Rodeo tips hat to next-gen Ford F-150 Raptor - Chron.com
The 2017 Raptor, Ford's most macho F-150, is coming to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo . Truck enthusiasts and Ford fans can sneak a peek at the next generation of the aluminum alloy-bodied, off-road specialty pickup at NRG Center starting... John Williams , sales director and finance administrator at Joe Myers Ford , said the Raptor has been popular. They're very similar to what the Raptor is. It's the only truck out there of its type that you can buy, and with little or no modifications, go enter the Baja 1000. That's been Ford's proving ground for the Raptor since its inception," he said. Williams said that when the new aluminum-bodied F-150 came out, Ford dealers wondered if that meant the end of the Raptor. But since Ford took the wraps off the 2017 Raptor at the North American International Auto Show in January, he said, "almost every single Raptor customer we have had wants to know when the new Raptor will be available. Source: www.chron.com
