BUMPY RIDE

SINCE WE FEATURED IT THREE YEARS AGO, BRAD MCGILL'S '68 F100 BUMPSIDE HAS REMAINED IN A CONTINUAL STATE OF IMPROVEMENT

- STORY BORIS VISKOVIC PHOTOS JORDAN LEIST

THOSE of you with a keen interest in classic Ford pick-ups might be getting a vague sense of déjà vu, as we've already featured Brad McGill's 1968 bumpside F100 in the December '22 issue of Street Machine, when it was Wimbledon White and rolled on 20-inch US Mags Rambler rims.

Back then, Brad had just bought the truck back from the person he'd sold it to, following a severe case of seller's remorse, and proceeded to tweak and refine a few areas he had never really been happy with.

"When I built it back in 2016, I had limited resources and time, so I just did the best I could to make it a tidy driver," says Brad today. "But I've built a lot of cars in the time since, so my skill level has improved and I wanted to build this into something that really stood out."

While most people would be stoked to have a car nice enough to get into Street Machine, the knowledge that he could do better really niggled at Brad. "The Effie was really nice to start with, but the gaps in particular really bugged me," he explains. "It was a tough call to take it off the road and give it a refurb, as I knew it'd take time and money, but I'm now glad that I did."

While it might look like it’s just had a paintjob and a fresh set of wheels since we last featured it, Brad’s put a bunch of extra work into the truck to get it as sharp as possible. Remember, Ford made these F-trucks to be utilitarian workhorses, not show cars, so they were never any great shakes when it came to fit and finish.