Ford F-150 for Hardcore NFL Fans Headed to Auction

Ford F-150 was built to promote the NFL Hall of Fame at the 2010 SEMA Show.

If you love the National Football League and you like the idea of owning a 2011 Ford F-150, we have found your dream truck. While looking through the vehicle list for the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in January, we found this half-ton F-Series that was built to promote the NFL Hall of Fame in Ohio. Automotive aftermarket supplier A.R.E. headed the build and this pickup made its debut at the 2010 SEMA Show, but it could be yours.

Hall of Fame F-150

The National Football League worked with A.R.E. to design a Ford F-150 that could be used to promote the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. We aren’t quite sure how the truck was used after SEMA, but it seems that it was taken to NFL-related events to offer a little of what the Hall of Fame has to offer.

This build began on the outside, where the NFL Hall of Fame has been painted on the doors, along with a football stadium and a tribal flame. The Hall of Fame crest is emblazoned in vinyl on the rear door windows, along with the unique chrome badges on the front fenders. Since A.R.E. led the build their company logo is located on the front fenders, while the logos of the build partners are listed on the bedsides.

In addition to the flashing paint job, this 2011 Ford F-150 has a custom chrome grille, smoked headlights, smoked taillights, a Shelby-style hood, a hard tonneau cover and huge chrome wheels. This truck is powered by a stock 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6.

Unique Inside, Too

This NFL-themed F-150 has what the Barrett-Jackson website describes as “brown football leather” seats, but that is only the outer bolsters. The inner portions are a unique gold leather, designed to match the gold jackets that Hall of Fame inductees wear on stage. There is also unique trim on the doors and an upgraded sound system.

Finally, the bed is the most unique aspect of this F-150. Two large Smith and Wesson locking cases are in rolling tracks, allowing them to be pulled out of the bed for easy access. The lid is see-through and inside is a collection of Hall of Fame memorabilia. We imagine that actual NFL historical items are not included in the auction, but the buyer can put whatever he or she wants in those cases.

When you lift the hard tonneau cover, a flat screen television folds down and the entire inner potion of the bed is lined with pictures of the people who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. If you don’t want to use those cases to display things, we imagine that the glass could be removed and these drawers would serve as great food storage trays when you go tailgating for your favorite team.

This 2011 Ford F-150 will be auctioned off at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event, running from January 11 through the 19, 2020. For more information on this truck or the auction event, click here.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

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