Sold my truck

Willowbilly3 · Mar 28, 2009

It was a good one but I bought it with a tired engine and some rust issues, drove it 37,000 miles in 5 years and got twice what I paid. I have owned maybe 100 pickups and this was one of the best. It really spoiled me for driving any of the rough riding plastic clad newer stuff.
Well, anyway I need a 4wd in this area so I am now working on a 68 Mercury pickup to go on a 79 F250 4x4 chassis. Engine as yet undertermined but it will be a stick shift, possibly a 450 with a ZF 5 speed.

I rarely name cars but this one was Loosey.

moronthethrottle · Mar 30, 2009

Always sad to see a trustworthy part of the family leave. I still miss my 68 250 regular cab...nothing special, just got the job done. Fortunately I was able to upgrade to a Chevy-20 years older!

Bonehead · Mar 30, 2009

Nice truck, hope the new owner treats it right.

Willowbilly3 · Mar 30, 2009

Yeah, it was a nice truck but just too new. I really want a 57 for a daily driver. I keep watching for a 57 big window, someday.
I hope to drive my rpu whenever the weather permits.

Gastrick · Mar 30, 2009

That was a neat truck. You don't see too many of those. At least you made a nice profit. I hope it's well looked after for years to come.

Gearhead10 · Mar 31, 2009

Neat ol truck you had there. I had a 76 F-350 crew cab for a few years. Used it to pull stock cars. Good truck.

Willowbilly3 · Mar 31, 2009

Cool thing about the 72 and earlier Ford crew cabs is they were not built by ford but by a company named Crown in Canada. I think they just stretched regular picks. There was no different body code. The frame was plated over the outside. Very expensive too, over double the price of a single cab when new.