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Author Archives: Jim Oaks

Glenn Hunter’s 2012 Ford F-450 4×4
14 Feb 2017

Glenn Hunter’s 2012 Ford F-450 4×4

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Ford Super Duty | 0

The 2012 Ford F-450 you see here is owned by Glenn “Rusty” Hunter of Delta, Ohio. Glenn wanted a show stopping truck, so he sent the truck to Terry DeLong of Avila, Indiana. Terry has been building award-winning SEMA vehicles … Continued

Glenn Hunter's 2012 Ford F-450 4x4
Custom Sangria Red 2009 Ford Expedition
14 Feb 2017

Custom Sangria Red 2009 Ford Expedition

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Ford Expedition | 0

Just because you drive a Ford Expedition, doesn’t mean it has to look like your only priority is getting the kids to school and soccer practice. This 2009 Sangria red Ford Expedition was recently posted for sale at Motorcars of … Continued

Custom Sangria Red 2009 Ford Expedition
Pirates Of The Caravan
14 Feb 2017

Pirates Of The Caravan

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Ford Econolines & Vans | 0

If you have noticed it yet, the custom van craze of the 1970’s is making a comeback. Such is the case with this 1976 Ford Econoline van named ‘Pirates Of The Caravan’. Don and Becky Noone have been vannin since … Continued

Pirates Of The Caravan
Ken Block’s F-150 RaptorTrax
14 Feb 2017

Ken Block’s F-150 RaptorTrax

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 2009-2014 Ford Trucks, Ford Raptor | 0

Ken Block has done it again. After wowing the world (and YouTube) with the Subaru Impreza WRX STI Trax — a rally-prepped STI shod with Mattracks — back in 2009, Block has released his Ford-based follow-up. Block has just unveiled … Continued

Ken Block's F-150 RaptorTrax
Bigfoot – The Original Monster Truck
13 Feb 2017

Bigfoot – The Original Monster Truck

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Motorsports | 0

The first car crush ever in 1981 By Jim Oaks I can remember going to the Cleveland AutoRama back in the early 1980’s and seeing Bigfoot. Well actually, I saw it from a distance. You couldn’t even get close to … Continued

Bigfoot - The Original Monster Truck
Ford F-550 EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicle
13 Feb 2017

Ford F-550 EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicle

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Overlanding - Travel | 0

If you love the outdoors, and you love to travel, the ultimate travel vehicle would be the EarthRoamer Xpedition vehicle based on the Ford F-550 platform. According to EarthRoamer: EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles (XVs) offers capability, comfort, quality and convenience unmatched … Continued

ord F-550 EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicle
2000-2004 Ford / Chinook Baja 4×4 RV
13 Feb 2017

2000-2004 Ford / Chinook Baja 4×4 RV

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Ford Camper, Overlanding - Travel | 0

(Scroll down for more photos) Anyone serious about having a camping vehicle capable of traveling offroad is familiar with the the Earthroamer RV’s and Sportmobile camper vans. Here’s one that is pretty cool looking, but not as commonly known: From … Continued

2000-2004 Ford / Chinook Baja 4x4 RV
Sportsmobile – Living In A Van
13 Feb 2017

Sportsmobile – Living In A Van

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Ford Camper, Ford Econolines & Vans, Ford Sportsmobile, Overlanding - Travel | 0

This article is about living in a van, or maybe better titled, ‘Economical Living in an Econoline’. Some of you older Saturday Night Live (SNL) fans may remember Chris Farley in his skit as Matt Foley – Motivational Speaker, talking … Continued

Sportsmobile - Living In A Van
Torture-Tested EcoBoost Ford F-150 Finishes 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in 38 Hours
13 Feb 2017

Torture-Tested EcoBoost Ford F-150 Finishes 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in 38 Hours

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Motorsports | 0

F-150 EcoBoost™ race truck, with an engine that has the equivalent of 10 years of rugged use, finished the grueling Baja 1000 in just over 38 hours, traveling 1,061 miles. The same stock EcoBoost engine endured the equivalent of 150,000 … Continued

EcoBoost F-150 Finishes Baja 1000
Andy & Scott McMillin – 2009 BITD Trick Truck Champions
13 Feb 2017

Andy & Scott McMillin – 2009 BITD Trick Truck Champions

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Motorsports | 0

San Diego, California (December 7, 2009) American off road racing champion, Andy McMillin, culminated an incredible desert racing season with an exclamation point on Saturday, December 5, 2009, as he raced his #31 Ford F150 Trick Truck to an impressive … Continued

Andy & Scott McMillin - 2009 BITD Champions
2012 Cleveland Autorama & Sinister F-100
7 Apr 2012

2012 Cleveland Autorama & Sinister F-100

by Jim Oaks | posted in: 1967-1972 Ford Trucks, Shows | 0

Cleveland Autorama 2012 & Sinister 1967 Ford F-100 This spring I had the opportunity to go to the Cleveland Autorama at the IX Center. There were some really nice custom vehicles there, but this 1967 Ford F-100 really stood out. The … Continued

Sinister 1967 Ford F-100
Bigfoot #18 – Desert Truck meets Monster Truck
23 Jan 2012

Bigfoot #18 – Desert Truck meets Monster Truck

by Jim Oaks | posted in: Motorsports | 0

What do you get when you combine a 2011 Ford Raptor fiberglass desert racing body, and a redesigned monster truck chassis? You get Bob Chandlers latest creation – Bigfoot #18. It’s reportedly the first totally redesigned Bigfoot truck since 1992. … Continued

Bigfoot #18 - Desert Truck meets Monster Truck

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