Get Entered to WIN this awesome SVT Ford Lightning! go.getenteredtowin.com/regula... DEADLINE to ENTER is February 22nd @ 11:59pm (PST).

@Simple_Jack82

Жыл бұрын

This baby's got me at 3/4 chubb, right now!

@kristiang.9600

Жыл бұрын

The site doesn't work

@markoz673bajen8

Жыл бұрын

Does it come with a Tuna sw no crust ?

@mattmurdock4336

Жыл бұрын

Yeeeees

@SomethingFunny454

Жыл бұрын

you praise how cool how cool your giveaway vehicles are while trashing the same cars in your reviews. sellout momo

The first 2 minutes was so professional I thought it was a different review channel. The last 30 seconds is what I expect

@rnt45t1

Жыл бұрын

Written with chatGPT

@saeedhossain6099

Жыл бұрын

always protect the bag.... gotta be clear to get the punters in the front door

@KacerRex

Жыл бұрын

Just like a mullet or muscle truck, business up front and party in the rear.

@genevieve.annabelle3296

Жыл бұрын

Its beautiful isnt it?

@dewdew34

Жыл бұрын

Thought the same thing, when in reality most of the people who could afford this truck back then were the same golf hat /cargo shorts crowd they rail against for owning 5 trucks. Ironic.

I can feel the 2000s, its angry with us.

@TheMeanmarine13

Жыл бұрын

Haha It should be, we really F'ed things up.

@yashwin8858

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry 2000s, you gave us gifts and we have messed it

@Arun999

Жыл бұрын

As it should be. Trucks are now 100 grand. Crossover taken over our lives. CVT’s have ruined driving. They killed off sedans and now we are obsessed with overpowered golf carts that can self drive. We really fucked it up

@cartilagehead6326

Жыл бұрын

Don’t feel too bad. The 2000s were angry with themselves, and also everything else

@nathanlong8295

Жыл бұрын

Always has been.

I love the unique sound of the starter on Ford trucks during those years.

@vintagefancollector1436

Жыл бұрын

And most of their cars too! My town car sounds like it.

@a.kblur04

Жыл бұрын

@@vintagefancollector1436 always loved the noise, glad my marquis kinda has it too lol

@Corkoth55

Жыл бұрын

I heard this comment.

@alexm4505

Жыл бұрын

Iconic. My dad owned a 99 f150 V6 and that starter sound is burned into my mind like seeing your grandma naked.

@onyx8231

Жыл бұрын

Ahh... The sound of: "Oh good! The cops are leaving."

Surprise at the end was like finding a toy in your cereal even though the box only had all the adult logos.

The crash test video of that generation of F-150 folding like an accordion will always stay with me. It's crazy since I grew up with that truck as the F-150 I knew.

@georgegordonmeade5663

Жыл бұрын

“Sure boss, we put a crumple zone in… between the firewall and the bed!”

@rushmatic

Жыл бұрын

Had to look this up and holy crap is it bad!

@justdrive.1117

Жыл бұрын

Coming from someone who owns one just like the one in the crash test it is really bad but the single cabs are not as bad, the extended cabs don’t have anything between the drivers door and rear suicide doors. Hence the accordion effect. I will still be entering to win this lightning.

@JDMsubaruGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@justdrive.1117 I had a crew cab of this gen, the single and crew cabs were definitely safer since they actually have a B pillar

@in-rust-we-trust2831

Жыл бұрын

@@justdrive.1117all extended cabs with rear suicide doors were bad the best of them were the 2nd gen rams so that should tell ya what the rest were like

Back in 2000 my dad bought an unsold Black‘99. I still remember the day he pulled up in the driveway with it. I liked all of his vehicles at the time but the lighting stuck out to me solely because of how it looked and how fast it was. I can literally say THAT truck along with my dad’s love for it is the main reason I’m so into cars today!

@P71ScrewHead

Жыл бұрын

Amen, did he keep it??

@NEWAOTSFAN357

Жыл бұрын

@@P71ScrewHead YES it’s currently being restored as I type this.

@P71ScrewHead

Жыл бұрын

@@NEWAOTSFAN357 Oh that's good man, great truck..

Spot on description of brodozers. Don't forget the rude LED headlights and milk can tailpipes.

@NealWinters

Жыл бұрын

Through the bed exhaust stack

@_zigzak

Жыл бұрын

What about the ebay light bars on at all times

@bwofficial1776

Жыл бұрын

@@_zigzak If it's not LED bars, it's blue bulbs in the headlights and they drive with their high beams on all the time to show everyone how bright their blue bulbs are. I always flash my brights back. Usually they ignore it but sometimes they'll turn on a second set of high beams or turn the brightness up. Two sets of high beams is cheating.

@jessekuchinski1172

Жыл бұрын

And everytime I see one miles behind me, I know I don't have long before they're 3 feet away from my back bumper. Just morons.

@_zigzak

Жыл бұрын

@@bwofficial1776 yea my solution is 70w led high beams tied with spot lights behind my grille. That usually shuts them up 😂

The perfect truck to go and pick some overnight parts from Japan and order a tune sandwich with no crust.

Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. And on top of that he just came into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust.

@user-eq1kg6bd4z

Жыл бұрын

But he's not cuttin' his baby loose tonight...

@mantis_toboggan_md

Жыл бұрын

I NEED NOS!

@IHateMyAccountName

Жыл бұрын

Tuna sandwiches for everyone!

@ileutur6863

Жыл бұрын

that's the wrong quote though

@gregorynofsker7554

Жыл бұрын

NOSssssss!!!!!!!

"I need NOS. My car topped out at 140 this morning. I need one of these, one of the big ones. And Harry, I need it by tonight"

@tone3560

Жыл бұрын

Put it on my tab at harrys

@saeedhossain6099

Жыл бұрын

back when FnF had writing, bad writing, but still writing, hehe

Well I've never clicked an RCR video so fast. Favorite truck of all time.

@NathanaelNaused

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@louyork8379

Жыл бұрын

You guys are cool. My favorite truck too

@Cavitt

Жыл бұрын

Same. Coolest pickup ever made imo.

@FearlessLeader2001

Жыл бұрын

@@Cavitt the WHINE

I remember seeing Paul Walker driving this in Fast and the Furious. Forever a legend cemented in time.

Worked at a Ford dealership as a porter when these were new. Saying this shifts hard is an understatement. This and the Harley edition would chirp the tires every time up shifting from 1st to 2nd when you pinned it to the floor. For the time these were legit fast. They ran constantly 12.9 quarter miles at our local drag strip (Great Lakes Dragaway) without fail.

@CPAJayhawk

Жыл бұрын

These did not run 12.9s stock… they were a high 13 low 14 stock

@DickTrikle

Жыл бұрын

@@CPAJayhawk Just looked it up, I must have mixed up the cobra and lightning times. Good call.

@CPAJayhawk

Жыл бұрын

@@DickTrikle Yeah, a 03-04 Cobra will do 12.9's

I bought my new in 2001 and nobody really knew what I had. It was so much fun surprising people. 1st thing I did was go to JDM engineering in Freehold New Jersey and buy every bolt on I could. Back then running a 12 second quarter mile was doing something. I even pulled a trailer with it if I put the stock pulley back on. Damn I miss that truck.

@Alamander81

Жыл бұрын

Were you running parts for Harry?

@TheMeanmarine13

Жыл бұрын

@@Alamander81 haha I wasn't "in the family"

@UmmYeahOk

Жыл бұрын

“He’s a cop!”

@MyNameIsNidos

Жыл бұрын

Hey I know that place! Never been there but heard good things about it, I'm about 30 minutes north in Woodbridge lol

@hahahajackmyswag

Жыл бұрын

no u didn't

My parents had the Harley Davidson edition during this time. Same engine just in a quad cab configuration. The best way I can describe these trucks is they feel fast but are kinda slow. Still one of my favorite vehicles we ever had.

@asparaguswater8016

Жыл бұрын

Got one aswell from this gen that a previous owner did the lightning exhaust swap and yeah you're pretty spot on.

@joshdemarco4308

Жыл бұрын

Did the Harley have the supercharger?

@boosted_spirit

Жыл бұрын

@@joshdemarco4308 yes

@alexcapps9290

Жыл бұрын

@Josh Demarco 1999-04 did. After that it was a sticker package without the go fast fun bits

@wrifraff

Жыл бұрын

They're not the fastest things in the world, especially compared to modern standards, but that Eaton supercharger screaming under the hood makes up for it!

My dad still has his '99 lightning to this day! It was the first vehicle I learned to drive in. It was definitely intimidating at the time (I was 14) but once I got used to it I never wanted to get out 😅.

@ArnoldMP

Жыл бұрын

My dad has his 2001 still. It has 200k miles and a leaking head gasket, we need to replace the cylinder heads.

To this day, I still remember the very first time I saw this version of the F-150 Lightning. It was a Saturday morning in 1999 and I used to love to ride my Ducati over to Pete's Mexican Food on 5th Street in Huntington Beach, California, for breakfast. Then I would walk over to Pristine Motorsports a couple of business away to check out the Porsches being repaired & modified and for sale on consignment. In the owner's parking spot was one of these Lightnings, black in color. My mouth dropped. I asked an employee if they had customized a stock F-150. He informed me that it was bone stock from Ford and that the owner loved it. I fell in love with it too. Oddly enough, I didn't get to drive one until some 12 years later when the IT guy at a job I had pulled up in one. He had done the pulley conversion, cold air intake and had installed a Flowmaster. It was a beast!! I have no need for one, but I also didn't have any need for the Ducati I used to ride. I think I'm going to enter this giveaway and hope for the best.

I completely agree with the rant about inconsiderate people taking up way more space than they need and forcing others to work around them. I've also never heard the word "brodozer," but I'm certainly gonna start using it now.

Definitely feel the brodozer issue even in Australia where rams and Silverados are now imported and owned by business owners who need a tax write off and you can't buy a hsv anymore.

@fullweezy3553

Жыл бұрын

You guys got to drive those awesome ute's that us lowley Americans can only dream of kills my soul what gm did to Holden every time I see a brodozier and just think of crushing their souls in a v8 holden ute

@Ben-Rogue

Жыл бұрын

Same here in NZ. All these big American imports taking up four car parks... It was getting bad enough with all the idiots and their Ford Rangers, with fender flairs, huge spacers and muddies that have never seen actual mud in their life

I felt that 440ft/lbs in 2001. I was sent on a mission to pick up a Lightning from KY to bring back to the new owner in MS. It was a good 500+ mile of magnificence!

The power of a current base truck, with all the safety & quality of 90s ford

I love how a "fast" pickup from the 90s is barely quicker than a new Ford Maverick with the FX4 package. I continually forget how slow cars used to be. I really miss the 90s car vibes. Even if they did generally have interior that fell apart. Like 90s McDonalds toy quality

@Ichibuns

Жыл бұрын

It could also be the tow package that gives you the quicker final drive. It could be both

@nyplantings2420

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, ok biden voter u got it all figured out by what you read

"More American than an unwashed ass" I cackled so loud lmao

As someone who grew up in a country that never got these, I didn't see one of these in real life until a few years ago. The Lightning to me is a unicorn, like the Skyline GT-R is to American 80's and 90's kids

Folks never put truck nutz on the Lightning - most had the unsightfully large factory sack removed to curtail the humping and roaming behavior these trucks were infamous for.

I used to do dealer trades. I got a ticket in one of these in 2004 because i changed the radio station. I went from 62 to 90 by changing the radio station. Great truck. Also, i took delivery of my f150 in 10/99. It was a ‘00 year, (essentially xlt) with manual, .355 diff, 4.6, and no power windows/mirrors…so it was badged an xl, everything else in it was xlt. Single cab, short bed. I waited 3 months for my spec’d truck to be built. Financed 100% of the $17k as a first time new buyer at 3.5%. $17k for a new, spec’d f150 xlt…let that sink in.

The last bit is pure RCR madness, and I'm all for it

I have an 02 F150 super crew lariat (crew cab) with the N/A 5.4 and 4wd bought it from my grandpa with the intention of keeping it in good shape for as long as I own it, love that truck

That chime sound when the ignition is on, oddly one of my favorites

I remember we had someone in town with one of these back in the day. We all loved it. Such a cool vehicle.

When new Maverick came out recently I loved it right away for a reason I couldn't explain. Now when you highlighted a connection between SVT and modern small trucks I realized what that reason was. And btw I'd take SVT over a Viper truck every time.

I beat one of these in my '99 GT. I pulled up next to him at a red light, not really attempting to race him. I just looked over and he goes, "Oh, you wanna find out the hard way????". We were next to each other until the top-end, when I slowly walked him. As far as I know, that GT only had a Bassani exhaust and some CAI. There's an older feller around here who has a first-gen Lightning, but those were all motor.

@MT-Pink

Жыл бұрын

The first remakes of the GT500 had an engine from these because it could handle the power

@kingssuck06

7 ай бұрын

@@MT-Pinkgt500 is dohc, this is sohc

@MT-Pink

7 ай бұрын

@@kingssuck06 okay? So they upgraded it. Thanks for bothering me with that. Like the GT 4.6 and the Cobra 4.6. Jesus just because you can say something doesn't mean you have to. Stfu every once in a while

"Spite passing" Lol i learned the name of my own habit today

oh god. the sound of that engine starting up took me back to my childhood

9:55 spot on. I don't even say excuse me anymore and just walk through, and then they're like, "ExCuSe Me?!?" lol

If you use synthetic oil and you change it on schedule, the triton motor is good. It is when you don't have regular oil changes with conventional oil that kills the triton. Sludge build-up restricts oil flow and starves the engine of oil. That is the Triton's weakness.

@vintagefancollector1436

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that’s an issue for the two valve version, I’ve always noticed they behave like two valve 4.6s. Extremely hard to kill. Three valve yes. That’s the one that can become a grenade.

I worked for a Ford dealer as a mechanic in the early 2000s and it was amazing how reliable these were compared to their average Joe F150 counterparts. I always preferred the first GEN Lightning with its manual transmission and fun 90s decals but would gladly drive either one

@ericsantschi4612

Жыл бұрын

They never made a manual transmission lightning lol

@DucatiPaso750

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know the first gen Lightning had a manual transmission. Was it an option?

@lukelowe918

Жыл бұрын

@Eric Santschi I drove a 1996 Lightning with a manual transmission. Just because Ford didn't sell one from the dealership doesn't mean people weren't putting them in.

@lukelowe918

Жыл бұрын

@David O Rodriguez I drove one at the dealership I worked at. I don't know if it was a option.

Ahh the 1999 Lightning. My father had one - and on the way to trade it in for a 2003, it threw a spark plug right out the top of the head..

@GarettTrietsch

Жыл бұрын

The 2003's were far more notorious for that due to fewer plug threads!

@GarettTrietsch

Жыл бұрын

Actually, I have that backwards. 2003 was when they fixed it I think. Has it really been 20 years? Sigh.

@jrherita

Жыл бұрын

@@GarettTrietsch lol yes it's been forever. His second lightning might have been an 04. I just remember it was the newer one with 20 extra horsepower and the quicker rear ratio.. but the plug blew out on his 99 on the way to trade in. Lol

Oh, how I've missed kooky stop-motion madness. That sleep salute bit at the end caught me off-guard, loved it.

American car manufacturers always have a drive to name their cars the edgiest, most childish things imaginable and I love them for it

@nicrobe9443

Жыл бұрын

Or naming diesels like condom brands POWERSTROKE.. CUMMINS.. DURAMAX..

@alexcuevas5633

Ай бұрын

@@nicrobe9443 I will never look at these names the same again 🫠 great job bro

I remember racing one from a dig back in 2004. I had a 2002 Camaro SS with SLP exhaust and no other mods (at the time). I believe he had a pully and headers/exhaust. My SS was auto and I knew how to launch the crap out of it with no spinning at all. He spun on launch so I jumped ahead by about 3/4 a car and we stayed pretty much even the rest of the way. So that's pretty freaking impressive.

I built the AMT 94 F150 Lightning Pickup model kit in 1/25 scale about a year ago .. it came out pretty nicely I think!!

I had a die cast model exactly like this and I loved it in The fast and the furious.

I always loved these. In 99 I was 20 years old and it was a glorious time to be alive. I wanted one of these and am working on getting one now. Got the 03 cobra in the garage right now but gotta get my hands on one of these

Absolutely in love with these trucks. I have a 99 flareside 4.6, it's great!

@JesusIsMaster777

Жыл бұрын

Are they affordable or kinda hard to find? I’d love one

@zane31415

Жыл бұрын

@@JesusIsMaster777 Ford made like 7 million of the 10th gen f150s and I see flaresides around quite a bit, so shouldn't be too hard to find

@zane31415

Жыл бұрын

also a lot are clapped so probably not too expensive either haha

At 5:00 the rising roar of the V-8 and the supercharger kicking in sounds like it's going to inhale the entire atmosphere. Love it !

3 of these since 2001 and over 160k miles on each. One reached over 240k miles. Still got one today. Each full bolt ons, just change the oil and drive them however you want.

"Nobody likes the tuna!"-my brain looking at this.

I used to work at a body shop and my boss bought a 2003 Sonic Blue Lightning wrecked. The guy he bought it from held out for 6 months before finally caving and selling it. I told him to look up the paint code first, since they're apparently super rare in that color, but he didn't listen and painted it all black. He later came to regret it but still has it to this day. It's got a tune and some modified engine parts, last time it was on the dyno it had 463hp. It's getting used as a junkyard hauler and has 183,000+ miles on it. Truly a smiles per gallon vehicle, and although it feels sacrilegious to use it as a shop truck, it makes me happy to see them driven.

I owned a 1999 F150 for a while. The curved dash was maddening because there wasn't a flat area anywhere to set something down. The truck was designed with flowing vulvic curves on every surface

@kftc1980

6 ай бұрын

On a positive note the visibility was good, for a truck. The generation after feels so bulky and unwieldy compared to these.

@mainebigfoothunter7088

6 ай бұрын

@@kftc1980 I agree with you on that point. The proportions were unbalanced on the next generation. The body seemed to be blocky and generic

Joy of every early 2000s childhood in Balkans in form of hugely popular Bburago 1/43 scale model - the only Bburago you could load something into, unlike Ferraris, Vipers and hot hatches.

@dylanorr2127

Жыл бұрын

What is a bburago?

@natasastanojevic

Жыл бұрын

@@dylanorr2127 Italian maker of scale model cars that were popular toys while Yugoslavia was under sanctions, because small 1/43 scale cars were easy to smuggle and were sold in buvljak - wild grey economy open air markets.

I was at the dealer when these things came out, I remember them well. But don't forget, we already had the Syclone many years earlier.

Look at that adorable front end. It's like it's smiling from being happy to see you.

Ford F150 SVT lightning. The official truck of the managing director of that local logging business.

Words do not express how nice it was to watch one of your videos without the obnoxious teenager drama voice over. It was there, enough, and the bulk saved for the end. Perfect change! I actually watched this one all the way through!

This and the Ram SRT-10 are the gold standard of the sport truck, though a modern Rivian will embarrass a stock one now they were wicked sleepers in their day, these big engines take to tuning like ducks to water. The SVT was a few relatively mild mods away from making 450 HP wheel, and I've seen one go as high as 800 with a fully built-up Triton. I'll never understand why the brodozer crowd reigns supreme when we could have these, at least they're vastly better vehicles for 98% of end users who will never go dune jumping or haul anything bigger than a fridge with them.

That generation is my favorite ford of all time. Especially the final years of the real lightning. 03/04 is my favorite truck of all time

I know a mechanic who loves the 2 valve Triton engines, 1st gen. The 3 valve 2nd gen is where the problems lie. His words were that at 3500rpm the internal components caused bubbled to develop in the oil and those bubbles would cause problems. There are conversion kits for the 2nd gen engines to bring it from 3 valves to 2. This is further complicated that to have the 2 valve configuration work you have to bypass some connectors just to get the engine to run right. People who rag on the Triton engine are probably thinking of the 3 valve. If they argue that it's the 2 valve then I expect a list of problems backed up with evidence. My 99 F150 crew cab already had one of the spark plugs pop out and I had the AC fixed so it blows cold again. Dumped nearly 3k just over the AC and spark plug fix because the threads were gone. It still needs money put in it but I'm going slow so I also grow my savings. It still needs work but the engine is as valuable as a Toyota.

I gotta say, the camera work on this is superb. Loved the forward facing over the bed angle.

The ford lighting: The only 10th gen f150 everyone wants

The problem this truck had was the price. In those days, trucks were work vehicles. If you bought a brand new truck, it was because you owned your own business, a successful one, and you still needed a vehicle that could haul stuff to the job site. So you had the money for this, but you’re status also meant that you probably also had a family, and this didn’t even have the uncomfortable rear seating in the back. Crew cabs weren’t a thing. So you bought a truck that had an extended cab, and just prayed that your teenaged child wouldn’t complain. She complained about the obnoxiously loud exhaust instead. These extended cab executives eventually moved on to SUVs, where the entire family could ride comfortably, and not wake anyone up in the morning, while these Lightnings avoided the next owners hardships of lugging paint and brick around, and were garaged kept. Now teenagers and young adults, who grew up surrounded by trucks, want a truck, have the money, and don’t really have a need for the extra seating. These kids bring the truck to local car shows, and you have a mental breakdown. “These aren’t classics yet.” “It’s just an old F150.” “Did I just refer to this kid as a “kid?” “How old am I?!?” “When did F&F come out?” “Wasn’t that long ago.” “Oh crap! It was?” “I’m not old! You’re old!”

Yet another hilariously phenomenal review from Roman and Mr. Regular. I don't have the expendable income to spend on a coffee mug, but to whoever wins, congratulations! The second generation SVT Lightning is truly a great truck. A dream. (Of mine, anyway.) "The world around me is changing, and the truths that I used to know; aren't." Indeed. Fantastic.

"A symphony of wasteful extravagance that's more American than unwashed ass." I've never heard brodozers described so accurately.

@AldenMartinale1990

Жыл бұрын

Yep the other day I was driving down the freeway and was right next to a brand new raptor. Compared to my 01 F-150; this thing looked like a super duty.

Better take that ride down to Harry's and see if he has leads on any spoon engines.

Just entered. Of all the giveaway cars this one hits me most. Some of my fondest memories were rolling around with a very dear friend I served with in Iraq in his "baby" a blue lightning. I love that truck so much. I guess it's true that nostalgia sells.

When I was in high school, a classmate of mine had one that looked just like this. This would have been back around 2004.

Among the only pickup trucks I'd ever consider if I had to.

The interaction between Mr. Regular a Lightning, and that VW, that is my spirit animal

Now THAT'S a Lightning!!!!!

Immortalized in the Fast and the Furious as Harry's parts delivery truck, same color too.

“He’s just slinging parts for Harry man” “I *know* what he’s slinging”

The triton 2 valve is held in higher regard than the 3v and 4v, but the 2v still likes to yeet spark plugs like party poppers

Always wanted one of these back when I was in highschool. I always thought they were a cooler version of the sn95 mustangs. Man...... Regular cab pickups need to make a comeback.

"yeah it can't handle corners" I knew a guy that had one until he rolled it trying to take a tight corner. He was in a neck brace for a whole year and his wife left him. He was pretty bummed out.

@Gekkoid

Жыл бұрын

tbh I'd be pretty bummed out too.

Brian's parts truck from The Fast and the Furious 🙂

I swear every manufacturer who makes small rear wheel drive trucks like this should make a performance version like this. It wouldn't take much, and the revenue from those looking for a cheap rear wheel drive hot rod would make it more than worth it.

Back in 2000, a guy at church had one. I was 12. It was the coolest truck I have ever gone for a ride in. Felt like a rocket. Went 100 in a 45. Could not believe how awesome it was.

I had a friend who had one of these, then he got rid of it and got a mustang instead. The mustang was a little quicker but the lightning was so much cooler. He said it would go 145 mph, or at least that’s as fast as he ever got it to. Only thing he ever drove faster was his Kawasaki Ninja, got it up to 170 mph, once. Was so scared he never tried that again. 170 is fast but on a bike, it feels so much faster.

A shift kit, tune, smaller pulley and meth injection really wakes these things up. If you’re really going for it getting the blower and inlet ported bigger throttle body and headers will get you close to 500, a 3000 stall converter and 4.11 gears will get you into the 12.80-13s

I feel like you could be in a Joel Haver feature length film and have it go really well or catastrophically with no in between.

Gotta always get behind someone who’s an advocate for some good ole’ fashioned “sleep saluting” 😁

My grandpa had one of these. Union ironworker who raced cars in his younger days. Needed a bed and needed speed.

I remember sitting in the back of my dad's 2002 ram 1500 and him saying "watch this" before gapping one of these at a stop light. Granted that truck was far from stock and he owned it for all of 2 years before the engine blew up.

Standing in front of the rows of pickup trucks at the local car dealer lot with pictures of the F-150 Lightning, Ram SRT-10, Shelby Dakota, Lil' Red Express, Silverado 454 SS, and GMC Syclone while screaming "YOU GUYS USED TO BE COOL, MAN!!"

I have a 2000 F150 with a manual. It's stock, but fun.

I was a brand new tech when these dropped. I got to drive these before they were put in the lot. 375/375 my ass. The trans is a 4R100 shell with the internals from the 7.3 power stroke's trans. The box is not your standard length either. It's 3 inches shorter than a short bed. I do know with a Whipple and exhaust they put 600+ to the wheels. These were next level back then.

Just grabbed a 02 harley f150 with the supercharged 5.4 for 7k, thing screams early 2000s and has a bunch of features my newer cars don’t even have. Always wanted a lightning but needed the back seat

Last 30 seconds: ahhh yessssssssss

Spite passing pretty much describes the late 90's for me.

"Accelerates like a 2AM text that says: 'I missed my period' " 😂

It's basically a Mustang with cargo space. I like it. I didn't like it in 1999, but I like it now.

I loved these trucks because the exhaust note MEANT something. Nowadays we have these Freuhauf-sized, disco-lit mammoths with NHRA exhaust setting from a Casio keyboard plumbed through a Marshall stack...and they still get sandbagged at the lights by a whispering 3.8 liter Buick LeSabre with wire wheel covers. You didn't trifle with a Lightning back in the day. Now the posers get by smoked mid-sized Kias.

I remember back in the day Rams and Chevy pickups tended to be regarded as cooler trucks for their more brutal styling, but the F-150 Lightning is definitely one of the more iconic trucks to come out of that era.

“Mt. Bustmore” 😂😂

Love this video, but ya know... the TRX is 2x as fast as this and every new truck they make is nearly as fast as this.

I like this truck, I was looking to get one sometime back in 2000s, but I did not. The interior was sub par. For $30k I would expected more, even in 2000s.

Spite passing is a great term I never knew existed even though I know what it is.

I have an 03 cosmetically spected out like the one in the video except with a 4.6 V8. Its been a garage queen for past 8 years. Use it ony for pleasure driving and light duty work around the house. I do get the odd complement and stare from the public.

I bought a 2001 Lightning back in 2007. I put a smaller pulley on it with a tune. I put long tube headers on it (no cats) and a pair of 40 series Flowmasters. I'm sure my neighbors loved me as I'd drive off to work at 4:30am with it every day for them 8 months of the year when we didn't have snow on the ground. I sold it in 2018 for $5000 more then I originally bought it for, after driving it roughly 60,000 miles. Was driving home from Home Depot with a new stove in the back of it. Some dude in an Audi S4 was racing some other dude in a smokey and the bandit looking trans am, I passed them both like they were standing still... 🤣 It was a fun truck. I still miss it, I sold it because I got an offer I couldn't refuse. Ended up paying my house off with the funds I got from it.