Team building custom Ford F-150 to drive from Canada to Greenland
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The outfit rose to global fame on the TV show "Top Gear" when one of its custom Toyota Hilux pickups was used to surmount an active volcano and another became the first truck to drive to the North Pole -- that is to say the north geomagnetic pole, which isn't quite as far … north.
The company has now started to build trucks based on the Ford F-150 and founder Emil Grímsson told Fox News Autos it is now in the process of opening up an assembly location in New Hampshire that will start supplying vehicles to North America later this year.
The pickups feature redesigned suspensions that can accommodate 44-inch tall tires, widebody flares and a remote central tire inflation system for adjusting the pressure to improve traction on the loosest surfaces. They're used by rescue services and utilities located in remote arctic areas, but also for exploration and other adventures. Prices vary, but the conversions costs tens of thousands of dollars.