Photo: Barrett-Jackson
Every time you set your eyes on a custom pickup truck from ages ago, you kind of expect it to be a true mechanical monster. After all, most of the time these builds don't even try to make a secret of the fact they are packing some serious aftermarket hardware.
The 1953 example of a Ford F-100 we have here kind of does, though. Its unknown builders dropped any attempt at making the thing look all menacing and mean at the end of their nut-and-bolt restoration work, and draped the whole thing in a shade of white so bright it's like looking at innocence on wheels.
Under all that white sheep clothing though a real wolf is hiding. Not any kind of wolf, but a Coyote the kind of which all Blue Oval vehicles should have under their hoods.
It's the 5.0-liter Coyote twin-turbo engine I'm talking about here, of course, which was installed in the engine bay to replace whatever powerplant this second-generation pickup truck originally had in there – back in its day, there was a choice between no less than eight engines, ranging in size from the 215ci inline-six and ending with the 368ci V8.
As you know, the Coyote is one of the most popular choices for customizers who try to breathe new life into cars and trucks of old. We are not told if it has been modified in any way compared to how it comes out of the crate.
We don't know if that's so, as the details on this build are pretty scarce, but assuming we're talking about a third-generation Coyote, the one currently offered by Ford, it means we're probably dealing with a powerplant rated at 460 horsepower and 420 ft.-lb – a hell of a punch for the beautiful half-ton.
The engine runs with the help of an 8-speed automatic transmission, and sends its power to obviously custom wheels made by Boze. We're not told their exact dimensions, but dressed in the thin rubber that they wear they seem like the perfect choice for the project.
The overall lines of the F-100 were kept during the customization process, and that goes a long way in making the truck look old and modern at the same time. The bed at the rear has been reworked to shine in a beautiful wood tint, the only bit of contrast on an otherwise immaculate build.
The interior of the truck has been upgraded as well, but we get no actual details as to what was done in there. We can see, though, there are leather seats separated by a center console, modern gauges in the dashboard, showing just 22 miles (35 km) of use on the ride, and a Pioneer sound system.
We found the truck on the lot of vehicles auction house Barrett-Jackson is sending under the hammer at the end of January in Scottsdale. There is no mention as to how much it is expected to fetch, given how it sells with no reserve and all.
Update: sold for $192,500.
Under all that white sheep clothing though a real wolf is hiding. Not any kind of wolf, but a Coyote the kind of which all Blue Oval vehicles should have under their hoods.
It's the 5.0-liter Coyote twin-turbo engine I'm talking about here, of course, which was installed in the engine bay to replace whatever powerplant this second-generation pickup truck originally had in there – back in its day, there was a choice between no less than eight engines, ranging in size from the 215ci inline-six and ending with the 368ci V8.
As you know, the Coyote is one of the most popular choices for customizers who try to breathe new life into cars and trucks of old. We are not told if it has been modified in any way compared to how it comes out of the crate.
We don't know if that's so, as the details on this build are pretty scarce, but assuming we're talking about a third-generation Coyote, the one currently offered by Ford, it means we're probably dealing with a powerplant rated at 460 horsepower and 420 ft.-lb – a hell of a punch for the beautiful half-ton.
The engine runs with the help of an 8-speed automatic transmission, and sends its power to obviously custom wheels made by Boze. We're not told their exact dimensions, but dressed in the thin rubber that they wear they seem like the perfect choice for the project.
The overall lines of the F-100 were kept during the customization process, and that goes a long way in making the truck look old and modern at the same time. The bed at the rear has been reworked to shine in a beautiful wood tint, the only bit of contrast on an otherwise immaculate build.
The interior of the truck has been upgraded as well, but we get no actual details as to what was done in there. We can see, though, there are leather seats separated by a center console, modern gauges in the dashboard, showing just 22 miles (35 km) of use on the ride, and a Pioneer sound system.
We found the truck on the lot of vehicles auction house Barrett-Jackson is sending under the hammer at the end of January in Scottsdale. There is no mention as to how much it is expected to fetch, given how it sells with no reserve and all.
Update: sold for $192,500.
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