Scale Auto – October 2019

• Ford Trucks Since 1905, James K.
  Wanger, Crestline Publishing, 1978


• Ford F-Series: America’s Pickup Truck,
  William Scheller, Universe Publishing,
  2008


• “The Year in Auto Sales: Facts, Figures,
  and the Bestsellers from 2018”, Todd
  Lassa, http://www.automobilemag.com
  
  
  • “Ford F-Series Is America’s Best Selling
    Truck for 42nd Straight Year”, Chris
    Tsui, http://www.thedrive.com
  
  
  • “Why the Ford F-150 Is the Best Selling
    Vehicle in America”, Lyndon Bell, http://www.
    autobytel.com
    
    
    • “Latest Numbers Show Just How
      Popular the F-150 Is”, Mary Conway,
      http://www.torquenews.com
    
    
    • “Ford Sold an F-150 or SuperDuty
      Pickup Every 29.3 seconds in 2018”,
      Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

SCALE AUTO TAILGATE SPECIAL

Another excellent F-150 model kit was Revell’s 2000
F-Series Harley-Davidson pickup. Revell revised its F-150
Flareside kit to incorporate key Harley elements, such as the
grille, wheels and tires, lowered suspension, interior seating,
and exhaust system. Also included was arguably the best 1/25
scale Harley bike model ever: a 2000 FXDX Dyna Super Glide
Sport. The trailer replicated the one at the Ford stand at that
year’s Chicago Auto Show. Because of licensing costs, I doubt
this kit will be reissued; grab one if you see it!

Meng’s 1/24th scale F-350 Super Duty Crew

Cab was issued in 2014 and replicates the 2008-2010

F-350 Super Duty with the 6.4L Power Stroke diesel

and a single rear-wheel setup. This kit was

extravagantly packaged and presented, but its

acceptance may have been hindered by a

comparatively high price and a lack of brand

recognition (at least among American model-car

builders). Kit experts predicted a follow-up dually

version, but it hasn’t happened as of this printing.

Any mention of F-Series kits would

be incomplete without mentioning the

Bigfoot monster-truck phenomenon.

AMT-Ertl’s original Bigfoot kit (bottom

right) was a bestseller, prompting a

modified follow-up kit (top center) based

on the original tooling, but with 1987-91

F-Series styling. The detailed third kit came

from an all-new tool (bottom center) and

used the truck’s 1992-96 design. The

Destroyer II was based on the Bigfoot kit

shown directly above it. Monogram

monster-truck kits used the bodies from

their 1980 F-Series molds.

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