They stopped because they didn't sell very well. They started in '99 because of the attention the "L" concept got at auto shows. That's my guess anyway.

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[This message has been edited by 4D THNDR (edited 02-08-2001).]

 

I agree with 4D THDR.

I remember going to buy my '94L back in April of '94. There were 4 sitting on the lot at _that_ one particular dealer. The salesman, of course, is trying to tell me its a limited edition truck, etc.

I said, "yeah, and you have 4 of them. How about invoice?" Done.

It was a fun truck. I did only a few mods to it (8psi Vortech A-trim) and it ran 13.4 @ 102mph on stock 20k mile radials. If I could have afforded to keep it when I bought my '96 Cobra, I would still have that truck.

I also believe since the new body-style/engine options came out in '96, there was just no real "Lightning" option for Ford at the time. They were going to the 4.6/5.4 motors and I bet they wanted to see public reaction to the new body-style/powertrain first before tooling a line for the Lightning-specific truck.


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I agree and I also think it took alot of testing before they could release the new truck.I remember waiting for my 99 and the summer of 98,They were still testing it

 

why did they stop producing Ls in 1995?

and what made them restart the L production in 1999?

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