John Mears’s son found this 1974 Bronco in a field in southern Idaho. At that time, Mears paid just $500 for it. Of course that rescued rig was merely a shadow of the bulletproof truck that you see here.

SEMA is all about the special touches. Perhaps nowhere is that more evident than on these Ford F-150 SEMA trucks from Galpin Auto Sports, Forgiato, and Airdesign USA.

The Ford F-250 you see here is big enough to be three vehicles. In fact, it kind of is.

Lightning, whether it’s the kind that bolts down from the clouds or the automotive type that Ford stopped building a decade ago, is fast. The type that brightens the sky can hit you in a split second. The Blue Oval variety doesn’t flash across the quarter-mile mark quite that quickly, but it’s still a force of nature.

Our planet seems mind-blowingly large, but in reality, it’s a small world. As an American, it’s tempting to think that mine is the only country that loves pickups (we certainly have plenty of them here), especially focused models that can absolutely conquer the outdoors. However, if I were to do that, I would be mistaken.