Yes, fine, I admit it: I stole the story before the rest of the staff even knew there was something to steal. The drive of the highly anticipated second-generation Ford Raptor, the truck the company had teased us with for nearly two years after its auto-show unveiling, was finally nearing. By the time anyone in the office knew that Ford would host a California media drive of the dust devil, I?d been working for months to avoid that event. Instead, I asked the company to arrange that the following items be delivered for me to a shabby parking lot in downtown Las Vegas: A $63,005 ruby-red Raptor, a regular 4×4 Ford F-150 to serve as a photographer?s platform/abuse taker, and a couple of spare wheels and tires. READ MORE ??
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