This 1957 Ford F-100 Has The Perfect Patina
The patina wars are getting
heated these days, but as of today June 10, 2020 the champion of the “Jalopnik Perfect Patina Award” is this 1957 Ford F-100 spotted by a St. Petersburg, Florida-based reader named John. Look at these pictures, and you’ll agree.
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Patina is a tricky thing. If there’s not
enough rust/imperfection, then the car gets labeled as a characterless, ordinary shitbox. But if there’s
too much aesthetically-pleasing imperfection, then the vehicle comes across as somehow disingenuous. Patina is great, but it has to be real and naturally-occurring.
The ’57 Ford F-100 pickup below definitely has real patina, though it looks almost
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Ford s Voodoo V8 is arguably the most charismatic eight-cylinder on sale today, so it s no wonder that people were initially lining up to buy every Mustang Shelby GT350 they could get their hands on despite the huge dealer markups. 6 photos
The naturally-aspirated, 5.2-liter screamer can rev up to 8,000 rpm and sounds like the end of the world thanks to a flat-plane crankshaft, a true rarity among American V8s. In the Shelby GT350 and GT350R it develops no less than 526 horsepower at a stratospheric 7,500 rpm and a healthy 429 lb-ft) of torque at 4,750 rpm.
The builder of the frightening Ford F100 custom truck in the photo gallery is probably a huge fan of the powerplant and decided to transform a 1956 Ford F100 pickup truck into something that truly makes a statement.