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On the 2009 F-150: when you've been building them for 60 years, you get darn good at it. Especially when you build them to work hard.

Publication: Automotive Design & Production
Publication Date: 01-JAN-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
That was then.

Actually, there once was an F-1. It was introduced in January, 1948, and launched the post-war truck lineup for Ford. The truck had a standard 95-hp six-cylinder engine under the hood, an engine that was shared with passenger cars launched the previous year. There also was an optional V8. The F-1 initially went into production at assembly plants in Norfolk, VA, and Atlanta, GA. Then, because of its popularity, expanded to 14 other plants. The F-1 represented a $1-million investment (about $9 million in today's dollars) for design and tooling. That design remained until 1952, when the second generation was introduced. The '09 is the 12th generation.

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