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If the Ford Mustang is a pony car, this must be a Clydesdale.
Specialty vehicle builder and accessory sales outlet Michigan Vehicle Solutions has a surprise hit on its hands with a fastback-style bed cover it designed for the Ford F-150 that gives it the look of a classic Mustang.
725 HP FORD F-150 AVAILABLE FOR UNDER $40,000
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The company’s program manager, Jim Thompson, tells Fox News Autos that the Aero X liftback cap first went on sale last May, but that the orders started flooding in when a Facebook post featuring a truck on the highway fitted with one of them went viral last week after it was reported on by The Drive.
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Owner Rich Oliver says they didn’t initially intend to make the louvered fiberglass cover resemble the rear of a Mustang, but after they started working on it they did add some inspiration from his 1969 Mach 1. The idea was to create something with more cargo carrying capability than a flat tonneau provides while also improving aerodynamics.
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Despite its original style, the lockable unit attaches with industry standard bed clamps. It fits 2015 and later model year F-150s and is available in 5.5-foot and 6.5-food bed lengths starting at $3,995, with flip open side windows optional extra.
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Thanks to “the incredible response,” the company is developing similar caps for other models across all of the truck brands, but is focused on increasing the output of the F-150 version, which it can currently build at a rate of only about 10 per week. Oliver says there has been interest from at least one high-volume manufacturer about building it under license.