Custom Excursion Blends Show Truck Looks with Family Space
Owner of award-winning Excursion didn’t build it to be a show truck, but folks all over the country have been wowed by his creation.
If you were to see a brown Ford Excursion with a two-tone flame paint job on 26-inch wheels rolling down the road, you’d definitely remember it. And there’s a possibility you have. It’s called “Bigg Brown” and its owner has taken it and his family from one truck show to another across the U.S.
Bigg Brown’s owner, Brad Bosman, originally set out to turn his 2001 Ford Ranger into a head-turning minitruck called “22 Below.” But then he suddenly had something much more important to do: start a family. He didn’t give up on his dream of creating an awesome custom vehicle, though. In the video above, Bosman tells the YouTube channel GrinderTV, “I wanted to do something unique so I had a Titan or an Excursion in mind.” Given how many Chevys there were in the custom truck scene and his standing connection with Ford, he opted for the Blue Oval’s people mover.
After buying a 2001 Excursion from a Craigslist user, he didn’t wait long before dropping it off at a custom shop for a complete makeover. “The 26s were one of the first things that we got on the 305/30/26 tire.” Those would end up looking even more massive because Bosman had every intention of slamming his roughly 8,000-pound build down low on an air suspension.
When it came time for Bosman to pick a color scheme, he brought his work home with him – literally. He’s a UPS driver and fell in love with the combination of brown and gold, hence the name “Bigg Brown.” Bosman added a twist, though. Instead of gold and ghost flames, Bosman decided to go with gold and copper flames and have them intertwine with each other.
The interior was a bit more problematic. One shop wasted three months of Bosman’s time. Once he found the right place to redo the inside of his Excursion, they gave him his money’s worth. The cabin of Bosman’s Excursion is an eye-pleasing mix of quilted saddle-color leather, metallic trim, and audio hardware.
Under the hood, there’s Ford’s 6.8-liter V10. If Bosman had gotten an Excursion with the 7.3-liter Power Stroke diesel V8, he probably would be getting better than the 14 mpg he currently gets, but that doesn’t stop him from taking Bigg Brown and his wife and children all over the U.S. “It drives to Texas, Vegas, California. I’ve driven to every [truck] show we’ve gone to.” In this video alone, he goes to several states, including California and Louisiana. He even goes as far north as Canada.
Bigg Brown has gone further than just picturesque American locales, though. Bosman’s vision of a dream build has been on the cover of Truckin magazine and in the top spot at various truck shows.
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