Posted by Mark Williams | September 25, 2014

The patience and stealthiness our spy shooters exhibit can pay off in many different ways. Sometimes they catch a glimpse of the next big pickup truck, while other times they see something that doesn't quite fit. These shots fit into the latter category. Clearly someone is trying to be clever here with the Ford Super Duty, not wanting anyone to see inside or apply any magnets to the inner bed walls. We wonder why that would be. Here's the latest information our covert operators sent to us:

"You see here that the two-door regular-cab Super Duty has a uniquely camouflaged rear section that caught our attention, and looked like it could be the first full-size two-door SUV we've seen in a long time, almost like the famous two-door Bronco involved in the infamous O.J. Simpson 'low-speed chase.' Once the prototype passed by, and we had a chance to inspect our photos more closely, it looks like Ford had decided — for some unknown reason — to camouflage a rear bed cap on a Super Duty prototype.

"It's the first time we can remember Ford camouflaging a rear cap in this manner, which raises some questions. Is this some all-new bed cap designed specifically for the next-gen Super Duty, or is it just a normal cap? The camouflage seems tailor-made for this particular application, and it successfully hides anything that could make it special. The cap has a badge on it from a familiar cap maker — ATC Truck Covers — along with some grease pencil writing that makes it look like a pretty traditional transaction. So why the camouflage? We haven't a clue. Maybe it's simply to hide the contents or details of the truck bed. But the full vinyl wrap seems like overkill.

"Whatever the explanation, the prototype Super Duty and its camouflaged cap is a bit of an anomaly among Ford's now-familiar Super Duty test trucks."

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