Gen 1 Lightning prototypes; Street and 460XFT

optikal illushun · #1 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 05:52 PM

Anyone have any information about these? and were there anymore prototypes out for the lightnings? these two trucks in question were 87-91 body style.

Jason Lewis · #2 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 08:11 PM

Hear you go

The ORIGINAL F-150Lightning Concept Truck - The National Lightning Owners Club Inc

optikal illushun · #3 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 08:39 PM

ya that first post is an ebay listing and is what for me wanting to know more. i started a thread on OFS about it.

Blurry94 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 11:12 PM

I don't know of any 87-91 body style concept that was associated with the GEN 1 Lightnings, through Ford.

Digger6 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 11:26 PM

There was an article in Sport Truck magazine about these trucks in about 1990. One had a custom box that is very simular to the flareside box that went into production, If I remeber correct to the other had a 3" chop. They were running 10" Centerline wheels with the red dot foactory Ford center cap. These trucks were built by Jack roush to, I think.

FTE Ken · #6 (**permalink**) 11-28-2008, 09:48 AM

I thought the Sport Truck Magazine article featured the purple truck built by Boyd Coddington, not Roush?

FTE Ken · #7 (**permalink**) 11-28-2008, 09:51 AM

Found the article. It was indeed the same truck, built by Boyd.

Raider50 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-28-2008, 05:48 PM

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well what about this one? Im pretty sure this is the first lightning the dude was talking about. Looks chopped to me. I like it better than the production gen 1 L's personaly

Jason Lewis · #9 (**permalink**) 11-28-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Raider50

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well what about this one? Im pretty sure this is the first lightning the dude was talking about. Looks chopped to me. I like it better than the production gen 1 L's personaly

Thats sweet looking. I like the production Gen 1 better !

pud · #10 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FTE Ken

Found the article. It was indeed the same truck, built by Boyd.

leave it to boyd to make such a monstrosity.

Digger6 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 01:40 PM

That is one of the trucks of which I was speaking, The other was a red 90 or 91 with a narrowed both with daully fenders, a 460. They did a top speed run with it on an oval and it topped out at about 145mph. There was also a pace truck, I think it was built for SSCA truck racing. It was a black short box lowwerd about 2" with a 351 and a 5speed, lightbar and all that jazz. It was a real cool looking truck.