On my way to work I see a semi rig with what appears to be brand new F150 flareside extended cabs in yellow! I went to the Ford built it site to confirm there is no yellow. So what is up with this?

 

Possibly they are fleet vehicles, like for construction or a city/transit authority?

 

Saw a brand new 2001 on my dealer's lot with a bright orange 'factory' paint job. The window sticker said something about 'Special' paint. There is a construction company around here that uses that color scheme.

 

When I was planning on painting my new L yellow I sought out all the sources I could. One was a dealer prep operator I visited in Placentia, CA called "Roll-a-Long". It was a huge operation with well over a hundred trucks in various stages of aftermarketedness.

Among them were no less than ten bright yellow F-150's - mostly Super Cabs - that had been painted a too orange, too crass yellow and outfitted with lifters, after market wheels, and offroad tires.

It was this encounter with what one person called, "The most beautiful yellow I've ever seen" and me seeing something akin to a taxi cab yellow that lead me to abandon the idea of repainting a brand new truck. I'll keep the $6500 and retire a few months earlier...

 

All the Dewalt F series trucks here are bright yellow.
CA

 

On certain models a dealer can ask for something special.

I once had a customer ask me for a green Crown Vic with blue interior. I asked ford and they built it. I also asked for a BIG deposit. I did not want that car to end up on the lot. That was in 1997 and if the ordering customer did not take the car, it would still be there.

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2000 E320, 1993 Cobra R, 1959 Corvette, 1949 Plymouth Coupe

 

Who, in their right mind, would want a green CV with blue guts? How gross is that?

Almost as bad as the mint green Tbirds and Tauruses with dark green guts. YUCK!!!!

I have seen almost every color combination, and I have to say, I think they should only make black, gray, tan, and/or charcoal interior in all vehicles. But, the interior color must compliment the exterior color scheme. The maroon 94-95 Mustang GTs that had white & black leather were disgusting.
TAN people, tan.

Now, the 93 yellow Mustang LX 5.0 conv. with either black or white interior did look good, but the white is just the wrong color for interior. Talk about a full time job trying to maintain.

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2000 Ford F-150 Extended Cab Flareside 4x4 Lariat
5.4L;auto;3.55LS;Black/Silver;ORP;remote keyless;floor-shift 4wd;Class III;AM/FM/SingleCD
Mods so far:
Lund X-Terminator bug shield; Vent Shade Vent Visors; Westin Black step bars; Pendaliner bedliner; GSP black Safari Grille Guard; GTS TailBlazerII Slotted taillight covers; Clear corner lenses; under hitch backup lights; 2 KC Hilites Daylighter 6" 150W black round; Cranked torsion bars; Removed lower striping; Replaced factory ORP decals w/ silver; 2 Polk Audio EX10 10" subs under rear seat; Sony XM754HX amp; Viper 300ESP alarm
Pending
2001 Lightning taillights; White/black gauges; Replacing factory gold/maroon Lariat decals & upper stripes with silver & black
Warranty Paint Work
Entire bed possibly being repainted due to primer showing; also painting roof and passenger door due to factory defects; Changing all silver 2-tone to black
Wish list:
More lights; Flowmaster 40 Series SI/DO exhaust; Optima red top battery; Remote starter & Prox. sensor; In-dash TV/CD/DVD/AM/FM head unit; BedRug & Soft Tonneau cover or Roll bar (not sure yet); Aluminum dash kit; Build house w/ huge garage.


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