Because your completely ignoring the fact that pickups went from basic no frills transportation to luxury vehicles. As for the smaller bed thing, that is directly from having a 4 door cab vs a 2 door cab.
So claims a full page Ford ad in today's Wall Street Journal. It goes on to say..."Its the highway being paved, the hospital being built, and the power line being restored after a storm." And...It's the work that requires grit, commitment, and the right tools."
It also proclaims unlike the competition, 100% of F series trucks are assembled in America. On a side note, I continue to see a New England Ford Dealer TV commercial featuring Ford trucks including a 650/750 towing a tag trailer carrying a loader/backhoe .
While Mr. Farley continues to mention the importance of Ford Pro in all of his releases, perhaps this ad is indicative that he has finally recognized that he has a big void in Ford Pro's product offerings.
I have a 2016 E Super Duty, actually a Winnebago 25 foot RV. Basically an E350. The gasket from the cowl air intake for the HVAC system has deteriorated and is letting hot engine compartment air as well as mice into the system. This is the foam gasket that is on the right side right under the cowl behind the windshield washer fill and a lot of A/C piping.
How is that gasket replaced? It looks like its in a pretty inaccessible area.
we are in Q4 now (Oct-Dec) so production issues will start showing up in the next two quarters
but hopefully the +200k F Series inventory is the right profile to keep filling orders.
Alternate sources of aluminium is being arranged by the supplier so maybe only restricted production?
From 1960-1965, Ford made a US Falcon-based pickup, the vehicle Oddjob used in Goldfinger. In the scene featuring the 1964 Ranchero, a 1964 Lincoln Continental was crushed into a cube and appeared to be loaded into the Ranchero. Actually, the film was cut and a smaller, lighter cube was loaded, as the ute would hardly have been drivable with a 4,300lb Conti in the box.