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The Ford T platform is Ford Motor Company's body-on-frame automobile platform.
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The Ford T platform is Ford Motor Company's body-on-frame automobile platform.
The T1 platform debuted in 2006 with the 2007 model year Ford Expedition. [1] For the 2007 model year, the Lincoln Navigator moved to the T1 as well.
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The T3 is Ford's incumbent large truck platform, which began production in November 2014, starting with the 2015 model year P552 F-150. The fourth generation Expedition, Expedition Max (formerly Expedition EL), Navigator and Navigator L are also built on this platform, shared with the Ford F-Series thirteenth generation chassis design from the P552 F-150 and P558 Ford Super Duty. [2]
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The T6 is the smallest of the new T platforms, designed for midsize trucks and SUVs.
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