BROTHERS Mike and Jim Ring from Spring Green, Wisconsin, are two custom car building legends known as 'The Ringbrothers'. One of their finest builds is a 1956 Ford F100 truck which took an impressive 3,000 hours to build spread over seven months, costing $85,000 in parts alone. Powering the truck is a 415-horsepower 5.0-liter Ford Coyote crate motor which is a really good fit for the 50s pickup. With a 1956 cab, but a 1954 grill, the truck is actually a mixture of the two, however the brothers explain: “Most people will recognize it as a ‘56 just because of the cab.” Whilst this vehicle has the looks of a 50s masterpiece, The Ringbrothers are known for blending old-school looks with modern technology. The 1956 Ford F100 is not short of up to date tech either - it has power brakes, electronic transmission, fuel injection, air conditioning and even a bluetooth stereo system. “There’s a lot of modern amenities that you would probably never pick up on by just walking by it,” Jim adds. The car’s interior also sports a classic 50s look, not giving away any of the modern conveniences the brothers have added. Mike says: "It’s the little things in the interior, like for instance, the headliner looks like an old zoot suit material.” The multi-award-winning car customizers state that the pickup truck is the most American vehicle around, and say they are excited to see what people are doing with these trucks.
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00:04 >> God, I think trucks are hot.
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00:07 It's modern, but it just still looks retro.
00:10 >> The pickup truck is the most American vehicle around you.
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00:18 >> Fast, low, sleek, cool, and kind of sinister.
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00:34 >> Spring Green, Wisconsin.
00:36 Home to custom car building legends, the Ring Brothers.
00:41 And one of their finest builds is a Ford F100 like no other.
00:48 >> God, I think trucks are hot.
00:51 I don't know, I don't think everybody likes the early Ford F100s.
00:56 It's somewhere between a 54 and a 56.
00:59 It's actually a 56 cab on it, but we used the 54 grill and
01:04 pretty much built everything else.
01:05 Most people will recognize it as a 56 just because of the cab.
01:10 >> This first class resto mod pickup was a 3,000 man hour build,
01:15 costing $85,000 in parts alone.
01:19 >> Honestly, this truck did not take very long from start to finish.
01:22 We ended up doing this truck in about seven months.
01:26 >> This entire truck was hand built, including the entire box, the tailgate.
01:31 The tailgate's kind of cool the way it opens.
01:32 You just basically pull down on it and it stays open and
01:36 then it just shuts automatically.
01:39 Obviously the cab is original, the fenders.
01:42 So the rear fenders are actually widened quite a bit to get that big tire
01:46 underneath them.
01:47 >> But also, this area was shortened up to give it just a little tighter look.
01:53 Typically on the 56 Ford F100,
01:55 the front wheels look like they're pretty far back on them trucks.
01:58 These we actually move forward to get rid of that, what we call an overbite.
02:03 Personally, I just think it helps the appearance of these trucks.
02:05 I think the only thing left of original sheet metal, and it's been touched,
02:11 but it's just basically the cab and the hood.
02:15 >> We like the 56 grill, but we like the 54 grill better.
02:22 So we ended up basically putting the 54 front end on this 56 pickup.
02:27 Little more chrome.
02:28 Personally, we like it better.
02:30 I guess it's everybody's opinion with that.
02:32 >> Sometimes things are just best left alone, and we felt like the hood,
02:36 the bubble in it, really worked well with the truck.
02:39 >> While this vehicle has the looks of a 50s masterpiece,
02:43 it's not short of up to date tech.
02:45 >> Some of the modern conveniences on this truck is the braking system in it.
02:51 Obviously, all power brakes.
02:53 It's got an electronic transmission in it.
02:55 It's all fuel injected.
02:56 It's got air conditioning, a Bluetooth stereo system in it.
03:02 There's a lot of modern amenities in this truck that you'd probably never pick up
03:05 by just walking by it.
03:07 >> And the faultless nostalgic beauty isn't just reserved for the body work.
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03:17 >> Inside, obviously, we wanted it to be a little more old school,
03:21 with all the amenities.
03:22 >> It's modern, but it just still looks retro.
03:26 We actually used the same seat and left the bench seat in it.
03:29 >> These we actually color coded to kind of tie in with the interior, but
03:33 there's a lot of parts like this that we actually build for these vehicles.
03:36 You can see that the door hinges are all machine billet.
03:40 We actually build all this stuff in house for these trucks.
03:42 >> It's the little things in the interior, like the headliner,
03:45 looks like an old zoot suit material.
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03:51 >> The powertrain in this truck is a stock crate Ford Coyote motor.
03:56 >> Ford sells it as a crate motor package, their own computer.
04:01 It's pretty much plug and play.
04:03 It's really a nice fit.
04:04 Kind of looks like it's meant to be in this truck.
04:06 >> I think it makes about 400, 415 horse.
04:11 It's all this truck needs.
04:13 Pickup truck is the most American vehicle around.
04:16 It's pretty exciting to see what people are doing with these trucks.
04:19 >> A 1950s American classic and some Ring Brothers magic.
04:25 What's not to like?
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