Create a 2017 "Lightning"...

[LightningLou]

Its nice, but......

Just saying.

This. My Lightning looks almost identical to that one minus the black wheels and badges. The styling is timeless. That new squarish, bulky looking body is not doing it for me. I give that dealer an A for effort though!

 

[tones_RS3]

Its nice, but......

Just saying.

Yeah, that's one mean looking machine!

 

[BladeX10]

Ford went full retard not keeping the Lightning going

 

[HEMI LOL]

meh. its no GEN2.

 

[ZYBORG]

Weaksauce attempt. Lol at stitching up a base truck with a blower and charging 50k. Gtfo.

 

[Serpent]

The old lightning is a love-hate type of truck. I like it and look for an L for sale up and down cali.

Every time I see one and I point it out to people im with (gf, brothers, roommate, coworkers) they arent too enthused. Kind of like the SVT Cobra.
Both look dated and you really have to be a fan to love them, because if you arent its just another old car. The C6Z is now at the point too since seeing 3LZ equiped c7zs.

 

[coposrv]

50k for a base regular cab truck...no thanks.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Sinister04L]

The old lightning is a love-hate type of truck. I like it and look for an L for sale up and down cali.

Every time I see one and I point it out to people im with (gf, brothers, roommate, coworkers) they arent too enthused. Kind of like the SVT Cobra.
Both look dated and you really have to be a fan to love them, because if you arent its just another old car. The C6Z is now at the point too since seeing 3LZ equiped c7zs.

Time for a new gf, brothers, roommate, and coworkers.

 

[Blk04L]

Wish Ford would bring it back. The trucks are light enough now and gas is cheap, yolo. That dealer optioned one isn't bad, but 45k for a dealer modified regular cab base truck is a lot.

 

[L8APEX]

The flareside needs to return too for a Lightning. For the single cab trucks it's that's the "je ne sais quois" that gives a Clean 2nd gen Lightning and a '56 F-100 a timeless look.
It's just most regular cab trucks now are work trucks that need bedspace, and personal ones are all at least extended or crew cabs... which makes a flareside awkward. Sadly I can see why they are not in demand. Toy trucks have to get cheaper or offer much more.

 

[Snagged]

Its nice, but......

Just saying.

I think they are one of those designs that are timeless. After all these years they still look great.

 

[Blk04L]

The flareside needs to return too for a Lightning. For the single cab trucks it's that's the "je ne sais quois" that gives a Clean 2nd gen Lightning and a '56 F-100 a timeless look.
It's just most regular cab trucks now are work trucks that need bedspace, and personal ones are all at least extended or crew cabs... which makes a flareside awkward. Sadly I can see why they are not in demand. Toy trucks have to get cheaper or offer much more.

I would think long and hard about a Extended cab/Crew cab "Go-fast" pickup from Ford.
Give me that 5.5' bed, and a 5.0 SC truck or the 3.5 HO TT on some fat tires and a track inspired suspension.
Call it that nickname from the dead Expedition experiment, Thunder.

Can't get worse MPG than the Raptor, so it shouldn't hurt their overall MPG numbers, especially in limited quantities.

 

[CobraBob]

This. My Lightning looks almost identical to that one minus the black wheels and badges. The styling is timeless. That new squarish, bulky looking body is not doing it for me. I give that dealer an A for effort though!

As much as I like what the dealer did, it can't capture the timeless styling of the '99-'04 Lightning. The Terminator cannot be re-created for the same reason. Props to the dealership, though, for putting together a nice looking package that looks factory.

 

[SVT-BansheeMan]

I'm patiently awaiting LMC or LMR to come out with interior and exterior parts for the gen 2's. A lot of stuff is still obsolete.

 

[scv8]

The flareside needs to return too for a Lightning. For the single cab trucks it's that's the "je ne sais quois" that gives a Clean 2nd gen Lightning and a '56 F-100 a timeless look..

^ This!!! Step side gives the big flared fenders for the proper muscle truck look.

 

[ZYBORG]

^ This!!! Step side gives the big flared fenders for the proper muscle truck look.

Agreed. Problem with the new straight line design is it would not flow with the curves / hips of a step side.

Its gonna be tough to recreate.

 

[scv8]

Agreed. Problem with the new straight line design is it would not flow with the curves / hips of a step side.

Its gonna be tough to recreate.

Very good point.

 

[jeffh81]

The problem with reg cab stepside trucks is they look too good. I had an 07 & 08 fx4 reg stepside trucks and miss both of them. They were bad bitches one red and the other was black.