page_title: Ford Super Duty
section_title: Armored vehicles
hierarchical_section_title: Ford Super Duty / Variants / Armored vehicles
caption_attribution_description: English: Novator armored car by Ukrainska bronetekhnika (Ukraine). 'Zbroya ta Bezpeka' military fair, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2019
context_page_description: The Ford Super Duty is a series of trucks manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1998 for the 1999 model year, the F-Series Super Duty trucks marked the addition of a heavy-duty pickup to the Ford F-Series range with the new versions of the F-250, F-350, and F-450 pickups, while the previous 1987–1997 F-Super Duty chassis cabs were replaced by the F-450 chassis cab and F-550 Super Duty.
  The Super Duty trucks utilize a distinct chassis from the lighter F-150, with heavier-duty chassis and suspension components to allow for higher payload and towing capacities; additionally, the product line continued the use of Ford PowerStroke diesel engines. With a GVWR over 8,500 lb, Super Duty pickups are class 2 and 3 trucks while chassis cab trucks are class 4 and class 5. The F-Series Super Duty has been used as the base chassis of the Ford Excursion full-size SUV.
  Ford F-250 to F-550 Super Duty trucks are assembled at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, while medium-duty F-650 and F-750s are assembled at Ohio Assembly in Avon Lake, Ohio.
context_section_description: As a result of the heavy-duty frame and powertrain of its chassis, the Ford Super Duty has served as a donor platform for multiple types of armored vehicles, for civilian, law enforcement, and military use. Most versions are constructed using the Ford F-550 chassis cab. Examples include the Didgori-2, Lenco BearCat, Plasan Sand Cat, GAV Gurkha, APC Novator, and Conquest Knight XV.
caption: APC Novator armored car by Ukrainska bronetekhnika (Ukraine)
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