Patina Pete

     Patina Pete began life as a 1972 f250, and was dragged out of Burns, Wy. It took us roughly two years to convince the old owner to sell. When we brought it back, we discovered that the floorboards were perfectly preserved due to broken open oil containers in the cab. The finish looked so good and with the cab being in perfect shape, we decided to leave it as is, and Patina Pete got its name. We used a 2022 F250 powered by a 7.3 Godzilla as a donor chassis for Pete. Pete retains a stock style interior for the 72 model year with some modern touches, but rides and pulls like a brand new truck. Pete has been dressed up with Fittipaldi wheels on 38" Mickey Thompson Tires, a new interior courtesy of TMI and Dakota Digital, a 4" lift from One Up Offroad, and is cooled off inside thanks to Restomod Air. The Godzilla sounds amazing thanks to the Gibson Performance Exhaust system. Every inch of this truck has been touched in some way, and it all comes together to create Pete.

     Pete is a standard for what we can build in these trucks. This is the only way to have a 7.3 godzilla with a 10 speed that is reliable and not erratic in a truck of this vintage. Every modern feature that caters towards driver comfort and experience is transferred into the 72 body, whilst still retaining that classic charm and character you don't get out a new truck. You can take Pete anywhere near or far, and the ride quality and performance meets or exceeds that of a new truck, and is designed so that you can use this truck in any aspect like a brand new state-of-the-art pickup and still have all the styling of a restomod.

Like all of our powertrain swaps, Pete is completely serviceable by any Ford dealership in the world, and under the skin behaves exactly like a brand new F250. Almost every module was integrated into the new body, including the small info screen found in the OEM cluster. This truck has all the amenities of a new F250, All the unique special touches of a restomod, and all the timeless style of a bumpside.