Ford first-generation F-Series platform

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The Ford first-generation F-Series platform was the foundational chassis and body design used for Ford’s inaugural postwar line of F-Series pickup trucks and light-duty commercial vehicles introduced in the late 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automotive platform ⓘ
truck chassis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ford Bonus-Built platform ⓘ
linked to: Ford Bonus-Built
assemblyLocation Dearborn, Michigan ⓘ
multiple Ford truck plants in the United States ⓘ
bodyOnFrame true ⓘ
bodyStyleSupported panel truck ⓘ
pickup truck ⓘ
school bus chassis ⓘ
stake bed truck ⓘ
category heavy-duty truck platform ⓘ
light truck platform ⓘ
medium-duty truck platform ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
engineCompatibility Ford flathead V8 ⓘ
Ford inline-6 engine ⓘ
era post–World War II ⓘ
frameType ladder frame ⓘ
introduced 1947 ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Ford Motor Company ⓘ
market North America ⓘ
modelYears 1948 ⓘ
1949 ⓘ
1950 ⓘ
1951 ⓘ
1952 ⓘ
notableFor first dedicated truck platform by Ford after World War II ⓘ
separate truck-specific chassis not derived from passenger cars ⓘ
partOfSeries Ford F-Series ⓘ
predecessor Ford car-based pickup chassis ⓘ
productionEnd 1952 ⓘ
productionStart 1947 ⓘ
successor Ford second-generation F-Series platform ⓘ
usedFor heavy-duty trucks ⓘ
light-duty commercial vehicles ⓘ
medium-duty trucks ⓘ
pickup trucks ⓘ
usedInModel Ford F-1 ⓘ
linked to: Ford F-Series

Ford F-2 ⓘ
Ford F-3 ⓘ
linked to: Ford F-2

Ford F-4 ⓘ
Ford F-5 ⓘ
Ford F-6 ⓘ
Ford F-7 ⓘ
Ford F-8 ⓘ
linked to: F-8

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F-2 → platform → Ford first-generation F-Series platform ⓘ
F-3 → platform → Ford F-Series first-generation platform ⓘ
linked to: Ford first-generation F-Series platform
Ford Bronco (second generation) → chassis → Ford F-Series platform ⓘ
linked to: Ford first-generation F-Series platform
Ford first-generation F-Series platform → successor → Ford second-generation F-Series platform ⓘ
linked to: Ford first-generation F-Series platform