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Aug 22, 2022 · Jay Leno has turned an electric F-150 Lightning into a tribute to Walmart founder Sam Walton's famous 1979 F-150 Custom. Walton's truck is featured in the Walmart museum in Bentonville,...
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- Gary Gastelu
Nov 9, 2020 · Sam Walton’s Pickup Recreated by Jay Leno, Walmart Using 2021 F-150. By Brett Foote - November 9, 2020. One of the most famous Ford trucks of all-time gets a modern redo using the all-new 2021 F-150. In the illustrious history of the Ford F-150, few pickups are as famous or instantly recognizable as Sam Walton ‘s 1979 F-150.
- The 1979 Ford F-150 Owned by Sam Walton
- The 2021 Ford F-150 Interpretation
- Not So True to The Original
Sam Walton is the entrepreneur that created Walmart and Sam’s Club. He also orchestrated the growth of two companies. By 1979, sales from Walmart alone hit a billion dollars. The military vet was still a humble man, though. At that time, he purchased a Ford F-150. The truck was, When asked about why he chose a pickup truck, Mr. Walton responded, To...
Jay Leno has a fond appreciation of all things automotive that has trickled down into his own line of automotive cleaning supplies. After passing the Walmart testing, Mr. Leno was recently informed that his products would be stocked at the retailer’s stores in 2021. It was a lengthy approval process. To honor the move by the corporate giant, Mr. Le...
There is one thing that is not true to the original truck that is in the modern interpretation. The new 2021 Ford F-150is not a simple truck. The pickup chosen by Jay Leno and his garage team for the interpretation is not the base model. It has leather seating and other goodies. The original 1979 version was a Custom trim pickup, meaning it was the...
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Nov 11, 2020 · Jay Leno's Garage took on the project of transforming a 2021 Ford F-150 into a similarly spec'd pickup to match Walton's Blue Oval classic. It wears an inspired two-tone paint job with...
Aug 20, 2022 · Jay Leno and Ford revealed an F-150 Lightning pickup done up in the same paint and color scheme as Sam Walton's — founder, first president and CEO of WalMart — first truck, a 1979 F-150.
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Aug 20, 2022 · To celebrate Walmart’s past while honoring the brand's electric future, Leno revealed an F-150 Lightning pickup featuring the same paint and color scheme as Walmart founder Sam Walton’s first...
Nov 18, 2020 · Jay Leno’s remake of Sam Walton’s 1979 Ford F-150 pickup truck. The bespoke F-150 white steelie-style pieces are painted white to match as well. They’re wrapped around white-letter tires, just like Walton’s truck. Leno has customized the truck as he thought Walton preferred.
