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By definition, a trophy truck is intended exclusively for desert racing. The Jimco Racing Luxury Pre-Runner, however, borrows a few tricks and tips from the world of dune bashing and applies them to a road-legal pickup with off-road chops that would make the F-150 Raptor blush in awe.
Having said that, it’s streetable in Arizona where the state’s laws permit such outlandish modifications to roam the freeway. Before we go any further, it’s also important to highlight that Ford isn’t responsible for driving the 40-inch BF Goodrich KR3 rubber boots. In fact, even the tranny is different.
The engine bay is full of Chevy small-block goodness, a V8 tuned to crank out 650 horsepower according to Jimco Racing. Instead of the 10-speed automatic transmission from the F-150 Raptor, Gearworks is responsible for the Turbo 400 four-speeder that channels all of that fury to the KMC beadlock wheels.
Featuring a fiberglass body shell akin to the F-150 Raptor SuperCab, the Luxury Pre-Runner further boasts 26 inches of travel up front and 32 inches at the rear (66 and 81 centimeters) thanks to 3.0-inch coilover shocks from Fox. Brembo brakes, a Howe steering box modified by Jimco Racing, Impact HS1 leather seats, and Impact restraints with QSR adjusters are also featured, but that’s not all.
Take a good look at the dashboard and you’ll notice very few commonalities with the F-150 Raptor. As its maker describes it, we’re truly in the presence of a “supercar made for the dirt.” Jimco Racing takes pride in building off-roaders since 1975 for the Spec Trophy Truck, Class 1, Class 10, and various other categories.
There’s no price tag available on the company’s website, but don’t expect this dune basher to be a few thousand bucks more than the Raptor. On the used vehicles web page, a J1 Trophy Truck is listed at $200,000 excluding prepwork or $250,000 in ready-to-race condition. To put that into greater perspective, the F-150 in Raptor flavor and with the SuperCab starts at $53,455 excluding destination charge.
The engine bay is full of Chevy small-block goodness, a V8 tuned to crank out 650 horsepower according to Jimco Racing. Instead of the 10-speed automatic transmission from the F-150 Raptor, Gearworks is responsible for the Turbo 400 four-speeder that channels all of that fury to the KMC beadlock wheels.
Featuring a fiberglass body shell akin to the F-150 Raptor SuperCab, the Luxury Pre-Runner further boasts 26 inches of travel up front and 32 inches at the rear (66 and 81 centimeters) thanks to 3.0-inch coilover shocks from Fox. Brembo brakes, a Howe steering box modified by Jimco Racing, Impact HS1 leather seats, and Impact restraints with QSR adjusters are also featured, but that’s not all.
Take a good look at the dashboard and you’ll notice very few commonalities with the F-150 Raptor. As its maker describes it, we’re truly in the presence of a “supercar made for the dirt.” Jimco Racing takes pride in building off-roaders since 1975 for the Spec Trophy Truck, Class 1, Class 10, and various other categories.
There’s no price tag available on the company’s website, but don’t expect this dune basher to be a few thousand bucks more than the Raptor. On the used vehicles web page, a J1 Trophy Truck is listed at $200,000 excluding prepwork or $250,000 in ready-to-race condition. To put that into greater perspective, the F-150 in Raptor flavor and with the SuperCab starts at $53,455 excluding destination charge.
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