Seeing a new Ford F-150 on the streets of Knoxville is a very common occurrence – you may even have one sitting in your driveway!
But have you ever wondered where the Ford F-150 came from? How did the Ford F-150 come to be such an iconic American pickup truck? Continue reading to chart the journey from Model T to Ford F-150 Raptor!
From construction sites to home projects to weekend adventures, when there's work to do, Knoxville drivers know they can count on the performance and dependability of the Ford F-150. An industry cornerstone, F-150 has been the country's best-selling truck ever since 1977, just two years after Ford spun it off from the F-100 and F-250. And thanks to Ford's dedication to perpetual innovation, it continues to reign as America's Favorite truck, even forty-five years later.
Before the F-150 was its own model, Ford launched the F-Series line in 1948 with the F-1 through F-8. Five years…