Wait A Minute!!!!

mocklab · #1 01-11-2003, 10:49 PM

Whoa, how come I haven't seen mention of
NO DOOR HANDLES

Check it out.

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D-RockLightning · #2 01-11-2003, 10:52 PM

Kinda funny how no one noticed till now...

that is weird though...

-Drew

Harley#356 · #3 01-11-2003, 10:59 PM

its been noticed before. quite a few people noticed it the day the pics came out, just nobody started a new thread for it. search back in the older threads and you'll see

gcblackbolt99 · #4 01-12-2003, 01:04 AM

There aren't any, I was at the auto show today and they open by remote keyless entry.

Link to some pics:

http://www.f150online.com/galleries/....cfm?gnum=2331

SpankDog · #5 01-12-2003, 03:21 AM

Someone said they were photoshoped out for the pictures but i guess now we know they were really not there.

Fast Gator · #6 01-12-2003, 12:29 PM

I figured there was no door handles because once you started driving, you never wanted to get out of the seat

Kipster · #7 01-12-2003, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fast Gator
I figured there was no door handles because once you started driving, you never wanted to get out of the seat

But you'll probably need to add gas at some point.
Where's the fuel filler?

Bill Murray · #8 01-12-2003, 11:08 PM

It's powered by propane, therefore no filler neck is visible.

This is really a bit of fun and I have already posted about the lack of a number of things in the engine compartment photos that would make the truck pretty non-functional in a real world environment.

Having said/posted that info, I still think it is a really nice looking vehicle and engine prototype and I can only wish we will get a fair percentage of what was presented as a concept vehicle when it finally reaches production.
Bill

Silver_2000 · #9 01-13-2003, 12:27 AM

All that stuff is hidden.

The battery, and other components are under the rear cover. All the concepts do the clean engine compartment thing.

The suspension in the concept is airbags. The real one is clearly NOT going to have airbags but airbags are cheap and make loading and unloading off the trailers easy.

The truck runs and sounds great. It didnt Smell like a propane vehicle.

Doug

J15BIG · #10 01-13-2003, 02:35 AM

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Originally posted by Silver_2000_!
...The truck runs and sounds great...

How does the exhaust sound compared to lets say the bassani catback? Louder? Deeper? Good enough to satisfy almost everyone and not change to aftermarket??

Fast Gator · #11 01-13-2003, 03:01 AM

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Originally posted by J15BIG
How does the exhaust sound compared to lets say the bassani catback? Louder? Deeper? Good enough to satisfy almost everyone and not change to aftermarket??

I believe the EPA has some sort of sound limits that the exhaust can't exceed. So thats why there will always be a market for the exhaust manufactors. That is also why the intake is closed up

Bill Murray · #12 01-13-2003, 08:05 AM

The propane thing was a joke.

It is a bit sad, though, that a lot of what we see on any concept vehicle that gets our attention and makes our mouths water is just not practical for production. On the other hand, as stated above, it does give the aftermarket people thought-starter ideas for new projects.

Thanks again for all that you and Steve did to bring us all the info and photos and of course thanks to the others who chipped in as well.
Bill