TRUCK SPECS
OWNER
Clyde “Tom” and Joan Bell 1953 Ford F-100
Allegany, New York
ENGINE
Ford 5.0 Coyote V-8
412 hp, 390 ft-lbs of torque Digital Guard Dawg keyless ignition
SPAL 16-inch cooling fan Custom painted valve covers Painted and pinstriped engine compartment.
2.5-inch exhaust, Hush Power dual mufflers
Shop: Joe and Ryan Collins Automotive, Scio, New York 4R70W automatic overdrive transmission
Shop: Phoenix Transmission, Weatherford, Texas
CHASSIS & SUSPENSION
Boxed frame with Mustang II front end
Parallel leaf springs in the rear 2.5-inch wheel tubs
Lincoln Versailles 8.8 rear with 3:50 gears
Four-wheel Wilwood disc brakes
WHEELS & TIRES
18 x 7.5 Borghini front 18 x 8.5 Borghini Rear 225/50ZR18 Continental front 245/45ZR18 Continental rear
BODY & PAINT
Shop: Brett Barry at 6-Star Auto, Eldred, Pennsylvania Four-inch top chop
Shaved door handles and emblems
Side scoops cut into the tilt forward hood
Grille fitted with ’08 Dodge Challenger headlights Running boards blended into the body
Taillights from a ’13 Nissan Sentra
Bumpers eliminated front and back
Custom roll pans added
Ford Fiesta side mirrors
Bed fitted with Bubinga wood planks and stainlesssteel strips
Pro’s Pick aluminum tonneau cover, raised and lowered with linear actuators.
Graphics on both sides of the tonneau match the rest of the truck.
Custom mixed PPG “Bell Brown” paint accented with gold graphics.
Paint by Dave Ayers of Ayers Auto Body in Allegany, New York Von Dutch-style pinstriping by Dick Briggs, Cattaraugus, New York
INTERIOR
Shop: Tom Kolivoski, Smethport, Pennsylvania Chrysler 300 bucket seats covered in Macaroon and Sultry Chocolate leather
Leather and wood accents on the dash with Dakota Digital HDX instruments
Vintage Air with custom panel under the dash for vents left and right
Wood-rimmed Banjo wheel on a GM adjustable column. Waterfall center console with matching wood and leather trim
Overhead console holding the JVC stereo head unit
Four Pioneer speakers, two in the headliner and two behind the seats.
Custom Macaroon leather headliner with wood trim Custom door panels with wood accents and chrome Ford side trim
Custom floor mats with 50th anniversary logo.