F-Series Body, Mustang Muscle

WORDS BY JOHN MATA JR.

PHOTOS BY BRIAN MCGEE

BRAND ALLEGIANCE IS SOMETHING THAT RUNS VERY DEEP WITHIN BUILDERS IN THE CUSTOM COMMUNITY. Chevy folks usually descend from generations of Bowtie owners, and the same goes for Ford fans like Alex Dekadokh of Agoura Hills, California. His last custom vehicle project just happened to be a great one—a Coyote-equipped ‘65 Mustang Fastback that he had an absolute blast building and driving.

“I loved that car,” Alex says. “But I’ve never had a truck before, and I wanted that experience next. There’s just something about the unique A-pillar and frontend design on the ‘56 F-100 specifically that I found so appealing.”

The sentiment behind that statement placed him in a very serious hunt for his much-anticipated pickup project. It didn’t take long for Alex to track down what he had been looking for, and what he found was a truck—or at least enough parts that could eventually turn into one.

“I found this ‘56 F-100 parked inside of a shed in Oxnard, California,” he says. “Someone had started to take it apart but never finished. The truck was very solid, but in pieces, which I wasn’t overly concerned about.”