Thursday, October 24, 2013

History of 1962 f100 Uni-body

The f100 Uni-body is an integrated truck bed and cab, so technically the body is just one big piece. Ford started making trucks in January 16th 1948, beginning the F series trucks. The fourth generation f series trucks started in 1961 and continued to 1966. The Uni-body was made in this fourth generation f series with the integrated cab and body or box. Which means no gaps between bed and the cab. This means fewer welds and complications. The Uni-body was helpful because the cargo area was larger and had 16 % more space then the third generation. The engine options were a 1961 f series with a 223 cubic inch with 137 horse power straight six, also 292 cubic inch with 186 horse power V8 nick named "y block" with 3 or 4 speed manuals including the three speed           Ford-o-matic. The body style options were either the flare side or the style side. Lastly from what i found there are at least 13 generations.

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