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Suburban Dallas Homeowners Association Won't Allow F-150 In Driveway, Welcomes Chevy Avalanche

A homeowners association in the wealthy Dallas, Texas suburb of Frisco has been sending resident Jim Greenwood threatening letters due to his insistence on parking his new Ford F-150 truck in his driveway. The gated community of Stonebriar, where Greenwood lives, doesn't allow trucks, RV's, golf carts, trailers and other undesirable vehicles parked in front of houses. The rules do allow Escalades, Ridgelines and even the hideous looking Chevrolet Avalanche. HOA representative Bill Osborn explained the difference with the most ridiculous nouveau riche answer ever:
"The high-end vehicles that are allowed are plush with amenities and covers on the back. It doesn't look like a pickup. It's fancier."
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6:20 PM on Mon Aug 18 2008
By Matt Hardigree
5,090 views, 113 comments

Latest by n/a: @TENGRAM: Zing! You totally pegged me. It's like you're ...in ... my ... mind. You omitted my high-as-a-kite drum circle more »

classic ad watch

1983 Ford F Series: 300 Cubic Inches- Wait, We Mean 4.9 Liters!

Ford made the good ol' 240 and 300 inline sixes starting in 1964, and they had the torque and longevity to be great truck engines. By 1983, however, pushrod sixes were going the way of the vinyl LP- quick, get a metric designation on that thing, so buyers will think it's one of those newfangled V6s! We're a little skeptical that a Late Malaise F series pickup ever got 30 MPG highway, but maybe that test was done at a "highway speed" of 42 MPH, using a liquid measurement known as "Ford Truck Gallons," which are equal to 1.5 regular gallons.

11:00 AM on Fri Aug 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,688 views, 35 comments

Latest by n/a: @JHJVJR: not to mention more accurate. how is it that the Ford 300 I6 was a 4.9L motor and the 302 V8 is more »

2009 ford f-150

2009 Ford F-150 Gets Top Tow Rating Of 11,300 Pounds

Ford has announced that the redesigned 2009 F-150 pickup will have best-in-class towing capacity of 11,300 pounds, up 300 pounds from the 2008 model, according to PickupTrucks.com. The weight rating is 500 pounds greater than that found on its nearest competitor, the Toyota Tundra, and marks an important competitive edge in the rapidly shrinking half-ton pickup market. Though Ford doesn't specify the configuration that will be rated for 11,300 pounds, expect it to be a 5.4-liter 2WD equipped with any optional towing packages. So, what changed? More »

1:00 PM on Tue Aug 5 2008
By Andrew Stoy
2,354 views, 53 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: @rlj676: you can't be that gullible. As Ford hasn't officially released the numbers for the 2009 models, nothing is certain. more »

down on the street

1970 Ford F250 Camper Special

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's Truck Monday once again, and today I've decided to do something about the shortage of Nixon Era Fords in this series. A couple of sharp-eyed readers noticed this truck in the background of the photos of the Dart GT convertible, so I headed back to photograph it.
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9:00 AM on Mon Aug 4 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,285 views, 35 comments

Latest by Smells_Homeless: @Gearhead's Garage: Heh, I've got a 69 long bed with a 460 in my back yard that's not likely to more »

knight rider

Don't Worry, KITT's New Truck Mode Is Microsoft-Approved

We already broke the story on KITT transforming from a GT500KR into a Ford F-150 FX4 pickup truck in the new Knight Rider TV show, but this morning PickupTrucks.com has the scoop on the full story and it's a whopper. Apparently, Exec Producer Gary Scott Thompson and his production team went to Microsoft to help with determining what the future of automobiles looks like. Microsoft, other than focusing on a future where every car comes with Sync and owners pay $100 upgrade fees each year for new Sync XP software updates, came up with the idea of having it shift forms as long as it keeps the same mass. Yes, you know, like how a Mustang and a pickup truck have the same mass. OK, so maybe the rear axles do, but here's what PUTC has to say:

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8:30 AM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Ray Wert
10,387 views, 44 comments

Latest by n/a: ummm... Microsoft can't predict what users need for next years OS... who the f*^& is SO stupid they would ask more »

new knight rider

First Video Of KITT Valmorphanizing Into A Ford F-150 FX4 Pickup Truck

Somewhere between "Morphing" and "Transforming" is the very Team America-ish "Valmorphanization." That's the term we feel best using to describe what KITT's doing in this one minute clip from the new Knight Rider TV show premiering September 24th on NBC. As you'd expect, KITT is apparently fitted with a current Ford lineup-limiter, only letting him "valmorphanize" into Ford products. Which explains why he's able to "valmorphanize" into a Ford F-150 FX4 pickup truck rather than the more appropriate "Ranchero" form factor we hoped for when we heard about his plethora of new looks yesterday. More »

2:36 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Ray Wert
11,344 views, 61 comments

Latest by bpapa9013: @layabout: Toyotas > Saturns > Kias more »

ford f-150 plug-in hybrid

HEV Technology Builds 41 MPG Plug-In Hybrid Ford F-150 Pickup Truck

Rather than make yet another Mustang derivative, Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies has done something relevant and managed to install a plug-in hybrid system in a Ford F-150 pickup truck. The resulting vehicle achieves a combined fuel economy of up to 41 MPG, up from a combined 16 MPG on the 2WD version of the truck. HEVT will now offer the technology as a retrofit on a limited basis as they conduct further testing in an effort to put it into mass production. See, how hard was that? More »

3:20 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Wes Siler
3,019 views, 49 comments

Latest by n/a: @grzydj: Plop down a SmugTop tonneau and call it a day. more »

down on the street bonus edition

How About A Cord And Zephyr To Go With Those International Harvesters?

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today's DOTSBE post is sort of a hybrid deal; UDMan has shot three cool old survivor trucks- including a couple of IHC machines- in New York. Then, as an added bonus, he's talked the owner of a couple of terrifyingly valuable classics into posing said cars for a photo session. Yes, a Cord 812 and a Lincoln Zephyr, and you'll see 'em all if you make the jump.


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3:00 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,236 views, 34 comments

Latest by geeniusatwrok: @Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber: my 64 Ambassador 990H also had a foot-stomp dimmer, along with the foot-pump more »

2009 ford f-150 diesel

2009.5 Ford F-150 Diesel Spotted, Could Produce 350 HP

Ford is out and about testing the 2009.5 Ford F-150 Diesel, this time with sheetmetal more suiting to the 2009 model year. As proof that this is the new diesel-powered F-150, the photographers from KGP managed to snap pictures of the "DIESEL FUEL ONLY" strip over the gauge cluster, the telltale slotted/sideways exhaust tips and, most importantly, the first shots of the tank access for the urea. We'd also point out the seven-lug wheels, indicative of the heavy duty payload package. Performance targets for the 4.4-liter diesel V8 and the full spy report below the jump.

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Spy Photos

3:15 PM on Fri Jul 18 2008
By Matt Hardigree
9,855 views, 79 comments

Latest by DoctorNine: @badco/LoJ: Yeah, somebody needs to take away the 'chrome' button from their CAD/CAM machines. They can't restrain themselves, apparently. more »

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
1,444 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 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
3,132 views, 64 comments

Latest by AndyDuncan: @petersterncan: You're absolutely right. 250hp 300lb-ft of torque is what the current 4.6liter v8 makes, and is more than the more »

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
15,140 views, 62 comments

Latest by n/a: @DicknMcNuggets: I am behind on this info - I just heard of it on the radio a few days ago, more »

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
4,028 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. 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
3,267 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
3,722 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 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
3,233 views, 22 comments

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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
4,067 views, 49 comments

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

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