You Can Buy Ken Block’s Menacing 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck

Following the end of an eleven year exclusive partnership with Ford in January, rally driver and drifting master Ken Block listed a handful of his souped-up Fords for sale. Among them, a 1986 Ford RS200, aka the world-famous hoonigan’s favorite car of all time. Block is now parting ways with the star of Climbkhana 2, the menacing and insanely fast 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck.

The widebody F-150 pickup truck premiered in Gymkhana 10, where the tire slayer wreaked havoc through Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas. He topped off his tire-slaying tour by drifting around a drove of artfully staged rusted vintage cars. But the career highlight of this custom Ford F-150 came when it conquered the allegedly most dangerous road in China, the Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road located within Tianmen Mountain National Park.

Peeking through the hood is a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 EcoBoost pulled from the Ford GT Le Mans race car. The modified engine develops 914 horsepower and 702 lb-ft of torque, routed to all four wheels via a Sadev six-speed gearbox. The customization includes a tube frame chassis and military-grade aluminum bodywork, finished in the signature matte black and gray color scheme. It has a carbon fiber dashboard, Recaro race seats, FordPass remote start, and a backup camera.

The raucous Hoonitruck comes fitted with a uniquely designed set of Fuel Block forged beadlock wheels painted in gloss white and rides on ST/KW suspension. Because the widebody flares make the pickup truck just over 79 inches wide, an issue during transportation. Detroit Speed in Mooresville, North Carolina, designed the Hoonitruck to be highly modular. If any problem arises or in case of an accident, the truck can be taken apart and rebuilt on-site.

Detroit Speed built the hardcore F-150 pickup from the ground up, and it reportedly cost upwards of $1.5 million to bring to fruition. LBI Limited is handling the sale, and the asking price is a mind-boggling $1.1 million—a decent discount, we suppose? Additional parts included in the listing are an extra 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine, wheels, body panels, and suspension components.

The post You Can Buy Ken Block’s Menacing 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck appeared first on MotorTrend.

Powered by WPeMatico

Howdy !
I’m really excited you’re here, because that means the topics we cover are of interest!

It also means you’re curious about who contributes to your daily dose of information and who are the guys behind the bubble where you enter to find all the hot topics in one place: PICANTE.today

If we're not constantly up to date when it comes to technology, we're basically not prepared for the world we live in.
24 hours are never enough, and I'm sure we never remember every single detail we're reading about, but it's important to know where to find the valuable information when we need it.

Personally I'm a dreamer, a father, a lover, a designer, a teacher, a marketer, and I cook often - never without a proper plating.
Mixing up marketing with design and trying to always be the positive problem-solver, about sums up my day, everyday.

Stay tuned to find out the latest trends in lifestyle, gadgets and technology, home improvements and many more, here on PICANTE.today.

If you want to take a peek at what i do off-job, check out Hibridium- my graphic design and full-of-logos Facebook page, ITech Club - the kids club where i teach Web Design, Video Production & Electronics.

Also, we can get in touch via social media so hop on this adventure we call life !