While cars are meant to take you from point A to B, certain vehicles feel like they are more, jam packed with nostalgia and influence. Each generation has a car that elevates a daily chore to the experience of driving an extraordinary work of art. These cars carve themselves into the minds of the consumer, impacting their dreams and aspirations in a way that is unexpected coming from a hunk of metal with four wheels and an engine.
Instead of focusing on a singular vehicle, this article will focus on a legendary line up within automotive history. A line up which crafted the American automotive scene not only for those within the car community, but countless others. The Ford F-series truck.
History of the Automaker
The Ford Motor Company was officially founded on June 16, 1903 in Detroit, Michigan by Henry Ford. The company was one of the few frontrunners in American automakers. Ford produced their first car in 1903, the Ford Model A. The Model A had a simple two cylinder engine which was the beginning of Ford’s legendary combustion engine.
Henry Ford was the president of the company from the time he founded it until 1919. However, this was not the last time he would assume this position. He re-assumed the reins of the motor manufacturer again in 1943 until 1945. He died just two years later in 1947 at the age of 83. His dedication to the manufacturing of high quality and reliable combustion engines transformed into his best-selling American automaker for more than 47 consecutive years.
What Makes the F-Series So Iconic?
F-series trucks have become a staple within American culture ever since the start. The extremely adaptable and versatile build of these trucks has allowed them to infiltrate a variety of workplaces, such as construction to emergency medicine.
Even if you are not a Ford fan, it is important to realize how much their trucks have impacted modern day society, creating strong competition which pushes its competitors to build stronger and better trucks. These trucks play a large role for blue collar work responsible for our country’s infrastructure.
Additionally, the F-series has planted itself within popular culture and the car community alike. They have made appearances in countless tv-shows and movies furthering the notoriety of the brand. Their appearance in the car community is prevalent, from often hated on squatted trucks, to modified power-houses and decked-out off road machines.
Another factor in the truck’s popularity is its customizability. All of the different trims and specs the customer can choose from — and the many different personalities who choose to drive them — creates many variations, all personalized to one’s wants and needs.
These are all reasons why the F-series was able to create the best selling truck in the United States, the F-150, “America’s Truck”.
From ambulances, fire trucks, tow trucks, trash trucks to just an everyday grocery-getter, Ford has built a truck for it, earning them the slogan “Ford Built Tough”.
