Over the past few years, vintage Ford trucks of all generations have become increasingly popular and more collectible, not to mention significantly more valuable. This is certainly true of the fifth-generation F-Series built between 1967-1972, which are fantastic looking pickups that are also easy and popular to modify in a variety of ways. In fact, we’ve seen a literal boatload of modified Blue Oval haulers from that era surface as of late – including a few from the automaker itself – and now, we can add this stunning 1971 Ford F-100 restomod to that list.
This 1971 Ford F-100 is currently up for auction at Hagerty, where it figures to rake in a princely sum given the high quality of this particular build. Fat Fender Garage in Gilbert, Arizona spent 18 months transforming it into the finely crafted restomod we see here, after which the truck participated in the 2023 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition. It didn’t take home the hardware in that event, but it did manage to win the top prize for best Street Touring Pickup at the 2023 Grand National Roadster Show.
The work here speaks for itself, as Fat Fender did a ton of work that includes tightening up all the panel gaps, hand-building a custom wood bed, 3D-printing various parts, and covering the exterior in a custom BASF hue called Wolf Gray. The pickup sits low thanks to a custom chassis and Falcon shocks, which tuck the AG Luxury forged wheels up in the fender wells. The 1971 Ford F-100 is powered by a second-generation Ford 5.0L V8 Coyote engine with a 3.8L Whipple supercharger generating 596 horsepower at the wheels that’s mated to the 10R80 automatic transmission. Throw in a stunning interior, and we’ve certainly got a build worthy of any prestigious car show.
We’ve certainly seen our fair share of high-quality SEMA veteran builds based on Ford F-100 models recently, too – a list that includes the famous Ringbrothers pickup known as “Clem 101,” the F-100 Eluminator concept from Ford, and more recently, a brand new 1969 F-100 that The Blue Oval built in conjunction with Solomon Lunger of the Ford Era YouTube channel.
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