The Ford F-150 has been America’s favorite pickup for decades now, an unprecedented run that one can attribute to a number of factors. The F-150 is a nice-looking, comfortable, capable, and versatile vehicle that’s available in many trim levels and configurations, and with quite a few different powertrain options and packages, for starters, but it’s also historically quite tough and reliable as well. However, we’re not sure we’ve ever seen a Ford F-150 – or any other vehicle for that matter – driving around in the kind of condition this one is.
As we can see in this video recently posted to Facebook, this poor Ford F-150 has clearly suffered some severe damage, with a massively bent frame right where the bed meets the rear portion of the cab. It’s unclear how, exactly, this happened, but the driver doesn’t seem to care – rather, they’re quite literally driving their “bent out of shape” pickup until the wheels fall off. Perhaps this is why Ford continues to rank as one of the longest-lasting brands on U.S. roads, too.
While it’s clearly time for this Ford F-150 to be repaired – or perhaps scrapped for parts – we can at least say that the taillights are working properly, and all four tires are making contact with the pavement. We can’t imagine that it’s easy to drive the pickup in a straight line, nor is it likely safe to tool down public roads in, but we at least have to hand it to the owner for making the best of a pretty bad situation.
TILL THE WHEELS FALL OFF
Posted by Katrina Lynn Long on Thursday, December 12, 2024
Regardless, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised to see this Ford F-150 still running and driving with such massive damage, given its impressive historical crash test results. We’ve certainly seen our fair share of gnarly F-150 involved accidents over the years too, including one that smashed through an entire neighborhood, as well as another that took a swim in someone’s back yard pool, too.
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This particular generation in this supercab configuration was by far one of rhe worst performing vehicles in nhtsa crash tests. In the frontal offset crash tests, in a 45 mph into a fixed barrier, the outcome was rated as poor. The slo motion footage tells the tale. The entire structure of the cab collapses in spectacular fashion, the end result looks unsurviveable for the driver. The crew cab model fared much much better, and the following 11th generation model trucks are better still. I don’t know what befell the truck in this article, but it’s time to sweep it off the public roadway.
Well, these old Fords certainly hold up better than their competition.
I drove my 03 F150 21yrs and i miss it every day! Ran like the wind till the rust took her out but the engine/transmission strong as ever. Sadly I doubt my 22 Ford will last as long or be as dependable!
I have a 1998 F150 that I bought used in 2020. Looks and drives great with over 300K miles. Other than normal maintenance I’ve had the rear end rebuilt, air conditioner recharged (last year), replaced the alternator, and replaced the bushings in the front end. This truck is definitely Ford tough…