Photo: Hemmings
Not as visible on the custom market as their C/K rivals from GM, Ford’s early F-Series pickup trucks do manage to steal the spotlight from time to time. And they do that thanks in part to builds such as the one we have here.
Officially depicted as a Pro Street project in the sales ad on Hemmings, this F-100 from 1956 is one fine representative of the Blue Oval in the custom world. We’ve seen our share of great, modified F-100s this December as part of our Celebration Month coverage, and this one is surely at the top of the list.
1956 was the final year for the second generation of the F-Series – that’s 12 generations ago, but it clearly doesn’t show on this black and green machine.
Benefiting from what is described as a frame-up construction concluded not long ago, the pickup perfectly blends the rounded lines of the front end with a very abrupt, straight, and green tailgate. The hardware is there just for show, as it doesn’t open but perfectly matches the bed sides it is molded into.
The interior is a much simpler affair, with black leather used all around and an instrument panel sporting Auto Meter gauges.
Shaved of its door handles and wide at the hips thanks to the massive fenders, the truck is not exactly in “concours condition,” as its seller says. Still, we’re pretty certain it can more than hold its ground against other builds of the kind. That is in part thanks to the 351 Windsor engine fitted under the hood and tied to a three-speed automatic transmission.
Registered for the road in California, the truck is presently the object of an auction on Hemmings. At the time of writing, with four days left in the process, the bid is at $25,000, but that doesn’t meet the reserve.
1956 was the final year for the second generation of the F-Series – that’s 12 generations ago, but it clearly doesn’t show on this black and green machine.
Benefiting from what is described as a frame-up construction concluded not long ago, the pickup perfectly blends the rounded lines of the front end with a very abrupt, straight, and green tailgate. The hardware is there just for show, as it doesn’t open but perfectly matches the bed sides it is molded into.
The interior is a much simpler affair, with black leather used all around and an instrument panel sporting Auto Meter gauges.
Shaved of its door handles and wide at the hips thanks to the massive fenders, the truck is not exactly in “concours condition,” as its seller says. Still, we’re pretty certain it can more than hold its ground against other builds of the kind. That is in part thanks to the 351 Windsor engine fitted under the hood and tied to a three-speed automatic transmission.
Registered for the road in California, the truck is presently the object of an auction on Hemmings. At the time of writing, with four days left in the process, the bid is at $25,000, but that doesn’t meet the reserve.
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