Ford F-75 Pickup: A Brazilian Badass
Odds are, you’ve never seen a Ford quite like this — nor as cool!
You’ve probably seen plenty of restored, older Ford trucks. We talk about quite a few of them on this site. However, odds are, you’ve probably never seen anything like this unique ride. Curbside Classic got some pictures from reader Alberto Simon of a Brazilian F-75 pickup, and it’s unlike anything we have in the United States.
The first thing you notice is that the front end is most definitely the style of the Willys pickups from decades ago. However, this one is most definitely a Blue Oval truck, with “FORD” proudly written across the rear. But there is so much more to this awesome vehicle than mere looks, including a fascinating back history.
In the 1950s, the Willys station wagon was released in Brazil as the Rural. Later, in 1961, the Willys pickup was released as the F-75. Both versions of the Willys station wagon had the F161 Hurricane engine. The original Hurricane engine gave the pickup a whopping 130 horsepower, with later versions giving it a beefy 140 horsepower and 161-pound feet of torque.
Then Ford took over the Brazilian operations in 1967. Later, in 1975, Ford gave the Willys the modern SOHC 2.3 Liter engine. The F-75 was kept in production all the way until 1983, but you definitely don’t see too many of them on the road.
The unmistakable Jeep look of the front combined with the bed in the back just adds to the uniqueness of this vehicle. This isn’t the most powerful truck, not by a longshot, but there’s something special about the look and style of this vehicle compared to most of the restored trucks we see on the streets here.
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