Ford F-150 2015 - Module 1 - Introduction To Ford; Introduction To The F-150

Module�1�-�Introduction�To�FordTextbook
2015�Ford�F-150�Structural�Repair�Training�Course�(FOR06) 13
Introduction�To�The�F-150
Learning�objectives�for�this�module
include:
• describing�how�vehicle�weight�has
changed�through�different�models.
• explaining�how�Ford�is�working
to�meet�Corporate�Average�Fuel
Economy�(CAFE)�standards.
• identifying�when�the�F-Series
trucks�were�introduced.
• discussing�the�introduction�of�the
F-150.
• identifying�where�to�find�Ford
service�repair�information.
The�F1�is�what�eventually�became�the�F-150.
The�F-Series�is�a�full-size�pickup�truck
from�Ford�Motor�Company�that�has
been�sold�for�over�six�decades.�The�most
popular�of�the�F-Series�is�the�F-150.
During�the�post-World�War�II�era,�smaller
Canadian�rural�communities�had�access�to
either�a�Ford�dealer�or�a�Lincoln-Mercury-
Meteor�dealer,�but�not�both.�A�Mercury-
badged�version�of�the�Ford�F-100�was�sold
at�Lincoln-Mercury-Meteor�dealers�from
1948�-�1968.
Other�than�grilles,�trim,�and�badging,
these�trucks�were�identical�to�their�Ford
counterparts.
Although�the�F-Series�trucks�were�not
the�first�trucks�built�by�Ford,�there�have
been�13�generations�of�the�F-Series�trucks.
These�generations�began�in�1948:
• First�generation�(1948�-�1952)
• Second�generation�(1953�-�1956)
• Third�generation�(1957�-�1960)
• Fourth�generation�(1961�-�1966)
• Fifth�generation�(1967�-�1972)
• Sixth�generation�(1973�-�1979)
• Seventh�generation�(1980�-�1986)
• Eighth�generation�(1987�-�1991)
• Ninth�generation�(1992�-�1996)
• Tenth�generation�(1997�-�2004)
• Eleventh�generation�(2005�-�2008)
• Twelfth�generation�(2009�-�2014)
• Thirteenth�generation�(2015�-
current)