He Hid This '53 F100 Build From His Wife For 3 Years

He kept this '53 F100 build a secret from his wife for 3 years. Trent Bloomfield from Findlay, Ohio drove down to GNF100 2026 in Pigeon Forge to show us the Coyote-swapped anniversary gift he pulled off without her ever finding out.

The truck started as a flathead three-on-the-tree driver Trent bought out of Michigan. Solid bones, just some rot around the radiator shroud and a bad spot on the fender. From there it became a full ground-up build with a Coyote 5.0, 10-speed transmission, Wilwood brakes, and Forgeline wheels.

The color story is what really sets this one apart. Trent's wife loved candy apple red, but it didn't play well with the caramel they wanted to work in. So they landed on a three-color palette — Ron Burgundy on the body, copper running through the rails, transmission cover, and engine bay details, and black chrome on the bumpers and shroud. Polished aluminum Forgeline wheels tie it together. The fenders got an inch-and-a-half spacer to widen the stance without going bubble butt.

Trent's builder Bill Spursey handled the fab work, and Foster Auto Body in Fremont, Ohio laid down the paint. A lot of the swap and finish parts came through us — Trent leaned on Spencer and Logan throughout the project to source the right radiator setup, headers, oil separator relocation, fuel system, and all the small stuff that makes a build feel finished.

If you're building a Coyote-swapped classic Ford, here's our full Coyote swap catalog: fatfender.com/collections/coyote-swap

Some of the FFG parts featured on Trent's truck:

53-56 BILLET DOOR HANDLES (Exterior): fatfender.com/products/ford-trucks-1953-1956-billet-aluminum-door-handles

53-60 BILLET DOOR HANDLES (Interior): fatfender.com/products/ffg-billet-aluminum-door-handles-1953-60-ford-trucks-copy

BILLET BED FUEL DOOR: fatfender.com/products/fat-fender-garage-wood-bed-billet-fuel-door

53-56 BILLET LED DOME LIGHT: fatfender.com/products/f100-billet-aluminum-led-dome-light

53-56 WILWOOD CLUTCH & BRAKE PEDAL KIT: fatfender.com/products/1953-1956-ford-pickup-wilwood-clutch-brake-pedal-kit

53-56 BRUSHLESS COYOTE SWAP RADIATOR: fatfender.com/products/1953-56-brushless-coyote-swap-radiator

Build Specs:
1953 Ford F100
Coyote 5.0
10-speed transmission
Wilwood brakes
Forgeline polished aluminum wheels
Dakota Digital dash
Kindig-It exhaust cutout
Paint: Ron Burgundy, copper, black chrome combo (Foster Auto Body, Fremont OH)
Builder: Bill Spursey

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