2013 SEMA Show: Kiss Bassist Gene Simmons Reveals Ford's Snakebit - PickupTrucks.com
As if having a gorgeously restored classic 1956 Ford F-100 pickup on the center stage of the Ford booth isn’t enough to get attention at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show, this truck is connected with world-famous rock icon and Kiss... All proceeds from the sale of this pickup truck (it will be auctioned early next year at a Barrett-Jackson event) are part of a Wheels of Dreams fundraising effort aimed at building a children’s hospital in Tweed’s hometown of Saskatoon. The truck chassis itself has been stretched 5 inches to give it a more proportional look, and it has 18-inch wheels and tires in front and 20-inch wheels and tires in back. The F-100 is lowered and basically has the powertrain from a Shelby Mustang Cobra, producing 550 horsepower through a Ford six-speed manual transmission. Snakebit is one of more than 50 vehicles Ford brought to the show this year. Nope,not a Vette engine a pre 71 426 HEMI,factory race cam its 1000 hp. A car mag did a engine special and with Mopar factory stock part rebuild it put out 850 hp. Add a race cam its over 1000. With reliability of a HEMI and you can mod it up to... Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
