THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF A
BEST SELLER
EPISODE 1:
FIRST GENERATION 1948 - 52
The Ford F-Series is a series
of full-size pickup trucks from
the Ford Motor Company which
has been sold CONTINUOUSLY since 1948. The most popular variant of the F-Series is the
F-150. It has been the best-selling vehicle in the United States
for the past 32 years, and the
best-selling pick-up for 43 years,
and the best SELLING VEHICLE in Canada,though this does
not always include combined
sales of GM pick-up trucks.
In the tenth generation of the
F-series, the F-250 and F-350
changed body style in 1998 and
joined the Super Duty series.
During the post-World War II
era, smaller Canadian villages had access to either a FORD
DEALER or a Lincoln-Mercury-Meteor DEALER, but not
both; a Mercury-badged version was sold at Lincoln-Mer
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cury-Meteor DEALERS there
from 1946–68. Other than
the grilles, trim, and badging,
these pick-ups were identical to their Ford counterparts.
As of 2014, the Ford F-150 is
sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, most Caribbean
countries (except Trinidad and
Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis
and Cuba),Suriname, Ecuador,
Peru, Chile, the Middle East,
Iceland, the Dutch territories of
Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten
and the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands whilst
the SVT Raptor is sold in the
United States, Canada, Mexico,
the Middle East, Ecuador, Chile
and Peru. Both are available in
LHD only. In Mexico, the Extended cab versions of the F-150
is called the Ford Lobo, while
the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is
called the Ford Lobo Raptor.