The first Lightning was the 1993 Ford Lightning F-150. There were a total of 11,563 Ford Lightning trucks procuded of the first generation. The truck was born amongst the engineers and marketing executives at Ford's Special Vehicle Team. The Ford SVT Lightning is a sports/performance version of the F-150 Pickup truck designed by Ford's truck-division and eventually released and marketed by the then-new SVT (Special Vehicle Team) division. The F-150 Lightning was conceived as a product focus for the personal-use possibilities of the Ford F-Series pick-up truck, combining outstanding handling, comfortable ride, and spirited acceleration.
The Lightning shared its basic platform structure with the regular F-150, but custom modifications were made to many vehicle systems, including enhancing the Lightning chassis to increase rigidity.
