Automotive News is reporting that Ford has unceremoniously axed the Harley-Davidson edition F-150. First introduced in 1999, the Harley-Davidson model continued through 2012, accounting for 1 or 2 percent of F-150 sales. Doug Scott, Ford Motor Co.’s truck marketing manager said, “We’ve got 10 models including a brand-new Limited Model, which was new for 2013. […] More »
By: 68FordFan | June 25, 2013
After 65 years and 13 generation of the F-Series, the 33 millionth F-Series rolled off the assembly line and was delivered to 76-year old Sam Loria in Plano, Texas. Sam had ordered a 2013 F-150 Platinum from Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford (which is where he bought his first Ford back in 1969) and was […] More »
By: 68FordFan | June 25, 2013
Making a truck go fast is a different kind of challenge. Cars are generally built with some concern towards aerodynamics and efficiency. Trucks through? Their purpose is to move heavy things from one place to another safely. Speed is typically not a factor in this equation. It’s for that reason that fast trucks are cool. […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | June 25, 2013
Suck on it Camry, the F-150 is back. Cars.com just released their latest American made index, for the first time in four years, the F-150 tops the list by having the most American built components. Part of the victory likely has to do with the uptick in sales from Ford. They’ve recently bumped up production […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | June 25, 2013
Back in 2008 when Ford created their unique F150 advertising campaign that used a mixture of artwork, actual images of their trucks, some in your face text and a “no nonsense” or “in your face” message, could they possibly have known the internet would be chock full of spoofs for years to follow? We can’t […] More »
By: Jason Giacchino | June 21, 2013
Pickuptrucks.com just completed a thorough comparison test of six light duty pickups, including the Ford F150, Ram 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Toyota Tundra SR5 and Nissan Titan Pro-4X.. They looked at acceleration, braking, gas mileage, hill-climb, autocross and payload. And when the results were tallied there was one winner: Ford F150. Surprised? We’re […] More »
By: 68FordFan | June 20, 2013
No doubt you remember the massive tornado that ravaged Oklahoma a few weeks ago. 300mph winds went about destroying homes and devastating lives across the other wise sleepy Oklahoma country-side. That story is filled with a lot of tragedy, but there were some hopeful moments too. Apparently, an F-150 saved the lives of a group […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | June 19, 2013
