Classic Lines, Modern Appeal

CLASSIC LINES, A JAW-DROPPING, 350HP OBS FORD

- Mike McGlothlin

As proof that Blue Oval loyalists are still willing to spend money on first-generation Power Strokes, look no further than Blake Younce’s immaculate ’97 F-350. The Florida native has invested thousands in his old Ford over the past several years. Along the way, he’s improved the truck’s performance without sacrificing reliability, and added modern bling without abandoning the truck’s original, rugged look.

But while Younce had owned the truck since 2002, it wasn’t until buying his son, Brock, a ’96 F-250 a few years ago that he began to take an interest in diesel performance. “He’s definitely the one to blame for me spending all this money,” Younce tells us. “He has gotten to know a lot of people who eat, breathe, and sleep diesel trucks, and it’s rubbed off on me.”

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