Ford F-Series First generation
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Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
Model years | 1948–1952 |
Assembly | United States |
Class | Commercial vehicle |
Body style | 2-door pickup 4-door panel truck |
Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
Engine | 226 cu in (3.7 L) I6 |
Transmission | 3-4 speed manual |
The F-Series from Ford is a range of pick-ups offered since 1948 in the thirteenth generation, and at the beginning also from buses and trucks of the Ford Motor Company . The vehicle is in the United States for 32 years the best selling car (as of 2014) and is a total of 34 million copies worldwide produced in second place behind the Toyota Corolla (May 2010) .
History
The first generation of the F series came in 1948 with three different models on the market. 66 years later, Ford brought the currently current, now 13th generation (see photo board on the right side) of the pickup model on the market. The F-Series is the backbone of the Ford Motor Company in the US home market . For years, it has been the best-selling vehicle in the North American market. Fords fist really new postwar vehicle.
The basis for this success are the innumerable body and equipment variants available,The headlights were in the recessed, horizontal-bar pattem grille. as well as the affordable prices, which start at $ 17,345. The model is available in cabs of different sizes, different wheelbases and several engine and powertrain combinations. Diesel engines are traditionally reserved for heavy-duty or super-duty Ford F-250/350 pickups Among the standard features were: Extra large rear cab window: ashtray: glove cornpartment; cowl and air-wing ventilators; three-spoke 18-in. diameter steering wheel; Synchro-silent three-speed manual transmission.
The first generation of the F series appeared in 1948, then called the Ford F-1 The squared-off fenders and hood and a one-piece windshield contributed to a more, modem look . The model replaced at that time car-based pickups at Ford. The F-series was available in a total of eight versions, which were referred to in terms of their permissible total weight ascending as F-1 to F-8. In Canada, the model was also sold under the Mercury brand. The car was built at that time in sixteen Ford plants in the United States. The engine consisted of inline six-cylinder and V8 engines with 3.5 to 5.5 liters displacement.
1951 got the model a slightly revised grille with large vertical struts, also the headlights were further attached to the sides of the wheel arches.
The models are also popular because of their high payload (up to 1400 kg for F-150 and 2600 kg for F-350) and the high trailer load (up to 5000 kg for F-150 and 8700 kg for F-350).
The large dimensions (up to 6.6 m length, 2.4 m width and 2 m height) of the vehicle in combination with its consumption-intensive engines (sometimes more than 20 l / 100 km with appropriate driving style) and a high dead weight up to 3 So far, Ford Motor Company has stopped exporting to European markets.
The F-150 SVT Lightning was considered the fastest production pickup in the world until the release of the Dodge Ram SRT-10.
