He has been an automotive enthusiast since the day he came into this world and rode home from the hospital in a first-gen Mustang, and he's been wrenching on them nearly as long.
Being a limited production, collector’s edition performance vehicle to begin with, it’s no surprise that a lot of people bought Ford Lightnings and stowed them away in climate controlled storage after purchase. For folks looking to buy a basically new Lightning, this isn’t such a bad thing.
Truck builds often start with modest expectations. Maybe you want to make your old ride into a reliable driver, or just lay down a fresh paint job. Maybe even clean up the interior a little. Or, as in the case of this 1975 F-100, you can just say screw it and go all out.
Everybody loves monster trucks, from little kids to grown up kids. Well, almost everybody. Some folks just don’t understand how much fun you can have in a truck like this 1985 F-150.
There are a ton of fast Lightnings out there in the world, most of them relegated to track only status. The vast majority of those trucks started out as “innocent” builds that quickly got out of hand. The perfect base for a race truck, however, are probably the ones that already can’t be driven on the street.
Of all the colors that Ford applied to Ford’s Lightning pickup during it’s short production life, Dark Shadow Gray might just be the best. Of all the Lightnings Ford produced, 2004 might just be the best of all model years. That makes this 2004 DSG Lightning, quite literally, the best of the best.
If there’s any vehicle on the road that’s ready-built to handle just about anything you can throw at it—from off road obstacles to out-running sports cars—it’s the Ford Raptor. With prodigious gobs of horsepower and a beefy, fortified suspension, there isn’t much that you won’t be able to handle when you’re behind the wheel of this beast.
If you’re familiar with the hot rod scene of the 60’s, you’re undoubtedly familiar with this wild custom 1953 F-100, better known as “Mountain Pearl.” In a time known for some crazy builds, this was indeed one of the craziest.