Description
Lot #524 - This custom 1955 Ford F-100 pickup is a new build on a TCI frame that utilizes a T-Bird steering rack, 9-inch rear with 3.50 gears and a 306ci Ford Racing crate roller engine with aluminum heads, rated with 350hp. Highlights include equal-length headers that are ceramic-coated, an Edelbrock RPM intake manifold with 750 carburetor and a Ford automatic overdrive 4-speed transmission. Other equipment includes a Vintage Air system, March pulleys, Classic Instruments gauges, leather and vinyl, new wiring and glass, Con2R steering wheel, Ididit tilt column and a Lokar shifter. This truck has a 1955 Ford original steel cab, running boards, fenders, hood and grille. The truck bed is from Universal Beds. This vehicle has a custom-built roll pan with 1965 Mustang lights, exhaust and a hitch. The cab was chopped 5.5 inches in front and 4 inches in the rear, with a 2-inch rear-window section. The hood was pancaked 2 inches with a 1965 T-Bird scoop and forward tilt. The truck was bought as a "lump in the overgrown brush" from the first owner, and it has the original Arizona title. The build took 4 years to complete.