Tuesday, January 10, 2012

1953 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck

When you're 16 years old, life moves at a fast pace. Your mouth writes checks your proverbial butt can't cash, your vast amount of assumed knowledge is light years ahead of your actual knowledge, and dreams run much wilder than your wallet. Yet there is light at the end of the tunnel. For most things come full circle and eventually meet at an equal playing ground. On that ground dreams become reality. For Clayton Lashley his dreams and vision met head on when he turned 63 years old. Growing up, Clayton's dad taught him to drive in his '56 Ford F-100. As Clayton cruised the streets of the Midwest his mind often drifted towards vivid visions of customizing the old man's truck. However, Clayton's pocketbook and skill didn't quite see eye-to-eye with Dad. In light of his misfortunes Clayton had no choice but to wait his turn. Years later-many years later-this '53 F-100 edged its way into the picture for 0! From that point on, Clayton set out to build the Ford that his 16-year-old self wanted back in 1962. Not only did the look of the Ford need to match Clayton's '60's vision, but the ingenuity needed to as well. Instead of opting to take the chassis into the 21st century Clayton was content to stay in 1962. To bring the nose down to the appropriate stance Clayton installed a 2-inch drop axle with a reversed eyelet spring. The front axle was also moved forward 11/4 inches to satisfy Clayton's vision for the front wheelwell opening. The only feature out of place on the ...

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