Chuck Most Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Ford dropped the Lightning after the 1995 model year, but the ninth generation F-150 continued for one more season. The F-250 and F-350 got to stick around until 1997. I got to thinking, what if Ford had continued the Lightning for 1996, as a way of giving both the ninth generation half ton and the Lightning a proper sendoff? Base kit is the 1992 Flareside. It naturally has the Lightning front bumper. I also removed the cab steps and made rocker extensions from square Evergreen strip. The small chrome Lightning emblems came from a Rays Kits Decals North America F Series graphics sheet. Inside I updated the steering wheel to an airbag equipped version, stealing the wheel and column from a Revell 1990 Mustang. Under the hood I added a supercharger from a Revell Shelby. It sits on a modified dual carburetor manifold. The thought process was to bridge the gap between the real life first generation Lightning (naturally aspirated, Styleside bed), and the second gen Lightning (supercharged, Flareside bed). Paint is Tamiya Italian Red. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Great job. Little Red Sled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Nice truck! Surprised they never offered the Lightning in a step side configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Great looking conversion and the perfect color. Ford could have sold these if they had built them. Like the paint finish and the trim detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Beautiful Ford Lightning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Pretty cool, I'm sure Ford could have sold these ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 That looks amazing! I love a "what if" build. Something that should have been, is my favorite subject to build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Very Cool Chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Probably would have only sold about a million of em'. Great looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Great looking Phantom!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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