This Cummins-Powered F-1 Breaks the Mold

WORDS BY MIKE ALEXANDER

PHOTOS BY SOLOMON LUNGER

OK, LET’S JUST GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY FIRST AND FOREMOST. We know this is an F-1 and not an F-100 body, but come on now—just look at it! The Weaver Customs team left no stone unturned when building this insanely clean yet very custom Ford F-1 classic to compete for SEMA Battle of the Builders. Randy Weaver and crew set out with one goal in mind: to build one of the most modified custom classic trucks on the planet, but for it to still be classy and fully functional. Well, after looking through these pages, you can see for yourself that they most definitely pulled it off.

This particular Ford F-1 pickup has seen several renditions, but for its last and final execution, Weaver and crew wanted to top all previous versions—and top it they did! Sure, it’s heavily modified front to back, top to bottom, inside and out, but the true genius here is that it’s not overdone in any way. It doesn’t seem too gawdy or overly custom in any area, yet every single part has been touched by the Weaver crew in some shape or form. Setting this build apart from most is the twin-turbo Cummins swap, but what you may notice is that the custom turbo and intercooler pipping runs front to back and through the cab as a center-console accent and highlight of the bright red leather interior. We’ve seen a few diesel swaps in our time, but this one surely takes the cake.