The WEIRDEST Truck FORD Ever Built | Short Documentary

It’s 1964: the Beatles are performing live on The Ed Sullivan Show in front of more than 73 million Americans, Muhammad Ali has just become world heavyweight champion for the first time, and NASA is preparing to send astronauts into space. Meanwhile, Ford is building a truck that, even 62 years later, would still catch most people’s attention. That truck would come to be known as Big Red, and this is its story. 🎬 Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:28 The Idea Behind Big Red 1:47 Inside the Cab 3:20 The Engine & Its Debut 8:13 Why Ford Gave Up 9:00 The Mystery of Big Red 13:34 The Truck Today 14:06 Ending 📚 Sources & Attribution: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xwO62t3y0gGQO-6uR5bS9oy86UvDSmA822DUWsJEf-A/edit?usp=sharing #ford #fordbigred #fordtrucks #classiccars #conceptcars #oldcars