Dang talk about a trip back in time where trucks were simple...
Reg cab long bed
'80 F250 with 87 miles
Dang talk about a trip back in time where trucks were simple...
Reg cab long bed
That is a rare bird. It is bone stock but has "Custom" logos.
That's the trim level.Originally Posted by Dr WeatherBoner
That is a rare bird. It is bone stock but has "Custom" logos.
Thanks for the clarification
Teri and her husband already have a sucker, err, buyer, on the line to sell it to for $450,000.
People are paying a stupid grip for these finds.
Without reading, I think that one sold for $90k. It's sweet, but damn.
I saw a 2.8 4wd Ranger from the early 80s fetch nearly as much.
Awful lot of scuff marks and missing paint for something someone went to such an effort of preserving...
I don't think anyone went to much effort, so much as it was just parked.
Regardless of the effort required, I'm just curious how it has so many blemishes if it was just parked... If someone was preserving it like this you'd think at least they would be careful around the thing... I mean where the hell did that ding come from on the tailgate?
Last edited by ChillPhatCat; 02-10-2021 at 10:10 PM.
My initial impression was that it was purchased as a farm truck bur never used so maybe it was parked in a barn with other large pieces of farm equipment that was regularly used/being moved in & out of the barn?
A few years ago, an 87 Ford F250 got sold that had 19 miles on it. It was local to me. The dude drove it home from the dealership, parked it in front of his house, and there it sat. I used to drive by it all the time. It was a 4x4, 460 engine, 5 speed, and it was all white. Well....brown after 30 plus years of sitting under a tree.
Damn, that thing was built right around the time I was.
It seems to be holding up a whole lot better too.
Dope
Also, it will leak from every gasket it has.
Also just like me.
Dope
Sold for $97k on BaT
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1980-ford-f-250-4/
Did the guy die? Why would someone do that?
It looked too purty. Probably some OCD thing I'd bet.Did the guy die? Why would someone do that?
There's a guy local here and he's got about 20 cars... some really nice classics from the 40's and 50's and some just kinda... why are you preserving that? He's got a C4, some 80's G-body, and several other 80's vintage cars that aren't specifically that nice... Probably bought them and then for some reason he can't get rid of them and won't drive them... You always see them scattered around his lawn on a nice day and then they go back in the barn when it rains and snows.
Last edited by ChillPhatCat; 02-13-2021 at 06:02 PM.
Do not watch video with sound.
the comments ..
Not that uncommon.Did the guy die? Why would someone do that?
2 streets over from where I grew up, we always noticed a first gen Firebird in a garage, with shit piled all over it.
Saw it for 30+yrs. Tons of people inquired about it. Gentlemen always said it wasnt for sale. Some years ago, the house sold, and a friend of the realtor mentioned the older gentleman died. Car was hjs son's, who died while enlisted. Car had 1,800mi on it. Ended up in the hands of a relative.
"WTF-250"the comments ..
that would be a fun truck to toss a stroker big block in
Coyote swap.that would be a fun truck to toss a stroker big block in
I heard similar stories often growing up. My cousin bought a brand new Z28 in 1980 and was murdered shortly after. His brother kept the car and for the longest it was never driven, just sat in a garage.
I guess rot got into it because within the past year he has completely torn the car apart and stripped it down to the bare metal shell and is doing a full rotisserie restoration on it.
The drivetrain probably has less than 5,000 miles on it.
Not really. You’d just destroy what makes that truck worth money. And it still wouldn’t be anything special with a big stroker motor in it.that would be a fun truck to toss a stroker big block in
My kid and I looked at 2 trucks to do a modern v8 swap in I decided it was too much work for my skill level.
The first one I was really excited about. It was a 1968 2wd short bed 1/2 ton. It was black and the owner claimed it just needed some floorboard patch panels.
When I got there I found a truck that did not have one single panel that didn't need rust repair. It would have been a full dismantle, down to bare frame and then rebuild with a 1000 hours and in body.
The 2nd truck I got (1965 GMC) but gave it to my nephew. It was a complete truck but it needs new bed sides, wheel wells, rockers, cab corners, floor board, bed floor...
Yep. Leave this one as it is. If you want some big stroker motor in one find one that has 250,000 miles and needs a restore.
A truck is pretty much the best place to stuff a Coyote in IMO because it is pretty wide but an old truck has plenty of space under the hood... you can buy a whole plug and play system to put a Coyote wherever you want... the main problem is
Yeah we might have found her whip. I am going to look at it this weekend. It is a short bed F150, but it has the straight 6. It is a 95 so it was still the more boxy design but it has airbags, disc brakes, ...etc. If we get it I am leaving the 6 in there for a good while. Those old Ford I6's were dang near bullet proof.A truck is pretty much the best place to stuff a Coyote in IMO because it is pretty wide but an old truck has plenty of space under the hood... you can buy a whole plug and play system to put a Coyote wherever you want... the main problem is
seriously, get some new material already.
It was a joke.
He just died a few years ago. He was going to put a Luverne Ag Hitch on the back of the truck, and had the hitch on a jack and it was raised up into place. He never even put the bolts in. Over the years, the jack settled all the way down with the hitch still on it. He was a retired engineer with tons of money. He'd go around to farm auctions and buy damn near everything. He bought a shit load of old school buses, and started filling them up with stuff he bought at auctions. Buses full of drop cords, buses full of old guns, buses full of drilles, you get the picture. He was sitting on millions and millions of dollars worth of everything you could imagine. Mopeds, snowmobiles, tractors, snowblowers, log chains....you name it, he had itDid the guy die? Why would someone do that?
The whip sold.We are now looking at a 1994 Dakota with the mighty V6.
The owner has done a tone of upkeep and has all the receipts. So it may be the deal.
Magnum?1994 Dakota with the mighty V6.
3.9 V6 It's a dog but supposedly a long lasting motor with regular upkeep and the seller claims he has a long list of maintenance records.
Dodge and long lasting motor don’t ever go together.
Both the dodge trucks we have owned had over 250,000 miles on them when we got rid of them.Dodge and long lasting motor don’t ever go together.
Plus we live literally less than 1 mile to her high school and 5 miles to her part time job. I don't need a marathon runner.
Probably the one Vehicle I wish I never got rid of (besides not buying my Dad's holy grail '98 quad cab 12v Cummins 4x4) was a '99 Dakota ext cab 4x4 with the V8 I bought new. I really liked that truck but needed something bigger when I traded it in a few years laterThe whip sold.
The owner has done a tone of upkeep and has all the receipts. So it may be the deal.
Well after today's fiasco if the Dakota is what the seller claims I will buy it. We are supposed to meet Saturday.Probably the one Vehicle I wish I never got rid of (besides not buying my Dad's holy grail '98 quad cab 12v Cummins 4x4) was a '99 Dakota ext cab 4x4 with the V8 I bought new. I really liked that truck but needed something bigger when I traded it in a few years later
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote