You talking about the elusive 7 lug 97-99 F-250's? I still enjoy spotting one on the road..Several years ago, Ford made a F-250 and a F-250 Super Duty. The standard F-250 looked exactly like the F-150. The only difference between the F-150 and F-250 was the engine offering and payload capacity.
Several years ago, Ford made a F-250 and a F-250 Super Duty. The standard F-250 looked exactly like the F-150. The only difference between the F-150 and F-250 was the engine offering and payload capacity.
Not really, People want to buy the "Newness" factor & creating a new nameplate of F200 does that.The article mentioned it. Slap the F200 monkier on the HDPP F150. Makes the most sense.
So, it probably won't be that they don't do things that make sense.
I remember those. A Heavy Duty version of the F150Several years ago, Ford made a F-250 and a F-250 Super Duty. The standard F-250 looked exactly like the F-150. The only difference between the F-150 and F-250 was the engine offering and payload capacity.
I can't ever tell them apart aside from an F-150. I'll keep the lug amount in mind when I go looking. ThanksYou talking about the elusive 7 lug 97-99 F-250's? I still enjoy spotting one on the road..
Ford is making them b/c people are Wanting/Needing/buying them. But to your point indeed they are trying to capitalize on profits as seen on the exorbitant amount of price tags we've all seen in the last several years.Ford leadership: "instead of selling cars... what is another way we can try to sell more high profit pickups?"
Ford marketing: "we make another trim of F-150"
Ford leadership: "we already have 17000 trim levels"
Ford marketing: "we make an in-between, an F-200"
Ford leadership: "brilliant!!"
Hello everyone, I didn't mean to drop the links and run, my apologies, so here I am wanting to discuss the potential of this new F-200 patent. One link talks about the patent discussing it might be a gasoline vehicle but with the new electric phase IMO could be a new electric version of the F-150. One of the links suggests, I think TFL, that they'll know more in a week or so...Can't wait to see what they find out.
Certainly could be the new “T3” EV pickup. They’re building Ford’s largest facility right now outside Memphis to manufacture it and its batteries. Gotta name it something.
Probably smart to keep the “F-Series” name, even for the EV trucks.
The F-150 was introduced has a more capable version of the F-100. My gramps had a 1963 F-100. I remember the gas tank being behind the seat & a wood bed.it will be interesting. Since the eV trucks are less capable than the gas ones, it woukd be reasonable to have an F-100, F-200, etc for the EV line.
Years ago there was an F-100, I guess a low line version of the 150? Rebrand that into something else more capable, most folks who had/knew about 100 series trucks are gone or forgot about them…
That's right!the f100 were unibody design the bed and cab were one welded together. it was only meant for very light hauling.
They weren't all that way. They made the F-100 into the 80's and it was indistinguishable from an F-150 appearance/chassis wise. We have a 75 F-100 and a 77 F-150 and the F-100 is definitely softer sprung, has a single speed transfer case and the fuel cap is on the side of the bed vs having an opening cap.. go figure Both are definitely body on frame with separate cab/bedsthe f100 were unibody design the bed and cab were one welded together. it was only meant for very light hauling.
Good info... I did not know that. The F-200 would need to be more capable than the F-150 & I think that is Fords Plans.They weren't all that way. They made the F-100 into the 80's and it was indistinguishable from an F-150 appearance/chassis wise. We have a 75 F-100 and a 77 F-150 and the F-100 is definitely softer sprung, has a single speed transfer case and the fuel cap is on the side of the bed vs having an opening cap.. go figure Both are definitely body on frame with separate cab/beds
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