Late-model trucks are always popular at the Rod Run, especially the diesels. Here is a wide mix of some of the cool Ford pickups. A nicely built F-350, a second-gen Lightning, a Roush F-150, and a Shelby F150.

You never know what will pop of for sale at the rod run. Check out this 1967 Fastback with a 428 and a four-speed. Anyone need a cool winter project?

One of our personal favorites of the weekend was this sinister-looking 2002 Ford Crown Vic. It has all the comfort and function of a four-door, but the looks and performance of a muscle car. We would love to pull up to the office every day in this bad boy!

An often forgotten Fast & Furious fact is that Paul Walker appeared in a red Ford Lightning Racers Edge shop truck in the first movie of the series. The owner of this red second- gen Lightning decided to pay tribute to that. It is a subtle touch that we thought was pretty cool.

The weather was nice in the Great Smokey Mountains and it made for great top-down cruising weather. The convertibles were out in force.