Old Trucks

[TeryS]

So how many of y'all have old trucks (1977 or earlier)?

What do you think of them?

How many miles?

What engines?

[450HPviper]

Don't have one, but see many 73-77 still running in my area.

[truckdrivinfool]

Had a 64' 2wd w/ 6cyl & granny gear 4spd speedo said 99k but it didn't work so who knows. It was a great and dependable work truck so long as you weren't in a hurry to get where you were going. Since the body was so rotted out on it (only thing holding the cab on was the steering collum) I took the wood flat bed off of it and put it on a 76' 4wd w/ 6cyl and gg4spd with 79k on the speedo that I bought last summer for $200 (body's much better on this one) and drove 180miles home. Have since done $300 worth of tinkerin and now have another great work truck.

[venom800R]

i almost had a 58, wasnt a ford though, gmc, bastard never called me back though and it dissapeard. that pissed me off. i love old trucks

[F1967]

Yeah, I have a 1967 F-100 with a 300 six It has like 147,000 miles And it is tight

[SUMOBOY]

I have a 69 with a 360, c-6 trans and large gear rear end. At least thats what they told me when I bought it.

[VenomInMyVeins]

69 Chevy... 350 Camaro engine in it

[boognish]

l've got 2 trucks, an 89 thats my baby, and my fun truck, a 79 f-150 ranger. looking to get it fixed up but got no money right now to do so.

[stang_racer20]

1977 F-250 Custom 2WD Auto with a 390 FE. Has some mods besides the 390 swapover too. Selling soon, unfortunately, cause I just picked up an '01 F-150.

[john67]

75 F100. It was a 302 3-speed manual on the column. When the engine finally gave up, I bought a 3/4 ton frame, dropped a 460 & C6 in it and swapped the body to the new chassis. My 460 rebuild didn't go so well. Several wrist pins started coming out and chewed up the cylinder bores. I had a shop completely rebuild it and it ran perfect for 3 years with great power. Then one day it blew a head gasket and left me waiting for a tow truck about 2 hours from home. I needed to get the truck fixed as soon as possible, so I pulled a new 460 I had built for a mustang drag car, and put it in the truck. Had to do some fuel and cooling system mods, but it worked well. That chassis never did handle worth a darn and with a builder estimated (not me)550 hp, the truck was a handfull. But as long as I was going straight, it made for a fun ride. Had full length headers and 3" exhaust and it sounded great. The sound definately didn't fit the looks of that old beater truck.

[97chevyman]

i have a 78, boy these old things are tough, i doubt these new trucks will be as in good shape as the old ones now. I like the look you get when someone sees a nice restored truck, not many people have one of those, anyone can go buy a new truck.

[FreddieJB86]

I've got a 79 F250 ranger

[occupant]

Had a 1967 F-100 Ranger, with a 390/C6, blue on blue, Mustang buckets, Sun tach, sliding window, tailgate net, rubber bed mat, Cragar Super Spokes, and black bumpers and grill...I miss that truck...

Just bought a 1970 F-100 Ranger with a 351W, 4-speed, and it was the same shade of blue (Brittany something-or-other) but is now gray primer. I've got a long way to go but plenty of time to get there...

[RavagePenguin]

I have a 1977 Ford F-250 super cab long bed. It's almost original. All it needs is a new cluster panel, door panels, carpet, and a steering wheel hor cover. But there is only one problem. Whoever owned the truck before cut the wheel wells so they could put bigger tires on them. And it did have a factory camper but a tree snagged it and (Because it was old fiberglass) it fell apart.

[67coupe]

I have 1969 F100 short bed. Spent 5 years doing an off the frame restoration. Has a 302 3sp manual right now. Porshe red with black interior. I bought it in 1978 for $1,100.00. I will have it until I die unless some one totals it for me.
I am about to install a BW T-10 wide ratio trans and a 4.10:1 rear with posi. I love the 67-72 body style. Easy to work on too.