Why does 150 = 1/2-ton?

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Dec 4, 2003 | 08:05 PM

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monsterbaby

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one little note the f100 was usually 2wd and or short box the long box 4wd was always f150, and recheck your gvwr figures my 2000 f250 has a gvwr of 8600 but weighs 7100 that leaves 1500 for load capacity that equals 3/4 ton. also gvwr of the truck may be more than half ton but the recommended tires can't carry that much weight

Dec 4, 2003 | 08:07 PM

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Andysutt

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I love my F-100
And it'll hold more than a 1/4 ton
It was indeed changed because of Emissions tho

Dec 4, 2003 | 08:16 PM

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Opiewan

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who knows why they number them the way they do sometimes, what about the GT400 ? was it a 400 engine ? 400 horsepower ? 400 dollars ?no, no and no. It was 400 feet from the factory door to the guys office i beliere , go figure that one out.

Dec 4, 2003 | 10:25 PM

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Mil1ion

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No .....it was 400 cm to the roofline.

Dec 5, 2003 | 05:01 AM

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Opiewan

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i knew it was something like that

Dec 5, 2003 | 08:42 AM

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Digger1

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I think you mean GT 40, which is stands for 40 inches to roof line. 400cm is like 13 feet or something.

Dec 5, 2003 | 11:54 AM

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Mil1ion

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Darn, someone caught on

Good Catch Digger

Dec 5, 2003 | 02:15 PM

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Andysutt

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haha I was thinking it was GT40 also
but I didnt say anything, I was gonna let it go for a bit

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Dec 5, 2003 | 02:22 PM

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Mean1967

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GT350 was named because Carrol Shelby was 350 steps away from his office....maybe they have that one confused

Dec 5, 2003 | 03:02 PM

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Jimmy Dean

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And Gt500?

Dec 5, 2003 | 03:03 PM

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Andysutt

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HOw many beers they drank
nah j/k

Dec 5, 2003 | 03:26 PM

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Mean1967

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No idea, restored a 65 GT350, only bothered to figure that one out

Dec 5, 2003 | 03:39 PM

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drunkenmonk

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I thought gt350, and gt 500 refered to the max power in the classes they were built to compete in.
been a while since I did any reading on shelby, though so I could be wrong