Ford F-150 called the “Panty Dropper” wows the crowd as it clears the dedicated mud bog pit.
Most of the Ford mudding videos on YouTube show F-Series pickups out in the wilderness or at big, open areas that are basically unused farm pastures that have been converted into mud bogs by the trucks and a whole lot of rain. The video above from the YouTube channel of Logan Morrison is different, as the 1980s F-150 is working out in the dedicated mud pit at Virginia Motorsports Park, which is a purpose-built trench lined with protective walls and grandstands.
This layout allows for a better experience for spectators, both in visibility and safety, while giving the event organizers the ability to guarantee a certain level of muddy difficulty, providing a tough challenge for this old school F-150.
Seventh Gen F-150
There are no details provided on this Ford F-150 shy of the fact that the owner affectionately calls it the “panty dropper”. Based on the styling, we know that it is from the seventh generation of the F-Series, running from 1980 through 1986, while the sound makes it clear that there is a V8 under the hood. During that era, Ford offered a handful of V8 engines ranging from a 302-cubic inch small block to the 460-cubic inch big block, but we aren’t sure which mill is motivating this F-150.
We can also see that this F-150 is wearing big, meaty mud tiresand the truck appears to sit a bit higher than stock, so there is either a body lift or some suspension upgrades, but all-in-all, this old Ford does not appear to be heavily modified.
Tackling the Virginia Mud
In some cases, a near-stock F-150 from the 1980s would have a tough time conquering a purpose-built, dedicated mud pit like the one at Virginia Motorsports Park, but this is not one of those cases. As the truck noses-down into the pit, the V8 engine is roaring and the driver keeps the hammer down throughout the run.
The pit has varying depths, so it is actually a series of small, deep pits with watery mud alternating with small hills that are coated in thick mud. The F-150 handles the first pit and climb nicely, but during the second, longer pit, the truck has to do some work to make it to the finish line. The crowd cheers as the old school F-Series digs its way to dry land, showing that you don’t need a monster truck to impress the crowd at an event like this.
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