2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition
Published Apr 2, 2007
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What is it?
2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition
What's special about it?
Chip Foose is everywhere. The hot-rod designer has his own television show. He's designing cars for movies and television programs. He's a design consultant on countless car projects and even a casino. In fact, if you look behind you right now, there Foose will be, working on some project or another.
Foose will also be in New York for the auto show press preview days this week, helping Ford unveil the 2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition.
Ford is big on special-edition models these days. Also at New York will be the Funkmaster Flex-modified Expedition and the GT500KR from that granddaddy of all special-edition personalities, Carroll Shelby. And there are already versions of the F-150 modified in association with Harley-Davidson and King Ranch.
More to our liking is the Foose-ified pickup. Foose started with an FX2 Sport model and bolted on his 22-inch wheels under wider fender flares. According to Ford, the Eibach springs (leaves in the back, of course) and Sachs dampers do not lower the ride height much from stock. Nevertheless, this truck has a long, low profile, thanks to a long wheelbase, rocker-sill extensions, deeper front and rear fascia, and a horizontal stripe that runs from the front fender to the tailgate. And of course, Foose swapped out the stock grille for a shinier horizontal-bar setup.
Inside the cabin are the inevitable Chip Foose signature headrests and floor mats and, naturally, a numbered plaque. More compelling is what's under the hood: A 450-horsepower supercharged 5.4-liter V8 that also pumps out a nice, round 500 pound-feet of torque and exhales through a Ford Racing exhaust system.
It should be available by the end of the year for an unspecified price (wild guess: $50,000). Also unspecified is the number of Foose Editions that will be built. If you don't manage to grab one, though, we suspect Foose will be out with something else mere moments from now.
What's Edmunds' take?
We're still holding out for a Foose-modified 1970 Dodge Super Bee, but this truck is better than nothing. — Daniel Pund, Senior Editor, Detroit
2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition
What's special about it?
Chip Foose is everywhere. The hot-rod designer has his own television show. He's designing cars for movies and television programs. He's a design consultant on countless car projects and even a casino. In fact, if you look behind you right now, there Foose will be, working on some project or another.
Foose will also be in New York for the auto show press preview days this week, helping Ford unveil the 2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition.
Ford is big on special-edition models these days. Also at New York will be the Funkmaster Flex-modified Expedition and the GT500KR from that granddaddy of all special-edition personalities, Carroll Shelby. And there are already versions of the F-150 modified in association with Harley-Davidson and King Ranch.
More to our liking is the Foose-ified pickup. Foose started with an FX2 Sport model and bolted on his 22-inch wheels under wider fender flares. According to Ford, the Eibach springs (leaves in the back, of course) and Sachs dampers do not lower the ride height much from stock. Nevertheless, this truck has a long, low profile, thanks to a long wheelbase, rocker-sill extensions, deeper front and rear fascia, and a horizontal stripe that runs from the front fender to the tailgate. And of course, Foose swapped out the stock grille for a shinier horizontal-bar setup.
Inside the cabin are the inevitable Chip Foose signature headrests and floor mats and, naturally, a numbered plaque. More compelling is what's under the hood: A 450-horsepower supercharged 5.4-liter V8 that also pumps out a nice, round 500 pound-feet of torque and exhales through a Ford Racing exhaust system.
It should be available by the end of the year for an unspecified price (wild guess: $50,000). Also unspecified is the number of Foose Editions that will be built. If you don't manage to grab one, though, we suspect Foose will be out with something else mere moments from now.
What's Edmunds' take?
We're still holding out for a Foose-modified 1970 Dodge Super Bee, but this truck is better than nothing. — Daniel Pund, Senior Editor, Detroit