“What will the future hold?” That was the question Bob McVay put to several “leaders in the field of high-performance and custom equipment” for an article he wrote in the September 1966 issue of Hot Rod Industry News, Petersen Publishing Company’s aftermarket trade magazine.

“This high-performance and custom industry has come a long way,” McVay wrote. “It used to be ‘run-what-you-brung’ at the dry lake beds of Southern California and sometimes on the side streets. Now it has come to 220-mph-plus quarter-mile dragsters and factory hot rods that’ll turn over 100 mph in the quarter and run 130 mph without breathing hard, right from the showroom.”

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Security experts say that yesteryear’s hacker has given way to organized-crime teams who are determined to steal and monetize stolen data.

Businesses still reeling from seemingly endless reports of hacker break-ins last year should brace for even more sophisticated capers in 2016 as IT security departments simultaneously roll out new tactics for thwarting the criminals. Security experts say that the image of yesteryear’s hacker—the pimply faced teen on a lark for grins and giggles—has given way to organized-crime teams who are hell bent on stealing and monetizing stolen data.

Security experts say that yesteryear’s hacker has given way to organized-crime teams who are determined to steal and monetize stolen data.

Businesses still reeling from seemingly endless reports of hacker break-ins last year should brace for even more sophisticated capers in 2016 as IT security departments simultaneously roll out new tactics for thwarting the criminals. Security experts say that the image of yesteryear’s hacker—the pimply faced teen on a lark for grins and giggles—has given way to organized-crime teams who are hell bent on stealing and monetizing stolen data.

Security experts say that yesteryear’s hacker has given way to organized-crime teams who are determined to steal and monetize stolen data.

Businesses still reeling from seemingly endless reports of hacker break-ins last year should brace for even more sophisticated capers in 2016 as IT security departments simultaneously roll out new tactics for thwarting the criminals. Security experts say that the image of yesteryear’s hacker—the pimply faced teen on a lark for grins and giggles—has given way to organized-crime teams who are hell bent on stealing and monetizing stolen data.

These are the first shots of what is believed to be the Ford F-150 Hybrid, which may now be a PHEV.

Spotted in Dearborn, Michigan, going around 35 mph, there were moments when the engine noise would cease and a humming electrical noise would begin. There was a humming noise at the light, clearly an indication of a hybrid-electric powertrain. The engine then fired back up when the light changed.

Ford has pledged to mate the F-150 to a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, and this appears to be the first evidence of it. This prototype started with an engine and then stopped, suggesting it has a drivetrain adapted from Ford’s other hybrid endeavors.

The F-150 was also spotted with what appeared to be a charge port hidden with camouflage, suggesting an Energi version may be in the cards.

Expect a PHEV F-150 to be equipped with a V6 Ecoboost and an electric motor, with mandatory four-wheel drive. Rumors suggest the vehicle could debut for 2020, but it’s likely that it would be previewed as early as next year. It could also be adapted to the new 10-speed automatic set for the Raptor and other rear-drive Ford and GM vehicles.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the first shots of what is believed to be the Ford F-150 Hybrid, which may now be a PHEV.

Spotted in Dearborn, Michigan, going around 35 mph, there were moments when the engine noise would cease and a humming electrical noise would begin. There was a humming noise at the light, clearly an indication of a hybrid-electric powertrain. The engine then fired back up when the light changed.

Ford has pledged to mate the F-150 to a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, and this appears to be the first evidence of it. This prototype started with an engine and then stopped, suggesting it has a drivetrain adapted from Ford’s other hybrid endeavors.

The F-150 was also spotted with what appeared to be a charge port hidden with camouflage, suggesting an Energi version may be in the cards.

Expect a PHEV F-150 to be equipped with a V6 Ecoboost and an electric motor, with mandatory four-wheel drive. Rumors suggest the vehicle could debut for 2020, but it’s likely that it would be previewed as early as next year. It could also be adapted to the new 10-speed automatic set for the Raptor and other rear-drive Ford and GM vehicles.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the first shots of what is believed to be the Ford F-150 Hybrid, which may now be a PHEV.

Spotted in Dearborn, Michigan, going around 35 mph, there were moments when the engine noise would cease and a humming electrical noise would begin. There was a humming noise at the light, clearly an indication of a hybrid-electric powertrain. The engine then fired back up when the light changed.

Ford has pledged to mate the F-150 to a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, and this appears to be the first evidence of it. This prototype started with an engine and then stopped, suggesting it has a drivetrain adapted from Ford’s other hybrid endeavors.

The F-150 was also spotted with what appeared to be a charge port hidden with camouflage, suggesting an Energi version may be in the cards.

Expect a PHEV F-150 to be equipped with a V6 Ecoboost and an electric motor, with mandatory four-wheel drive. Rumors suggest the vehicle could debut for 2020, but it’s likely that it would be previewed as early as next year. It could also be adapted to the new 10-speed automatic set for the Raptor and other rear-drive Ford and GM vehicles.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the first shots of what is believed to be the Ford F-150 Hybrid, which may now be a PHEV.

Spotted in Dearborn, Michigan, going around 35 mph, there were moments when the engine noise would cease and a humming electrical noise would begin. There was a humming noise at the light, clearly an indication of a hybrid-electric powertrain. The engine then fired back up when the light changed.

Ford has pledged to mate the F-150 to a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, and this appears to be the first evidence of it. This prototype started with an engine and then stopped, suggesting it has a drivetrain adapted from Ford’s other hybrid endeavors.

The F-150 was also spotted with what appeared to be a charge port hidden with camouflage, suggesting an Energi version may be in the cards.

Expect a PHEV F-150 to be equipped with a V6 Ecoboost and an electric motor, with mandatory four-wheel drive. Rumors suggest the vehicle could debut for 2020, but it’s likely that it would be previewed as early as next year. It could also be adapted to the new 10-speed automatic set for the Raptor and other rear-drive Ford and GM vehicles.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the first shots of what is believed to be the Ford F-150 Hybrid, which may now be a PHEV.

Spotted in Dearborn, Michigan, going around 35 mph, there were moments when the engine noise would cease and a humming electrical noise would begin. There was a humming noise at the light, clearly an indication of a hybrid-electric powertrain. The engine then fired back up when the light changed.

Ford has pledged to mate the F-150 to a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, and this appears to be the first evidence of it. This prototype started with an engine and then stopped, suggesting it has a drivetrain adapted from Ford’s other hybrid endeavors.

The F-150 was also spotted with what appeared to be a charge port hidden with camouflage, suggesting an Energi version may be in the cards.

Expect a PHEV F-150 to be equipped with a V6 Ecoboost and an electric motor, with mandatory four-wheel drive. Rumors suggest the vehicle could debut for 2020, but it’s likely that it would be previewed as early as next year. It could also be adapted to the new 10-speed automatic set for the Raptor and other rear-drive Ford and GM vehicles.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

These are the first shots of what is believed to be the Ford F-150 Hybrid, which may now be a PHEV.

Spotted in Dearborn, Michigan, going around 35 mph, there were moments when the engine noise would cease and a humming electrical noise would begin. There was a humming noise at the light, clearly an indication of a hybrid-electric powertrain. The engine then fired back up when the light changed.

Ford has pledged to mate the F-150 to a gas-electric hybrid powertrain, and this appears to be the first evidence of it. This prototype started with an engine and then stopped, suggesting it has a drivetrain adapted from Ford’s other hybrid endeavors.

The F-150 was also spotted with what appeared to be a charge port hidden with camouflage, suggesting an Energi version may be in the cards.

Expect a PHEV F-150 to be equipped with a V6 Ecoboost and an electric motor, with mandatory four-wheel drive. Rumors suggest the vehicle could debut for 2020, but it’s likely that it would be previewed as early as next year. It could also be adapted to the new 10-speed automatic set for the Raptor and other rear-drive Ford and GM vehicles.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde