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F-150 Project FX2 sport truck

The really big news for Ford this past week was the new 2008 F-Series Super Duty, which was unveiled by Mark Fields at the Texas State Fair. If serious work trucks aren't quite your thing, though, Ford's got one with a little more mass appeal on the way, based on its new FX2 sport truck..

The automaker quietly introduced the new F-150 FX2 in April at the NY Auto Show, and while the Shelby GT-H got all the all the Big Apple fanfare, Fields did briefly single out the the new sport truck in his presentation to the media at the Javits Center. A few weeks later, Ford isssued an official press release announcing the new model's availability.

Fast forward a few months.

Six members of the Texas Auto Writers Association sat down for lunch with a group of people from Ford who wanted the writers' take on what they'd do to make the new FX2 better. Their mission? Go through the catalog of available factory accessories and Ford Racing parts and choose the equipment they'd like to see on one of the new FX2s. The list the scribes came up with was long and distinguished, and included (among other things) a Ford Racing intercooled supercharger, 4-pot Brembos, a lowering kit, a Harley-Davidson-edition front end, a silver racing stripe, SVT wheels, and a side-exit exhaust. Inside, the truck received pillar-mounted gauges, Harley-Davidson-model pedals, Bluettoth, and rear-seat DVD.

The completed machine, dubbed the F-150 Project FX2 Sport, was revealed to the media at the Texas State Fair on September 29 and will be shown publicly at SEMA beginnig October 31. It has a low, muscular stance compared to the stock FX2 (no slouch in the looks department itself, as trucks go). The estimated cost of all the added goodies, according to Dallas Morning News writer Terry Box, is estimated to be between $17,000 and $20,000, putting the Project FX2 into Roush and Saleen territory in terms of pricing. To be fair, it offers similar levels of style and performance.

In the absence of a new, full-blown SVT Lightning, a decked-out hot rod FX2 like the project vehicle may be the sweetest factory sport truck you can get from a Ford dealer. If you're willing to part with the dough, that is.

(Photos, press release after the jump)

[Sources: Dallas Morning News, Ford]

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