Every Ford truck enthusiast out there had to start somewhere. One isn’t simply born with the knowledge and skill needed to work on and build these trucks to perfection. No one is born with the money to do it, either. This 1979 Ford F-150 Ranger is where Ford truck enthusiast fordish has decided to start. […] More »
By: Lexi Shorey | October 27, 2014
If you have been following my posts you may have seen that I spent my last three years at Ford (2004-2007) working as an automatic transmission cooling engineer. I also started my engineering career working on cooling. I worked for Chrysler Defense, Inc., as an automatic transmission engineer from 1980-1982. Early in 1982 we were […] More »
By: Mark Kovalsky | October 23, 2014
This is a truck with a history. Ford truck enthusiast Fladoodle bought the ’54 Ford F-250 from his 80 year old great uncle, who was only the second owner of the truck. When he’d bought his first new truck (a 1974 F-250) this rig was left sitting out on his farm. Fladoodle took it off […] More »
By: Lexi Shorey | October 20, 2014
One has to appreciate it when someone takes the times and spends the money to fix up an old Ford truck. Anyone with experience doing it themselves can vouch for the fact that even though sometimes these builds are no easy tasks, they are always well worth it in the end. This 1991 Ford F-150 XLT […] More »
By: Lexi Shorey | October 13, 2014
It’s not uncommon for a car or truck enthusiast to take their son or daughter aside and teach them the ropes of building a glorious machine. In fact, this is where many mechanics and automotive enthusiasts are actually born — in the garage with a few tools, a vehicle to be fixed, and the voice […] More »
By: Lexi Shorey | October 6, 2014
An employee for Sam Galloway Ford and a resident of the Sunshine State, Ford truck enthusiast ‘78350 has recently taken on a solid and wonderful build — a 1978 Ford F-350. This truck may not look the prettiest, but it’s the perfect starting point for a restoration from the frame up, and it’s well on its […] More »
By: Lexi Shorey | September 15, 2014
It’s a rare sight these days to see a first generation Ford pickup cruising down the highway or meandering through the city streets. With even the faintest sighting being highly unusual, it should come to no surprise that stumbling across a build for a 1949 Ford F1 pickup is certainly not common. Taking on a […] More »
By: Lexi Shorey | September 8, 2014
