Philip F

You're right, it's not a Mustang, but back in the day it was dang-near as fast as one! The press deemed it, "The Mustang with a Bed", and when the original Ford Lightning hit the streets back in 1993, it was the king of the muscle trucks. Thanks to uprated suspension, brakes, exterior/interior additions, a 351W motor fortified with GT40 heads/intake manifold and better exhaust manifolds, the almighty Lightning saw power increases from the stock 200 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of a regular F-150, to 240 hp and 340 lb-ft.

The result was a 7.2-second sprint to 60 mph from a standstill, but this hauler could, well, still haul ... 700 pounds in the bed and 5,000 pounds of trailer.

Here's the kicker: the Lightning package only added $2,846 to a regular F-150 for a grand total price of ... wait for it, $21,602. That's $35,510 in today's money. Can you believe that? Clean used examples are fetching close to the original MSRP over two decades later. Can you imagine if there were a new F-150 Lighting selling today for $40,000 with the same powerplant as a Shelby GT 500?

Read the rest on The Mustang Source homepage.

tbone004

I had a Gen 2 Lightning and it was a great truck, my wife wants another one. We were at a local cruise last weekend and she was pointing out all the Lightnings saying we need another one.