Classic F-100 spins the rear tire for two full minutes before the rubber finally fails.
This week’s Tire Smokin’ Tuesday video comes to us from the YouTube channel of That Girl and Her Dog, and it features a sweet 1970 Ford F-100 finishing off a single tire. It appears as though the truck was being used to haul some scrap metal to the recyclers and while there, sitting on the nice, smooth pavement, the driver of this classic F-Series half-ton decided to send his rear tires of to the trash as well.
All-Original Look
There are few details on this 1970 Ford F-100, shy of the fact that it is powered by a 390-cubic inch V8 and that it clearly has an open rear differential. The 390 big block was the most powerful engine offered during this generation of the F-Series pickup, being offered from 1968 through 1972 with 255 horsepower. The V8 in this particular pickup may have been modified for more power, but in any case, this truck has the strongest F-100 engine that you could order during the fifth generation of the F-Series.
Aside from the engine, everything else about this truck is a mystery, but what we can see is that it has a rough paint job that could very well be original. The blue paint on the bedsides is almost completely bleached away by the sun and there is similar fading on the hood. There appears to be some metal work on the bedside, but for the most part, this truck appears to be sporting its original patina with a set of modern wheels, creating a slick-but-simple restomod look.
Fire at the Dump
The video begins with this 1970 Ford F-100 sitting in what appears to be a metal scrapyard. The burnout begins within the first few seconds and until the smoke gets too thick, we can see that the driver’s side rear tire is not spinning. Fortunately, the other rear tire makes enough smoke for the both of them, and for the duration of this two-minute video, the driver keeps that one tire spinning until it finally explodes.
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