1956 Ford F-100 Pickup

Introduced in 1953, The Ford F-100 was instantly a favorite, but when they did the hood uplift in 1956, it ruled the roost. At the time, it wasn’t the engine of the F-100 that made the American public horde to it in droves–it was that rugged and handsome appearance of its nose coupled with a set-back front axle that made it instantly appealing. The Ford F-100 was just a half-ton, but that face made it sell out so much so that the Ford legacy became forever intertwined with the F-100.

Engine: 350 Chevy crate motor, Edelbrock E-Force blower, four-barrel 750-cfm carb, ceramic coated Rewarder headers, Flowmaster mufflers. Detailed engine room.
Transmission: Turbo 350 automatic
Rearend: Ford 9-inch by Currie with 3.50 gears.

The body of this super smooth F-100 was sand blasted clean to give a good place to start the bodywork. For the front and rear, the bumpers were removed while roll pans were installed. The doors received one-piece glass while the bed got widened fiberglass fenders. From there, all the imperfections and distracting objects were removed, and the panels were worked straight with small amounts of body filler. Then, the truck was coated in custom mix of root beer/copper paint with ghost flames up front. Completing the look is a set of 20 and 22-inch Bonspeed Quasar billet wheels with satin black powder coated finish. The wheels were wrapped in 245/40R20 and 285/35R22 Nitto NT555 tires. This ultra high performance tire was the perfect fit as the large contact patches make for superior traction and great handling.