User:DanTD/Sandbox/Ford L-Series Trucks
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Ford L-Series trucks, also known as Ford Louisville trucks, were a series of heavy-duty trucks built by Ford Motor Company between 1970 and 1998. The main plant that manufactured them was the Kentucky Truck Assembly plant, located in Louisville, Kentucky, hence the designation.
The L-Series replaced three trucks, the N-Series, T-Series, and Heavy-Duty F-Series.
L Series is the base truck. Variants are listed below:
- LT=Tandem Axle.
- LN=Short Nose (compact hood) Same WB as LS except shorter hood.
- LNT=Short Nose Tandem Axle
- LS=Set Back Front Axle. Shorter WB than L series.
- LTS=Setback Front Axle with Tandem Rear Axles.
- LTL=Tractor-Trailer. Long hood.
- Aeromax=Aerodynamic version of the L-Series.
Ford L-Series trucks proved to be so popular that they began to infulence other models. In 1972, when the Ford Torino and Ranchero were redesigned, they had a grille that resembled the L-Series. In 1974, the W-Series Cab-Over-Engine trucks would inherit chorme L-Series grilles.
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[edit] LTL-9000
In 1976 Ford added the LTL-9000, a truck marketed toward cross-country truck drivers. Two years later, the LTL-9000 would have it's own grille and headlight arrangement. The same year Ford introduced the CLT-Cabovers which had identical grilles with the LTL-9000.
[edit] Aeromax
As the 1980's were coming to a close, the L-Series was becoming a dated design. In 1988 Ford created a modified version of the L-Series called the Aeromax.
[edit] Resources
- American Truck & Bus Spotter's Guide: 1920-1985, by Tad Burness.
- Ford Trucks Since 1905, by James K. Wagner.
- Ford Heavy Duty Trucks 1948-1998, by Paul G. McLaughlin.
- Ford Truck Chronicles: by the Auto Editors of Consumers Guide.
[edit] External links
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