2023 F-150 Heritage Edition Announced to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of F-Series Trucks

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@ sister site F150gen14.com -- 2023 F-150 Heritage Edition Announced to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of F-Series Trucks

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[MNBigfoot]

It's coming up to its 20th Anniversary of the same design, perhaps a badge for each accomplishment?

 

[MrGreen55]

For the lazy people dont wont to click 3 links for 1 picture

Five color options are available:

• Race Red midsection, with upper and lower Carbonized Gray
• Atlas Blue midsection, with upper and lower Agate Black
• Antimatter Blue midsection, with upper and lower Carbonized Gray
• Avalanche midsection, with upper and lower Agate Black
• Area 51 midsection, with upper and lower Agate Black

 

[R.A.N.M.J.]

I don't understand what is "Heritage" about these designs. Having owned F-150s from every generation these don't really strike me as a throw-back design.

 

[Wolfpack]

So the question is will the rumored Bronco Heritage Edition have 2 tone options?

 

[MNBigfoot]

I don't understand what is "Heritage" about these designs. Having owned F-150s from every generation these don't really strike me as a throw-back design.

Throwback means you'll be able to unbolt the door and it will perfectly fit into place on a truck purchased 20 years prior, and on top of that, a never seen before two tone paint job, in hopes of getting another decade out of a two-decade old design.
2004

2021

2026

 

[Lowcountry Bronco]

 

[Moto26]

Throwback means you'll be able to unbolt the door and it will perfectly fit into place on a truck purchased 20 years prior, and on top of that, a never seen before two tone paint job, in hopes of getting another decade out of a two-decade old design.
2004

2021

2026

How much different can you make a pickup truck look? The bed still has to essentially be a rectangle, and humans still have the same shape we always had, so there’s not much else you can do with a cab. You need a place for the engine, and it has to strike a balance between federal safety regulations, aerodynamics, and driver visibility, so it’s shaped the way it is because that’s about all they can do. All you have left is grilles, lights, and the occasional body line. Chevy tried to change it up a little with their latest truck, and people went apeshit.

 

[MNBigfoot]

How much different can you make a pickup truck look? The bed still has to essentially be a rectangle, and humans still have the same shape we always had, so there’s not much else you can do with a cab. You need a place for the engine, and it has to strike a balance between federal safety regulations, aerodynamics, and driver visibility, so it’s shaped the way it is because that’s about all they can do. All you have left is grilles, lights, and the occasional body line. Chevy tried to change it up a little with their latest truck, and people went apeshit.

I can't think of any full-size trucks other than the F150 where you can unbolt the door from a 2004 and it's a perfect fit for the 2022 model. I believe it's the exact same cab (other than going aluminum) sitting on the exact same frame for 20 years with no near plans of changing it. Chevy does not do that, Ram doesn't do that, Toyota doesn't do that. The 1996 F150 looked nothing like the 1997 f150, and 2004 was a whole new design again..................and then in next decade the lone change was adding stupid looking triangle head and tail-lights, then years later raising the hood line. LOL
I'm not asking for Ford to reinvent the wheel, just a rehaul every decade or two, like every other company. Not too much to ask when spending $50k on a truck. Perhaps for 2023, they should just change its name the Mazda B 2.0.

 

[Moto26]

I can't think of any full-size trucks other than the F150 where you can unbolt the door from a 2004 and it's a perfect fit for the 2022 model. I believe it's the exact same cab (other than going aluminum) sitting on the exact same frame for 20 years with no near plans of changing it. Chevy does not do that, Ram doesn't do that, Toyota doesn't do that. The 1996 F150 looked nothing like the 1997 f150, and 2004 was a whole new design again..................and then in next decade the lone change was adding stupid looking triangle head and tail-lights, then years later raising the hood line. LOL
I'm not asking for Ford to reinvent the wheel, just a rehaul every decade or two, like every other company. Not too much to ask when spending $50k on a truck. Perhaps for 2023, they should just change its name the Mazda B 2.0.

I'll take your word for it that the doors are interchangeable. The rear doors definitely aren't. But it's a pretty damn good door design. Great visibility. Chevys feel like you're sitting inside a bathtub.

The '97-gen Fords were godawful ugly. I had a '01 Supercrew, so I'm not just saying that. They looked like melted jello compared to anything before or since. Good riddance.

I think they've just gotten it right, and there's no need for major change just for the sake of change.

 

[j_marinelli]

When I think of "heritage" this is what comes to mind:

 

[AZ_Liberty]

Ford build a lot of two tone trucks back in the day, and a lot were White + some other color.

Heritage would be White with a large swath of Brick Red.

 

[Moto26]

The whole ”Heritage” aspect of this truck is pretty weak. It’s a nice enough looking paint job, but it really isn’t reminiscent of any prior F-series trucks that I can think of. They could simply offer some variety in the paint schemes like this as a matter of course and leave it at that. But I don’t see how it has anything else to do with F-series history…

 

[Lowcountry Bronco]

Ford Authority put out the below article with pricing, $1975 but with stipulations on trim packages. Wonder how they'll break it out on the Bronco.

https://fordauthority.com/2022/07/2023-ford-f-150-heritage-edition-pricing-revealed/

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