1960 Ford F100 Flareside

Chuck Most · Monday at 01:08 AM

For the last seven years, Erik Alyea has worked as a steel procurement manager for Three D Machine and Fabrication. Erik's metallurgical instincts are second to none. He can tell you if it's carbon, alloy, tool or stainless steel from 50 feet away just by how it smells as the torch cuts it. Well, okay. Maybe he's not that good. But he's been working with metals since before he graduated high school and, learning from some of the most experienced guys in the local industry, and he's educated and connected enough to have given Three D a serious competitive edge since he took on the job in early 2018, after operating an Awea Five-Axis milling machine for the better part of a decade.

Profession aside, Erik finds himself working with metals as a hobby as well. Quite a bit of metal movement happened to make his 1960 Ford F100 possible. In effect, it's a 1992 Ford F100 Flareside with a 1960 cab. Basically, fond childhood memories of the '60 (bought new by his grandparents) and the '92 (his high school ride), and the atrocious condition both trucks were in, led to Erik merging the best of what was left into one vehicle.

Eventually, Erik is thinking it'll get some steelies and wide whites, and maybe some pinstripes. But for now, he's enjoying the truck as is, and giving his grandfather the occasional ride in it. Grandpa really appreciates the air conditioning carried over from the '92, especially on those 92F days accompanied by 75% humidity!

This is a mashup of the AMT 1992 Flareside and the '60 F100. Essentially, it's the '60 cab in place of the '92. It's sprayed off in Krylon Anvil with a flat clear coat.