[wingnut60]

I took a look today at one while at the TX state fair--it was a black one. Is that the same one you saw, David?

For what it is worth: I believe it to be an F350 equipped with the Tow Boss option and Monobeam Wide Track, and they just badged it as a 450 for the show. Why I think that is the 17" tires/wheels are identical to what was on my '07 F350--Goodrich Radial TAs, and the RAWR was 9000 lbs, just as my '07 was. 13000# gross was also the same as my '07. The only Ford guy I spoke to said "Its only a prototype, the 450 when it comes out will have larger tires." I could not find any details in a brochure anywhere. Very nice looking truck, but for a display unit, it didn't even have the nav system.

Will be interested in what the 2011s cost and what they begin showing as fuel mileage.