasians build better cars. and everyone who saw me thought I was a complete dork. UK centrically, the steering wheel was on the wrong side, it was to wide, and eerything you'd hope to carry in it would get wet. The F-150 was a sheer shame. I was really looking forward to it. I understand that in the states it is as relevant as the Beetle or Mini is in Europe, but it highlights just how badly a car can be made, that's why I think it's a piece of shit.

It's a truck! What do you expect from something that weighs in around 3 tons and has its center of mass well above the road? Here in the states where they are made, we actually have room to drive these things. They're made to be driven despite a large load in the rear or trailer on the hitch. Naturally, this adversely affects handling when empty. Performance trucks are just a fun novelty. No one expects them to handle like a car.

If you're worried about your load getting wet, it is likely that it might not warrant using an entire pickup to haul it. Also, I guess you hadn't heard of toppers and tonneau covers designed for yuppie truck owners.

[dutchmasterflex]

I got to drive my friend's Lightning while following him on his 749 for some photos.. I was completely happy with the car just for the instant torque and the amazing sound. Had a hard time trying to not floor it after every stop.

It's a big and heavy pick up, but it flies and sounds great while doing it. Definitely fun to drive, but could never live with the single digit miles per gallon I would be getting.

[666fast]

Originally Posted by 79TA Originally Posted by pitfield Thanks, I have driven an F-150, a lightning, it had a fair bit of power, but the ride was so shambolic that it spent most of it's time in the air, the steering was wooden, the build quality was the worst I have EVER encountered, Maylasians build better cars. and everyone who saw me thought I was a complete dork. UK centrically, the steering wheel was on the wrong side, it was to wide, and eerything you'd hope to carry in it would get wet. The F-150 was a sheer shame. I was really looking forward to it. I understand that in the states it is as relevant as the Beetle or Mini is in Europe, but it highlights just how badly a car can be made, that's why I think it's a piece of shit. It's a truck! What do you expect from something that weighs in around 3 tons and has its center of mass well above the road? Here in the states where they are made, we actually have room to drive these things. They're made to be driven despite a large load in the rear or trailer on the hitch. Naturally, this adversely affects handling when empty. Performance trucks are just a fun novelty. No one expects them to handle like a car. If you're worried about your load getting wet, it is likely that it might not warrant using an entire pickup to haul it. Also, I guess you hadn't heard of toppers and tonneau covers designed for yuppie truck owners.

LOL I was about to post the same thing. It has always amazed me that people complain about a truck's ride and handling. IT'S A TRUCK.
They are designed to haul shit and take a beating, nothing else.

[pitfield]

As far as I know this is an English based site, and since we're not busy hauling our sisters around all day long it's fair comment to say that it's a poor fucking ve-hic-le.

And anyway, get a Hilux. The F-150 is a poor product that supports a poor company, which is bringing down, Jag, Aston, Landrover and anyone else who's unlucky enough to be in the parts supply chain of a once great company. Mostly because the yanks are busy buying better built products from somewhere else.

Thanks for nothing.