Built Ford Tough

[Jim Shooz]

If you ever see the English TV show Top Gear, in the background there is a battered Toyota on a sloping stand. In one of their shows they tried to destroy it. Crashed it, left it buries in the sand while the tide came in and out. and a few other. In the end they hoisted it up to the top of a 10 or 12 story building which was being demolished. After the building had been blown up underneath it they moved some bricks and concrete of it, put fuel in and drove it away. It looked pretty sick but it still drove away under its own power.

 

[Jim Shooz]

Here is the youtube link to part 3 where it falls with the building. (correction it was 23 stories)
Killing a Toyota part 3 - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube

 

[trktrman]

Here is the youtube link to part 3 where it falls with the building. (correction it was 23 stories)
Killing a Toyota part 3 - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube

Now that's tuff!! Wonder how the Ford woulda handled that.

I bet no modern truck could withstand the punishment they handed that little Yoda!

 

[Diamondpilot]

Love the Haters! Side eye....


Chris

 

[dodge man]

I had to re-read the title to the thread. At first I thought that was the way they came from the factory, which is actually a slight improvement.

 

[trktrman]

I had to re-read the title to the thread. At first I thought that was the way they came from the factory, which is actually a slight improvement.

Maybe a slight improvement.............compared to a Dodge!:laughing:

 

[dodge man]

Maybe a slight improvement.............compared to a Dodge!:laughing:

I gotta admit I had that coming.

 

[timswi]

Love the Haters! Side eye....


Chris

Not a hater, just not impressed. Sheet metal damage won't cause a truck not to run. Now if they would have driven it out of a 20' deep pond, that would have been impressive.

 

[crazyal]

I just assumed that Ford made trucks like everyone else, with a frame. But if you guys are telling me that the sheet metal cab and bed is integrated into the drive train then I'll have to take a second look.

 

[94BULLITT]

I agree that sheet metal damage will not keep them from running. There are a lot of electronics that could have been damaged to keep it from running. Did anyone notice how low it sets in the front. The truck is a 4WD and sets lower than a 2WD.