The American dream of the late 90's was having one of these in the driveway for the husband, and a "Bubble" Taurus in the garage for the wife. So wholesome.

Such a clean design, especially the front end. None of the gaudy, ridiculous hideous front ends out there today. Also do not need a step ladder to look under the hood or get into the cab and bed.

10th gen F150 with 2 valve motors up to 2003 are still some of the best trucks you can own. (The 'Heritage" in 2004 still kept the 2v also). I have one and I'm not getting rid of it ever.

one of the best generations ever. Some people may not have liked the Jelly bean design when it came out but it sod in droves and it has aged well

I have a 1997 Lariat Super Cab Flareside 4x4 5.4 Triton and I love it. This is my favorite year ever for the F150. Mine has reached over 600,000 miles with the original drivetrain and is still chugging, heading to 1,000,000 miles.

There's still a lot of these on the road. Just in my neighborhood there's at least 3-4 of them that I see daily.

its crazy you still see alot of these on the road today

My friend's mom had a 97 extended cab, long bed with the 4.2L and a stick shift. The tail end would break loose so easily, we'd drift around on dirt/gravel back roads (and this is before we even knew what "drifting" was). Sadly, it was totaled when it ran off the road in a rain storm into a deep ditch, messed up the entire front suspension and structural parts.

I just picked up a 2003 FX4 5speed. 3.55, limited slip and a bulletproof 4.6. Awesome truck!

I have a 1998. The best vehicle I have ever owned. My daughter drove it from California to Ohio last year. Not a single glitch. Out in my driveway as I write this

I always wondered if Motorweek did a video on the 1997 F-150 back then! My father ordered one the same burgundy color brand new back in late 1996 with the 4.6L, supercab, long bed, 4 wheel drive, and a 5-speed manual transmission. We still have it to this day as mainly a spare vehicle and it is always a treat to drive!

My dad had a 1997 F-150 for 13 years. He put well over 200k miles on it. It was a good reliable truck for a long time. It eventually rusted out really bad and it was time to sell it.

I truly loved MW when you had to set a particular time aside to watch it on tv. You planned your day around it.

My dad had a 02 lariat crew cab he got for a absolute steal back when I was in elementary school in like 08. Such a solid truck unfortunately he totaled it around 3 years ago after putting 150k miles on it. Absolute machine

I bought an 03 sport off the lot when the 04s came out. I really prefer the look of these aero styled trucks, they still look great on the road today. Wish I still had mine.

I love Ford's mid to late 90s bubble aesthetic, but i also understand that nostalgia of my parent's 96 Contour they had when i was born to around when i turned 10 is the cause for that love

These 10th gen Fords looked soft but they were very tough trucks. Back in the 90's I had a 97 ext cab, short bed 2wd with a 5.4. My dad had a 98 Ram with the same setup & a 5.9. We needed to pickup 30 bags of quick Crete, 100lbs a piece. We put 15 bags in each truck, mine was level & his rear end was sagging big time & driving down the road his front end was bouncing up and down.

The 97-03 f150s are fantastic trucks. Not everyone loves the styling but they last forever if taken care of

Its 2022, I still own a 97 F150 4x2 supercab with 270k miles. Had it for 12 years as the 3rd owner - But it has a production date of 4/96 meaning it was possibly one of the very first ever made. I would love to meet the man who likely preordered the truck and waited like a kid on christmas.

Still a very clean look to this day. Can be modified in so many ways and still look good!!The Ford Lighting was probably my favorite!!

Original owner of my 1997 Ford F-150 XL super cab with 205878 miles.

It’s sure nice to see velour cloth and color-keyed interiors weren’t that long ago. The sea of coffin-like black interiors today is majorly depressing.

My first new truck was an 01 regular cab, off road package, 5.4 V8, and built at the Norfolk Assembly Plant. Excellent vehicle.

Great trucks. Love my 97 4x4 regular cab 4.6. Still going strong after over 200000 miles. Ride better, quieter, and handles better than any Ford F150 generation before it. A huge step up in handling and ride over the I-Beam design.

Just titled my 1997 regular cab, short box with classic plates. No one seems to like this 10th gen, but I'm glad, as the earlier generations everybody wants them and wants your first born for one that still runs.., I bought another 99 that still ran, for less than a 1000, just for parts and yes, this past year.

I had a black XLT extended cab with 3rd door, V6 stick shift and it was AWESOME. Thanks for posting this again!

I bought my 98 F150 in 2004 with 100,000 miles on it. At 300,000 miles I replaced the head gasket and she is still going strong. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat

My dad had to quit driving due to bad vision in 2015, gave me his 98 pacific green f-150 with the 4.6 2v engine. Still has the original chrome wheels and runs great. Not fast or fuel efficient but this has to be one of Fords most reliable engines ever made. 180k and never worked on motor

The truck that led Ford into the new millennium, and the modern era. In my opinion, one of the most important generations of any vehicle.

I'm glad I own this truck. Sadly my transmission went out in it but I should have it back here in a couple days. Never drove a truck this smooth in my life

One of my favourite F-series generations. When i get enough money i would like to import one here

I remember being 10 years old and my dad pulled up with a 97 dark green/brown F250 LD he had just bought. As a kid that truck just blew me away with how beautiful it was and different than anything else on the road! It was supposed to be my first vehicle when I turned 16 but life happens he sold it after several years and it was just Rock solid reliable. More than the truck the memories in that thing and the certain smells will never leave my mind.

I used to have one of these 4x4 4.6 5spd supercab and I really liked the side exhaust

I’ve still got a 98 regular cab short bed with the V6. Runs great and it doesn’t have the rust out over the rear wheels most have.

These trucks are still all over the road in my city. It's crazy I was in 3rd grade when this truck came out and I actually remember being amazed by it lol.

My dad had a 1998 Ford F150 with a 4.6L SOHC 2V Triton V8 in it and man it was a beast.

just bought one of these. absolutely love it

Grandpa out here in Mexico has a 97 5.4 he's had it for like 8 or 9 years got it off one of my Dads childhood friends. The truck had an engine replacement maybe around 200k cause the whole engine shit itself starved of oil new engine does not make a single sound or vibration when the truck is on! Overall I like the truck a lot he uses it for construction work so it's a little beat up but I still think the design is timeless

Wife and I bought a 1997 short box regular cab off road pkg new in 97 and she drove it to work this morning 😎 LOVE MY FORD TRUCK

Wish I still had my 99 4.6... Best truck I've ever owned.. Still hate that I sold it..

We got a 98 in 97. That truck was pretty sky blue. Great power I really miss those prices. I have a 21 xlt and it was 3x as much as they were back then.

My grandpa has a 2002. He’s lucky to never have an issue with yet, it still runs great even though, he’s had it since 2004.

That brown interior was pretty rare, most trucks were optioned with either gray or tan interiors. The rarest interior color for pickups and first year Expeditions was green.

I still come across clean examples of the 97' F-150 in the year of 2022 🔥

My boy had one of these in high school. The truck doesn't die, they just get new owners and new lives.

love my 97 flareside 4X4 5speed with the 4.6L V8 still going strong

I still see these. They are really cool looking

I never had this generation F-150, but I knew several people who have had them and they had nothing but good to say about these trucks overall. I currently drive a 2010 F150 and you can definitely see the roots of its interior design this 97. Before the 2010, I had a 93 F150 - which I thought the interior was pretty modern for its time but the 10th generation definitely pushed truck interior design to the next level and closer to what we have today.

I have a 2001 5.4 and I love that truck.

4:19 - Rollover protection? ✅️ Front collision protection? ❌️

I loved these "Jellybean" F-150's! I had a 2001 F-150 super crew lariat with the black and silver lower trim with the 5.4, leather seats and both front and rear benches it was a fantastic truck!

I still see plenty of these on the road today, running on 7 cylinders and nearly rusting in two.

Damn I wish trucks still cost these prices today.

I drove my younger brother's 03 Lariat Super crew for 2 years after I've had just about enough of the POS money pit car I was driving at the time in 2018. He loaned it to me to get by until I saved up enough to get my own truck which was a 2003 GMC Sierra but I loved that F-150 during the time I had it.

I truly like this truck. Looks so much better looking than the current model.

1:37 "Lower the hoodline for better visibility" I like how trucks now are doing the complete opposite of this, reducing visibility mostly for looks, no function.

The V8 4.6 is equivalent to the Ford 300 Inline 6 in V8 form. Reliable. Along with being fuel efficient (if you don't hammer down on the throttle of course).

My 98 4.6 is still going strong with 170,000 miles. I'll keep it as long as I can. It's been a good truck. Who can afford a new one,? Not me.

For the 1996 model year, Ford actually sold this truck alongside the old 1980-1996 truck alongside the new '97 model, virtually unheard of at the time. Auto manufacturers typically shut down production of the old model to retool for the new model. The older model continued to be sold through the '98 model year for the F250 and F350, as well as for the chassis cab models. The Super Duty trucks would then be split off from the F-150 with a completely separate model for heavy duty buyers.

That brown interior looks nice I've never seen it before

Back when you could still get a regular truck.

One of the most severe cases of underrated design ever! Look the black one, or the red one, even the base at 5:00 looks damn great. And how can anybody say this design is soft or female-like? Just look that thing coming at 5:30, that's presence and toughness. And besides everybody talks about how durable and reliable is, you can't ask for more in a truck.

My dad has a 2002 f150 supercab flare side with the 4.6L v8 and 4 speed auto. Very resilient truck, weve owned it since 2016.

This is when trucks we're reasonably priced and not extremely overpriced like modern trucks are.

I remember when these came out and I was excited to see the Crew Cabs.

I bought one of these, can’t believe it’s been 26 years ago already. I then moved on to an ‘09 Supercrew which I still have as I finally came to the realization that I didn’t need to keep replacing perfectly good trucks just because they were a few years old.

Great trucks when powered by the 4.6l modular V8. The appearance has definitely grown on me, compared to newer trucks this looks less like it's trying to appear opulent. Also the simple interior space without too many technological gimmicks really helps these hold up.

Those trucks have such amazing carpet. Very thick and plush. It’s just like the carpet I have in my Grand Marquis. I do like the car like look. It doesn’t look so big and intimidating.

I love this Ford F150 1997. Beautifull truck

people can say what they want this was the truck to have. i see dozens of these still on the road today and even own one for work.

I absolutely love mine! same year/generation with the 4.6 2v, extended cab 4x4, amazing truck! It's still one of the best purchases I've ever made. Mines pushing 200k but still drives very smooth and solid, some may disagree and thats fine but it genuinely looks better than most trucks today.

My brother had a ‘99 which is pretty similar. What a classic.

My 1999 f150 4.2l standard Trans has 360672.8 miles, currently, amazes me every time i crank it

This is my favorite body style of the f150 no matter what anyone says

That 4.6 v8 will go on and on and on.

Still got my 99 4.6 2wd, and wouldn't trade it for nothing :)

It's been so long since I've seen one without copious amounts of rust.

These are phenomenal trucks, they just go and go

I love this F150 look. It’s still a good looking truck!!

I have a 97 that was built in the Norfolk VA plant in 12/95 for the January 96 release. It's a SuperCab 4x4 Offroad with the 4.6 and 4R70W auto.

If only we could go back to pre-2000's prices on vehicles of today. What a difference.

Wish truck prices didn’t quadruple for the top of the line trucks

My '98 XLT SuperCab 4x4 with 5.4-liter Triton V8 and manual gearbox was my first pickup. Lived out of the back of it for 6 months while I traveled around the U.S. I regret selling it to this day.

ahh the good old days, when a halfton pickup started at a little over $15K. Nowadays you can barely buy a subcompact car for that money.

Still rocking my 4.6 supercab my dad bought new in 98, now with long travel!😁

Funny trivia... listen up folk's. Butch, my old shop manager, sent me to the tire shop in his new 1996 Ford F150 4x4. Yes of course I had to see what it could do on the straight roads. It was fun until the last time I floored it on Fruitvale Blvd heh heh. That NEW dingdangdarn truck's gas peddle sucked down to the floor board and would not let up! yeehaw we goin' for a hella ride now! Wide open in traffic 4 lanes [luckily], a brand NEW 1996 4x4 F150 no stopping it until I got it in nuetral somehow. [no the pedal wasn't caught on the carpet either] That Pedal had a mind of its own, yes sir, that pedal sucked itself right to the floor, sucked it down so fast it pulled from my foot. Weird AF I must say. I will never for get that 1 FORD, lol.

I currently have a 2000 and my dad had an '03. Never a peep out of any in the reliability and durability department. In my neck of the woods these things are still absolutely everywhere. Way more common than the equivalent Chevrolet or Dodge of the time period. These were and still are good trucks. "Car like handling" is a little more than a stretch, though. My 4x4 7700 package truck feels like what I would imagine an ocean liner to feel like.

No question it was worth the wait, John

Still better than any new truck today

I had 406,000 miles on me. She rotted away, still ran, just rusted away. That truck was so good to me

Still have my 97 in the family. I gave it to my son with over 300k miles on it and it still hauls ass. I recommend moving the tailpipe behind the tire though.

My friend has this truck. He calls it “The Death Box”, for it is rusted out to the core, has no airbags except for the driver, and it’s wheels are about to fall off.

I love that body style. The styleside single cab versions looked the best to me.

I still see these trucks on the road today

I had a 03 SuperCab. The 4.6 was gutless but it ran forever. Probably the last really well made truck Ford built.

My dad bought one back in 97'. All tan, beautiful truck at the time. 2 years down the road he traded for a 99' 7.3 f250 zf6. That what drew me into ford. So now I own a 2000 7.3 with a zf6 swapped. Truck is a beast.

"The improved steering will make women more open to purchasing it so they don't fear the girth" LOL

I kid you not...there's a tomato processing plant that brings a majority of their field trucks to us for service...they have a handful of these generation Fords they still use...all have no less than 400k mi on em. Seats wore down to springs..steering wheels duct taped to hide the metal ring...but they still use em and we keep servicing them as long as they still run

$15,045 for a Brand new F150 ? Teleport me back to this era for the love of God !

This is the one I've been waiting for