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It's About Damn Time Trucks Started Offering Old
The Autopian • • technology
Key Points:
- Ford is reintroducing two-tone paint options for its trucks through the Ford Custom Garage initiative, allowing dealer-installed accessory packages on popular F-150 crew cab XLT and Lariat models with 5.5-foot beds.
- The two-tone package offers white, grey, and black midbands that can be combined with any standard paint color, providing customizable and nostalgic styling reminiscent of classic trucks.
- This design cleverly follows the truck’s contours, including the dip in the greenhouse and tailgate details, creating a visual break that reduces the perceived height of modern trucks with tall hoods and doors.
- The two-tone paint helps balance modern truck proportions, adding horizontal lines that prevent the vehicle from appearing overly tall or top-heavy, while maintaining body-color sills to avoid the "floating wheel" look.
- While Ford leads the return of this styling trend, similar treatments have been popular in the aftermarket for other brands, and Ford may expand the option to other models like the Super Duty, Ranger, and Maverick in the future.
