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Aug 17, 2018 | 07:05 PM

shoracer

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Just Picked Him Up

USS Franklin
After PCO paid just a little over 60K.
King Ranch Ultimate FX4 6.2L 8' bed and all the options I wanted. Love my dealer, Tommie Vaughn Ford.
Going to be busy tomorrow doing clear bra and window tint , better know how to lay dow some laminate when in the sign business. Also new FX4 decals, but color matched to the truck.

Aug 17, 2018 | 07:13 PM

Crabbman P

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Nice. USS Franklin?

Aug 17, 2018 | 07:28 PM

26point2

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That's a nice color combo.

USS Franklin, Essex class WWII aircraft carrier..I can only guess you picked that name because someone in your family served on that ship, or your last name is Franklin.

Craig

Aug 17, 2018 | 07:40 PM

davew593

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Looks great!! I really like that color combo too btw. Please post pics of the color matched FX4 decals I'm interested to see those.

Aug 17, 2018 | 07:44 PM

Jack4x

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Jealous.

Ive got almost the same truck coming in just over a month. Seeing the pics just confirms I got the right color combo. Nice truck.

Aug 17, 2018 | 07:49 PM

cficare

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Nice! CV-13 USS Franklin (Essex Class carrier) was built at the shipyard where I work. We're building the Ford Class now. No, not named after FoMoCo ... named after Gerald R. Ford.

Aug 17, 2018 | 07:56 PM

Crabbman P

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Originally Posted by 26point2

Yes, it was the most severely damaged ship to survive the war after being bombed which resulted in horrific explosions and fires with many killed and missing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_...March_1945.jpg

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Aug 18, 2018 | 02:52 AM

CPal

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Originally Posted by shoracer

Wow, I dont even have any words, I hope the someone was you because for not only the plant to miss that and then your dealer to miss it before turning it over to you has me absolutely dumbfounded.

Aug 18, 2018 | 07:30 AM

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troverman

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No big deal. The dealer will fix it likely with a whole new silvery plastic panel and it will be fine. This stuff happens.

Aug 18, 2018 | 08:52 AM

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Blwnsmoke

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No big deal. The dealer will fix it likely with a whole new silvery plastic panel and it will be fine. This stuff happens.

It does happen but the dealer should have caught that. No excuse to deliver a vehicle that way or at least sat "parts are on order, will call when they come in".

Aug 18, 2018 | 09:15 AM

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shoracer

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by CPal

Wow, I dont even have any words, I hope the someone was you because for not only the plant to miss that and then your dealer to miss it before turning it over to you has me absolutely dumbfounded.

Nothing I did at all. I got the truck at 5:30 yesterday drove it home with only the all weather mat being the only item lose in the back and when I went to pull out the carpet mat from under the all weather mat.

Looks like install damage all sides of the silver panel is beat up and the brown lower panel has a big cut in it near the seat. The damage on that side would have to had hit the seat to damage that area of the console if the damage happened while everything was installed at the factory.

The damage even going about 3" in to the vent hole.