Best looking year?
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I'm just going to do F150's.
1. 78-79 I absolutely love this truck. I think it's the best looking modern truck ever.
2. 75-77 The highboys are especially sweet, but I like the 78and 79 grille better.
3. 80-86 Boxy like a truck should be, and tough looking.
4. 92-96 Good looking truck.
5. 87-91 I really hated these at first but I have seen a couple that are well taken care of and they still look tough.
6. 04-08 This barely edges out the current model, but these trucks aren't that great looking in my opinion.
7. 09-present This is a pretty ugly truck IMO, I would however drive the raptor.
8. 97-03 This is quite honestly the ugliest looking full size truck ever produced, and I don't mean by Ford, I mean ever. Absolutely godawful looking. I wouldn't drive one if you gave it to me.
1. 78-79 I absolutely love this truck. I think it's the best looking modern truck ever.
2. 75-77 The highboys are especially sweet, but I like the 78and 79 grille better.
3. 80-86 Boxy like a truck should be, and tough looking.
4. 92-96 Good looking truck.
5. 87-91 I really hated these at first but I have seen a couple that are well taken care of and they still look tough.
6. 04-08 This barely edges out the current model, but these trucks aren't that great looking in my opinion.
7. 09-present This is a pretty ugly truck IMO, I would however drive the raptor.
8. 97-03 This is quite honestly the ugliest looking full size truck ever produced, and I don't mean by Ford, I mean ever. Absolutely godawful looking. I wouldn't drive one if you gave it to me.
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From: H/Lk. & S.E. Michigan
I'm partial to the 03's and older, the thing I dislike about the newer are the extension that was added to the tailgate and front end to get the bumpers lower so when we hit the ricers where it didn't hurt as much. My three favorites are 78'-92' and the newest... 03' of which I have one ea. of.
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From: Florence, SC
Originally Posted by 1982FordF100
I like 1980 to 1986. Theres more interior room in those years compared to my 95 F150. 92-96 models have the dash way to close to your legs and takes away leg room. I like the exterior of the 80-86 better than that of the 92-96. I do like the 73-79 from the way they look just somethings like the big radiator hump under the hood gets in the way. I like the way the 80-96 has the hood separate from the fender. Also unique to the 80-86 is the shape of the fenders compared to that of 87-96.
Originally Posted by gatesj
The funny part is that the '87-'91 and '92-'96 are just refinements/updates to the '80-'86 style. The whole time from '80-'96 never had a complete redesign, just updates, even though some of them were fairly major (fuel injection, interior, etc.)
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From: Western, PA
I honestly love any ford truck pre 1996 anything built after just doesent do it for me. But if I hade to choose 1 it would be the 1967
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From: springfield il
if it's a ford then they're all good looking ............ can't help that gm and dodge always looked like a drunk staring at a surrealistic painting of a horses patoot designed them .........
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From: SW Virginia
Holy resurrected threads!!!!
This thing was almost 7 years old when you brought it back......talk about your Frankenstein threads.
This thing was almost 7 years old when you brought it back......talk about your Frankenstein threads.
