When Ford introduced the “Super Duty”
line of trucks in 1999, they were billed as a heavy duty work truck. Ford had
no idea that the new body style would be so well accepted and that they would
become so popular with the people who didn’t even need a truck at all. They
have become as much a status symbol as they are a workhorse. Then they added
to that, the awesome powerstroke diesel engine and people went crazy over it.
Not because they needed all that horse power and torque, but because they
wanted it !
Since the super duty was built to be
a work truck, Ford offered it with several cab and box combinations that
appealed to that crowd. All of the single cabs produced by Ford had the longer
frame rails so that it could be outfitted with an 8’ box, flat bed or utility
body. Never a short box, unless it was an extended, or crew cab.
Ford has enjoyed great popularity
with the F150 Lightning, that rivaled the Chevrolet SS454. Both being a single
cab short box, 2 wheel drive sport truck. But now that the diesel engine has
come of age, it’s time for something new and exciting.
Enter, the F-250 Thunder. This
exciting new idea is turning heads all over the country. Imagine a totally
custom built sport truck that has all the things that you would expect to find
in a street rod, and more! Sure, there are the things that catch your
attention first, like the shortened wheelbase, and lowered stance. But what is
that sound? No it doesn’t have a rod knocking, It’s a Diesel! Not just any
diesel, but a performance tuned 6.0 litre Powerstroke Diesel that delivers 500
horsepower with 885 ft. lbs. of torque. Oh what fun it is to smoke your
buddy’s Mustang GT in a Diesel truck!
So, look through the pages of
pictures, watch the video’s, and be sure to read the “build sheet” to see what
it takes to make a dream come true.
Sincerely, T.J. Marnell
Tumbleweed Trucks