We reported late last year that Chip Foose had hooked up with Ford to produce some special Foose-ified Blue Oval models, and the F-150 is the first vehicle to get the famous tuner's treatment. Based on the F-150 FX2 Sport, the Foose Edition will not only be the fastest F-150 every produced, faster even than the SVT Lightning, it will also be the fastest half-ton pickup in the world, according to Ford.

The truck has been lowered and sits on giant 22-inch wheels. A new grille and bumper up front are joined by rocker panels that accentuate the lowered look, while the body is adorned with custom striping. The interior is also augmented with Foose headrests and floor mats, as well as a leathe-wrapped center console with serialization plate.

The Foose Edition F-150 is powered by a supercharged version of the 5.4L Triton V8 producing 450 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 500 ft-lbs. of torque at 4,000 rpm that sends power through a four-speed automatic. That's not as much power as the Dodge Ram SRT-10, but that 500-hp truck went out of production in 2006, leaving the mantle of World's Fastest Pickup for the F-150 Foose Edition to pick up. While this is technically a concept, the production version it inspires will go on sale this fall. Incredibly, Foose and Ford developed this truck in the time after last year's SEMA Show in November when discussions between the two began. There's no word on pricing or how many will be produced, but expect the F-150 Foose Edition to be expensive and exclusive.

[Source: Ford]

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WOW!! That is beautiful! But then again...Foose is tha man!!

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Foose is the man. Do you guys ever watch American Hot Rod. the owner has a beard and a hot wife. Well Iw as reading something about how Foose used to work for him or with him and they got into a big fight and Foose started his own thing. Looks like he is doing well

The guys name is Boyd Coddington and yes Foose worked for him. Something happened, not sure what
and Foose was either fired or quit, depending on which story you want to believe. The rest as they say is history.

Foose did not get fired, he resigned from his postion as president of "Rods by Boyd" in 98 when it was facing bankrupcy. He left when things were going downhill to start his own automotive design company, along with his wife, called Foose Design. His Foose Design company did well and he was eventually signed on to do the show "Overhaulin". In addition to now producing the Foose F-150 for Ford he also provides design consultation for other two USA automotive manufacturers.

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Wow... I didn't know he almost went bankrupt. What happened there. When I watch the show it looks like they are going strong. Kinda crappy work but going strong.

I watched one show where Boyds body and paint guy Charlie jumped shipped and decided to work for Foose. Boyd was pissed. There must be some really bad blood there :eek:

Foose is the man. His rides are way better than the crap Boyd Coddington puts out. I can't believe he sells stuff. After watching the crap that goes on in his shop I wouldn't drop my hard earned money on that stuff

From what I have read, the company did actually go bankrupt. Boyd went through a divorce and as a result lost part of his ownership of the company (doesn't that always happen!). Since Boyd was no longer the majority owner the other owners (including his wife I presume) were able to fire Boyd from his own company. Not too long after Foose and Boyd had left the company the business went bankrupt.

Boyd went on to establish himself elsewhere without his wife and the other owners. Around the same time Foose went on to start Foose Design, with his wife.

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