Ford L-Series Trucks
1982-1996 Ford LTL 9000 Dump Truck
The Ford L -Series trucks were heavy trucks that were built by the Ford Motor Company 1970-1998. They were produced in a new plant, known as the Kentucky truck plant, but the location near Louisville, Kentucky, the series gave the nickname Ford Louisville Line Truck and Louisville Plant. The line was one of the most popular series, the Ford trucks ever produced. The heavy-duty truck replaced the short conventional Ford N- series and the heavy-duty trucks, the Ford F- series (but not the medium-duty F-Series trucks, which are still in production today ) and the Ford T- series related.
Model names
The term L- series was for the base truck. Labels for other variants are listed below:
- LT = tandem axle.
- LN = Short Nose ( compact hood ), the same wheelbase as LS, but shorter bonnet.
- LNT = Short Nose tandem axle.
- LS = Front mounted further back and a shorter wheelbase than the L- series.
- LTS = Front mounted further back, with tandem rear axle.
- LTL = tractor with Langhauber cabin.
- Aeromax = aerodynamic version of the L- series.
Design
The design of the Ford L- series also influenced other Ford models. So the 1972 Ford Torino featured Ford Ranchero and a hexagonal grille, the L-series had resembled. 1974 inherited the W-Series L-Series chrome grille. In 1978, presented Ford F- 100 pickup also got the hexagonal grille. The L- series has been redesigned with a sloped windshield and rounded front contours 1996, with also accounted for the hexagonal front profile. In addition, there was now no more models with more rear-mounted front axles. However, these were restored, as the entire heavy truck division was sold to Freightliner and the L series was marketed as the Sterling Trucks.
LTL -9000
1976 Ford added the LTL -9000 added to the program. This was specifically designed as a construction vehicle and two years later received its own grille and its own headlight assembly.
Aeromax
The AeroMax was published in 1988 and was basically a standard L- series truck. When Aeromax but innovations were introduced in the aerodynamics. He had a further rear-mounted front axle, deep into the front fenders and wheel arch reaching a smoother fully enclosed front bumper, among other smaller Veränderungen.Die first models were known as the Aeromax 9000 and marketed later than Aeromax Aeromax 120 and 106. After the revision of the 1996 L- series were offered as Aeromax 9500.
End of production as Ford
Shortly after revision of the L- series sold Ford the end of 1996 its entire heavy-duty truck business to Freightliner, which was a former business unit of White Motor Company. The L- series is now produced by badge - engineering as Sterling Trucks Freightliner and marketed.