If you’ve ever wanted a classic truck that looks the part but hits like a muscle car, this one’s worth a hard look. The Classic Truck Dream Giveaway is putting a fully built 1979 Ford F-150 Ranger 4×4 restomod up for grabs, and we’d love nothing more than to see someone from the Backfire community drive it home.
This isn’t a barn find with a fresh coat of paint. It’s a ground-up restomod finished in a deep Metallic Mocha Brown, and it reportedly earned its spot on the stage at Barrett-Jackson. Under the hood sits a genuine Ford 550-horsepower 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 paired with an overdrive automatic and a heavy-duty transfer case — modern power wrapped in unmistakable late-’70s style.
The build is loaded. Think 35-inch all-terrain tires on beadlock-style wheels, Rough Country suspension, and a Ford 9-inch rear end underneath. Outside it runs LED headlights, a custom rear roll pan, and a true LUND OBS visor. Climb inside and you get digital gauges, Vintage Air climate control, and Bluetooth audio — so it’s as easy to live with as it is to look at.
Here’s the part that makes it real: one winner takes the keys and the title, and the giveaway covers $23,000 toward the federal prize taxes. Past winners have been everyday people — veterans, first responders, factory workers — not collectors with deep pockets.
The entries are donation-based and support veterans and children’s charities, with donation tiers starting at $10. And importantly, no donation is necessary to enter — there’s a free entry method detailed in the official rules, and donating does not improve your odds of winning.
So go check it out, get your name in, and tell them Backfire sent you. We’ll be rooting for one of you to fire up that V-8 and say, “Yeah… I won it.”
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