The 14th Harley Davidson Edition of Ford F-150 @ Chicago Auto Show 2009

This Harley-Davidson Edition is the 14th time the Ford has pickedup. Over of its 74,000 customers have made a choice for the bike-badged trucks in the past 10 years. This model features most of the gadgets you can find in the top-end edition, apart from the unique visual elements of Harley Davidson. This Harley davidson Ford F-150 was unveiled last year, and this year it will produce a limited number of it.

The F-150 with a full packed appearance, shows up with a six-bar billet–style setup. The body work can be ordered in either a deep maron called lava or the same Tuxedo black available on the Lincoln MKS.

[Source: Ford]

The Harley truck sits on new 22-inch forged aluminum wheels with polished and painted surfaces and a center cap adorned with the Harley logo. The crew cab has ample space inside for five passengers and the seating surfaces are covered in the same type of leather used on the side of official Harley biker jackets. The seat bolsters in front also feature the ribbed leather that you find on shoulders and elbows of those jackets. Inspired by Bentley’s bragging about how many cows it takes to line the interiors of its cars with leather, Ford’s Mark Fields joked, “It takes the jackets of 12 Harley Riders,” for one F-150.

The cover of the center console bin is also emblazoned with an enormous Harley-Davidson official star and the truck’s serial number and VIN. Likewise, the steering wheel is wrapped in a mix of the same red and black leather as the seats. The center stack, meanwhile, is covered in a matching red rubberized finish of the same type used on the 2010 Fusion Sport.

Under the hood, the standard 5.4L V8 shared through the less flashy F-150s puts out 320 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque through the usual 6-speed automatic transmission. Ford hasn’t commented on pricing yet, but harvesting jackets off the backs of all those bikers surely doesn’t come cheap. Interested buyers will find out closer to this summer which time the 2010 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition goes on sale.

“Our successful co-branding, unmatched in the industry, offers customers true specialized truck luxury,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president of Global Product Development. “Just like through our other associations, we’ve linked with an industry leader to offer the best of the best.”

The new design has garnered an impressive award of: “F-Series is the best selling vehicle in America for 27 consecutive years; best-selling truck for 32 consecutive years”.

[Press Release]

CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2009 – The 2010 Ford Harley-Davidson™ F-150 delivers a new standard of “custom cool,” combining the smooth handling and legendary durability of America’s best-selling truck with the authentic styling of Harley-Davidson, the industry leader in motorcycles.