The Ford F-22 F-150 Raptor Is 545bhp Of Fighter Jet-Inspired Truck Heaven

It looks like it's been fitted-out for a part in an early 1990s action drama, but this uniquely modified F-150 is actually Ford's latest cash-raising project for an aviation charity
The Ford F-22 F-150 Raptor Is 545bhp Of Fighter Jet-Inspired Truck Heaven

Feast your eyes on this very special Ford F-150, a one-off collector’s car that has just been auctioned off for a good cause.

This awesome machine, which looks like it rolled straight off the set of Top Gun, The A-Team, Airwolf or some other late 1980s/early 1990s action drama, was built by DeBerti Design. It might be a bit retro to look at, but it has raised $300,000 to benefit the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Gathering of Eagles; an event that encourages young people to get involved with flight.

The Ford F-22 F-150 Raptor Is 545bhp Of Fighter Jet-Inspired Truck Heaven

Taking the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor as its inspiration, the special F-150’s aim is to “intimidate the competition,” said a spokesman from Ford. It uses an uprated 3.5-litre twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 pushing out 545bhp and 660lb ft of torque, which we’ll admit is a fairly aggressive place to start.

There are six-piston Alcon brakes wrapping oversized rotors with high-friction pads, a roof-mounted LED light bar worth 1.3 million extra candela of forward lighting and a high-end Fox and Deaver suspension setup.

The Ford F-22 F-150 Raptor Is 545bhp Of Fighter Jet-Inspired Truck Heaven

Elsewhere the beast gets power-retracting side steps, a stainless steel cat-back Borla exhaust and genuine carbonfibre trim extras on the body. The ‘cockpit’ is pretty extreme, too, we’re told, but there aren’t any pictures of that.

Ford has raised over $3 million for the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Gathering of Eagles since 2008, mostly by selling one-off custom builds like this. Long may that continue!

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Anonymous

Meanwhile, what people really want in the Raptor gets ignored. A V8 option!

08/01/2017 - 11:09 |
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Anonymous

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But turbo yo

08/01/2017 - 11:42 |
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Chris D.

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But the F-22 is badass

08/01/2017 - 18:56 |
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Disklok

Looks more Disklok inspired to be fair…

08/01/2017 - 11:12 |
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Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Disklok

Disklok should open a marketing school

08/01/2017 - 11:21 |
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Aaron Dawson

In reply to by Disklok

Error 404: Steering wheel not found

08/01/2017 - 11:27 |
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Anonymous

(Despacito starts playing)

08/01/2017 - 11:21 |
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Tomislav Celić

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STARTS RUNNING OVER EVERY PERSON WHO PLAYS DESPACITO

08/01/2017 - 11:21 |
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Roadster / Tail Red

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08/01/2017 - 11:28 |
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Aaron Dawson

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listens to hard rock/metal to wash ears

08/01/2017 - 11:41 |
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Chris D.

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Ugh

08/01/2017 - 18:57 |
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Raptor867

Ohhhhhhhh damn I neeeed one now

08/01/2017 - 11:26 |
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Roadster / Tail Red

1.3 million extra candela?

Michael R. T. Jensen we found a new light bar for ya

08/01/2017 - 11:30 |
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Interesting, I wonder how that is measured. Lumens is a far easier and more accurate way to measure light output.

08/01/2017 - 14:17 |
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Monty4248

Cheeky little ford tri motor in the back of the socond photo

08/01/2017 - 12:09 |
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I remember, right when the truck was revealed an F-35 took off from the runway and scared the sh*t outta people 😂

08/01/2017 - 19:00 |
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Anonymous

Is it just me or does that F-150 not really look like an F22

08/01/2017 - 13:12 |
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The Nige

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Nah, looks more like a truck if you ask me…

08/02/2017 - 04:19 |
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Joseph Le Corre

All I can hear is the Top Gun theme song.

08/01/2017 - 13:14 |
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