This 1993 Ford F150 SVT Lightning is a True Performance Truck, But What Exactly is the Point? *SOLD*

SOLD I'm torn. Genuinely. This 1993 Ford F150 SVT Lightning uses a formula that I could never argue with - take a "light" vehicle, add a big V8 and suspension, and use it to go fast. The problem is that this all seems a little bit silly to me when done with a pickup truck. By design, pickup trucks are not meant for performance driving - they are big, heavy, have clumsy suspensions, and feel very out of place on any kind of racetrack.
This Lightning begs to differ. The guys at SVT took a 351 Windsor motor, added GT40-style heads, a big cam, tuned intake runners, headers, and stainless exhaust. And quite unlike Chevy and their 454SS of the same vintage, Ford didn't stop with the engine - they dropped the car 2.5 inches, added big front and rear sway bars, performance shocks, and big (at the time) 17 inch rims with performance tires. It not only accelerated as quickly as the same year Mustang GT, it also handled as well, which is a testament to the thoroughness of engineering that went in to this truck.
The 1st generation Lightning is increasingly collectible - only 11K of them were made, while at the same time there were about 1.5 million F150s produced. Many did not survive, and pristine examples aren't that easy to come by. With a renewed interest in collectible trucks, these trucks are well positioned to accrue in value in the future, and remain affordable today.
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