After the war, Ford took a bold stance when it developed the F-Series, also known as the Bonus-Built. Unlike before, the new pickup trucks were built upon a unique chassis designed specifically for ...

A t age 15, Ventura, California, construction services contractor Jim Wachsman purchased his "first car" (actually a '49 Ford F-1 pickup) from his father for the princely sum of $250. The truck had ...

Brian Lohnes Garrett's Tim Colty Scott Birdsall of Chuckles Garage talks Ford F-1 In this episode, get to know the truck-loving side of NHRA on FOX announcer and MotorTrend host, Brian Lohnes, before ...

Roy Gidlund has built race cars for several NASCAR Sprint Cup teams in the past 16 years, but he has been a fabricator for over 30 years. He decided it was time to showcase his talents and build ...

Jim Smith's 1949 Ford F-1 pickup truck may look ragged, but it has a great personality. "(My truck) took 71 years to get this way. I don't want to mess it up," Smith joked as he looked at the vintage ...

Everyone who’s anyone that shows up to race at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has records on the brain. Class wins are undoubtedly nice, but with so many different types of vehicles racing to ...

In most parts of the world, winter has arrived. That means we’ll soon be getting snow, cold and high winds, but also the most beautiful time of the year. And this year, perhaps more than any other, ...

The historic hill climb at Pikes Peak once again demonstrated its perilous nature this year when a 1949 Ford F1 racing truck drove off the cliff due to a mechanical failure. Scott Birdsall’s endeavor ...