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down on the street

1977 Ford F250

It's been tough to avoid giving most of our DOTS Truck Monday airtime to General Motors products, since Alameda has more Chevy and GMC trucks than any other variety. We've been especially light on 70s Ford pickups, with just the Frankenstein Mix-N-Match F100 so far, so let's start up our Malaise Era 120-horse V8s and take a look at the kind of truck that would have brought a smile to Billy Carter's face (though Billy preferred a Chevy for his personal ride.
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9:00 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,196 views, 36 comments

Latest by MrEvil: @Kelly: The 80's models were big hunks of junk. My dad bought a late build 1979 F150 after the 1980 models had all but taken up dealer inventory. He didn't even want a 1980 model truck. Every early 80's model more »

over the back fence

PUTC: 2013 Ford F-150 To Get Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine

Our good friends at PickupTrucks.com and Automotive News are reporting this morning Ford is planning to offer a version of the F-150 with a four-cylinder EcoBoost engine by 2013. The move is a response to rapidly rising prices at the gas pump and new NHTSA standards that will raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light trucks to 28.6 mpg by 2015. More »

12:01 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Ray Wert
2,178 views, 64 comments

top stolen cars

New Top Ten Stolen Cars List Shows Criminals Love The '90s

The National Insurance Crime Bureau just announced their list of the top ten most stolen cars, and surprisingly, most of them were cheaper older models from the 1990s. Forbes says it's because these cars' parts have a greater demand on the salvage market, which is probably true since every '95 Honda Civic we see on the road seems to be sporting a hood from some other Civic. Full list below the jump. More »

9:20 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Mark Arnold
14,518 views, 60 comments

2010 ford f-150 raptor

2010 Ford F-150 Raptor Spotted Not Going Off-Road

Ford's "Raptor", the road-ready yet also apparently ready-for-Baja racer version of the 2009 Ford F-150 has been spotted not utilizing its big ol' suspension and tires. Some are suggesting the truck's future may be in jeopardy, what with above-four-dollar gas and all. But it would be something of a shame if this never saw production, because with 35-inch BF Goodrich all-terrain tires, a reported four inches of extra suspension travel, and perhaps even a supercharged V8 good for over 400 HP, the Raptor would be perhaps the most capable off-the-shelf off-road truck Ford has ever built. More »

Spy Photos

9:40 AM on Tue Jul 8 2008
By Mark Arnold
2,966 views, 13 comments

Latest by thatguy01: @my favorite car is a motorcycle: Eh, it's a promotional exercise anyway, like the Viper and the new hyper Corvette. The development money already is spent. The question is how many other Fords it moves, and whether the dealers can more »

industry news

Who's The Boss: Ford To Axe Boss Engine In Mustang, Limit Use To Super-Duty?

Buried beneath pickup truck news — by way of PickupTrucks.com and Automotive News — we're told Ford may be axing (or at least severely limiting) their program for the large displacement Boss V8 engine. These "Boss" engines, sources claim, were planned for the 2010 Ford Mustang and F-150's, and expected to go head-to-head with big-liter engines from Chrysler, GM and Toyota. According to the two outlets' internal Ford whisperers, the bigger engines may be being scrapped altogether. That means, potentially — in addition to the new Ford F-150 not getting a range of "Boss" V8s — the Mustang may lose out on the big, bold and bossy engine as well in favor of a smaller displacement V8. While our sources at Ford claim "it's hard to axe something that was never on the table to begin with," Ford's President of the Americas, Mark Fields tells a different story. More »

12:24 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Ray Wert
2,726 views, 33 comments

Latest by tentacles: @danio3834: The earlier Maserati Bi-turbos were also carbed. Carburators make things easier, right? more »

2009 ford f-150

Ford Looks To The Amerigasmic Power Of Toby Keith To Save The F-150

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2009 ford f-150

2009 Ford F-150 Release Postponed Two Months, Truck Production Cut

Ford announced today that it was delaying the release of their 2009 Ford F-150 on the heels of GM's announcement that they would likely delay the development of the replacement for their GMT900 platform. Obviously, the merger of high gas prices and the F-150 getting thumped by the Civic has convinced Ford it also needs to cut the production of its older models. Resources are also shifting toward the Edge, Flex and smaller cars like the Focus. In a frank statement, CEO Alan Mullaly said "We view the move to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles as permanent and we are responding to customer demand." Press release below the jump. More »

10:55 AM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,852 views, 45 comments

Latest by petersterncan: @rlj676: The C1 Focus doesn't share much with the Mazda 3? LOL! I'd like to say you're way out in left field... but the truth is that you're not even in the ballpark. And once again, I'm going to provide a more »

2009 ford f-150 raptor

2009 Ford F-150 Raptor Inching Closer To Full Monty

Mike Levine over at Pickuptrucks.com has some new spy photos of the much-anticipated (by Ford fan-boys) 2009 Ford F-150 Raptor, the factory rock-basher Ford plans to "drive... right up Toyota's ass." These pictures start to show off the new nose punctuated by a stamped mesh grille, and you even get a glimpse of the beefy factory skid plate. We can hardly wait to see those sweet Fox Racing bits tucked under the 35" tires. [Pickuptrucks.com]

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12:00 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,883 views, 22 comments

offbeat news

Unsold Ford F150 Makes Great Perch For Bird Nest

Here's a pretty strong commentary on the state of sales for full-size pickups — a bird has managed to build a nest and lay eggs on the hood of a Ford F150 at an Orange Country Ford dealer. Seems like the kind of undertaking that would be noticed if, you know, people were busy looking at the truck on a regular basis. Of course, the dealer thinks it's great and has roped the truck off as a conversation piece 'till the chicks hatch. We just think it's a picture worth a thousand words. [OC Register]

4:21 PM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,040 views, 49 comments

Latest by Mike the Dog: @smoke~: It's just tired and shagged out from a particularly long squawk. Beautiful plumage. more »

industry news

Ford Issues Most Pathetic Press Release Of All Time, Offers Employee Pricing On All F-Series Trucks

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industry news

Civic Pries Best-Seller Crown Away From Ford F-150's Cold, Dead Hands

After an eleventy-billion year reign as the nation's top seller, it looks as though the Ford F-150 has stumbled for at least one month.The month of May saw the Honda Civic overtake the F-150 in sales putting the Ford down in fourth place. Whaaa!? Indeed, 42,973 F-series trucks sold in May, against 52,826 Corollas, 51,291 Camrys and 53,299 Honda Civics. Since we know Toyota counts the Matrix towards Corolla sales, we'll discount that figure, but who cares? As we called (sorta) yesterday, Civic for the win. According to Jim Farley, Ford group vice president for marketing and communications, "That's just a sign of the times. I think May has been a watershed month." Do people care about gas prices? We think this means the answer is "yes." [Automotive News (Subscription required)]

3:30 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
9,013 views, 122 comments

Latest by atrus: @stephdumas: Wowzer. more »

2011 ford f-100

More Details On Ford's F-ing New Small Truck

Although PickupTrucks.com broke the story, the bastions of the mainstream car news and rumors at Automotive News has further confirmation this morning we should be expecting to see a smaller-than-F-150 pickup truck built on the F-150 platform sometime in the 2011 calendar year. Although AN's not confirming the name either, their speculation is similar to ours — a 2011/2012 Ford F-100. In addition to the additional speculation on the name, we're told this morning the project's been code-named P525 and although the new pickup is in Ford's cycle plan, it has not yet received final approval. More »

10:20 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
6,272 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: I learned how to drive a manual in a 1986 ranger. Crappy freaking clutches. more »

2009 ford f-150

2009 Ford F-150 5.4-Liter V8 Power Ratings Leaked On To Internet

Someone attending a Ford dealer training session for the new half-ton 2009 Ford F-150 in Michigan took a picture of an information placard revealing the six-speed automatic 5.4-liter V8 will achieve 320 horses at 5,200-rpm and 390 lb-ft of torque at 3,500-rpm. These new numbers, a modest improvement over the 2008 Ford F-150's 300-hp at 5,000-rpm / 365 lb-ft at 3,750-rpm, come after Ford let slip the numbers on the upcoming 4.4-liter Ford diesel V8 we'll see in the 2010.5 Ford F-150 and the 2010 Ford Super Duty. More »

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7:30 AM on Fri May 16 2008
By Ray Wert
3,747 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: -The horspower of the new 5.4: Meh, okay. Not a big deal, it is a truck, torque is king here. -The torque: Pretty damn stump pulling if you ask me. -I hope the MPG is improved somewhat. The current guzzles gas like more »

ford f-150 recall

Ford Recalls 655,000 F-150 Pickups To Fix Hose Problem

No, not that kind of Toby Keith hose problem — the only way to fix that problem is with Viagra. And really, that doesn't fix it, it just makes the problem a bit more hard. No, what we're really talking about is Ford recalling more than 655,000 Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks to fix some bad brake hoses in... More »

2:40 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Ray Wert
5,760 views, 32 comments

2011 ford f-100

Ford F-100 Coming In 2011?

The Ford Ranger's just about ready to kick the bucket, gas prices are higher than the dress neckline of a Texas polygamist cult and CAFE standards — well, let's just say they don't leave much room for error on the high side of the gas guzzle range. Sounds like high time Ford announced a new pickup truck, doesn't it? Perhaps. But only if said pickup truck is the purported return of a badge not seen from Dearborn since 1983 — F-100. That's right, we're hearing rumors this morning of a mini-pickup based on the current F-150. Well, it'll be based on the F-150 in look, feel and most importantly not in size. If it's coming, we're told to expect a Ford F-100 at 9/10ths the size of the 2009 Ford F-150 to hit dealer lots in the 2011 model year. More »

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8:15 AM on Mon May 12 2008
By Ray Wert
11,320 views, 55 comments

Latest by 96xj: @RobertRyan1:Which US pickups have lower GVWR and/or towing capacity than a diesel Toyota Hilux? more »

offbeat news

Ford F150 Now With Under Hood Pit Bull Option

A pit bull gets stuck in an engine. How the hell does that happen? Do pit bulls have magical teleportation powers? In any case, since the 60 lb Pit managed to find an elder F150 with the straight six, the challenge to get in there would be less than a new one, but getting out rather than in was the problem. Since the dog was stuck and bored, he did what dogs do — chew on stuff. As a result the trucks unfortunate, but comically gifted Walter Witthoeft, now has a truck which needs a good deal of rewiring. [CNN.com]

2:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,047 views, 31 comments

Latest by Scott: I once took a cat for a 10 mile ride......that didn't end in catgut all over my Neon. I arrived at my destination, for some reason opened the hood, and woke the cat that was napping peacefully in the more »

news

Ford Reveals New 6-Speed Automatic, More Power For Escape And Mariner

Ford has announced an all new front drive automatic 6 speed transmission with the elegant name "6F35." The new trans sports all kinds of innovative features designed to offer better fuel economy, quieter operation and reduced NVH. The 6F35 has also got a trick up its sleeve in that flat vehicle towing will no longer be a no-no due to a revised pump and baffle design which provides lube when the interior bits turn, regardless of energy source. As important is the announcement the transmission will be installed in the 2009 Ford Escape and 2009 Mercury Mariner, both of which will get a horsepower bump for their engines. The 2.5L four will see another 17 HP, and the 3.0L V6 will get a whopping 40 HP increase. So despite the 4 to 6% fuel economy improvement with the new trans, expect to see only a 1 MPG improvement in fuel economy. Full details in the press release below. More »

11:00 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,631 views, 14 comments

Latest by FrankGrimes: good news for mexicans towing multiples of cars with chains. more »

ford f-650

Geiger Ford F650 Is A Bit Late To The Game

The first thought that comes to mind when taking a step back to look at the Geiger F650 is that this mechanical monstrosity is gonna be mighty thirsty for fuel. While it may not be powered by mere petrol, keep in mind that in most places diesel fuel actually costs more nowadays. Sure, you get over 737 lb-ft of torque from the 6.7-liter inline-six Cummins, but you really do need it to move this beast of burly burden.

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6:00 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Mark Arnold
7,583 views, 144 comments

Latest by n/a: let people drive what they wanna drive. I love my f650 turnes better and gets way better gas milage thank my old h2. The f650 with 6.7 cummins with an mp8 powercommander will get 24 miles to the gallon more »

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