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Agreed, I was surprised to see a vehicle of that vintage working. It's got regular (rather than collector) plates.Shame that a truck of that vintage is hauling junk.
Agreed, I was surprised to see a vehicle of that vintage working. It's got regular (rather than collector) plates.Shame that a truck of that vintage is hauling junk.
Those needed a valve job early in life. Once that was done they ran forever.My son owns a red 1972 Ranger XLT with the 360 V8. It still runs good but could use a refresh.
Not much for electronics. The only thing close to electronic was the instrument cluster and it was pretty high. I can't remember where the fuse panel was - been a long time since I worked on one of these. The problem however was that below the rubber matt on the floor was this mole hair sound deadening insulation that would hold water and rot the floor from the inside out. Most had holes in the floor that needed fixing.Only if you didn't want it to last too long. I can't see getting water into the dash as doing the electronics and favors.
I'm not absolutely sure but having side marker lights should make it newer that 1970.
On all vehicles of that era you can look at the rear tail light lens, if they are original, and see the date code of manufacture in a two digit number. Like "69". This also works for the front park/turn signal lens.
It's a truck doing truck things, what it was designed for. Unlike most $70,000 mall crawler trucks sold today.Agreed, I was surprised to see a vehicle of that vintage working. It's got regular (rather than collector) plates.
The 250 was an entirely different (and much better) engine than the Stovebolt engines (1962 and earlier 216, 235, 261 and their predecessors).It's a truck doing truck things, what it was designed for. Unlike most $70,000 mall crawler trucks sold today.
Though I don't have one today, I have had several old beater trucks in the past, including a 1970 Ford short bed with a 302 and a '67 Chevy long bed with a 250 cu. in. stove bolt six and a three on the tree. The nice thing about those trucks is you don't have to worry about getting scrapes and dings, just use them.
I don't know whether this applied to trucks as well, but all 1968 model year cars sold in the US (and I think Canada) had to be equipped with side marker lights. A rear red reflector (as opposed to a more costly red light) was legal for 1968 (though not 1969 and later).I'm not absolutely sure but having side marker lights should make it newer that 1970.
On all vehicles of that era you can look at the rear tail light lens, if they are original, and see the date code of manufacture in a two digit number. Like "69". This also works for the front park/turn signal lens.
Manufacturers today are building the trucks that sell best (mall crawlers), not trucks to necessarily do what pickups were designed for back in the day which was a cab that could fit 3 people comfortably with a long 8 foot bed to carry work related stuff.It's a truck doing truck things, what it was designed for. Unlike most $70,000 mall crawler trucks sold today.
This is one of my favorite characteristics of mine as well!Wish modern pickups had low beds like that. Beautiful.
Which I believe is how pickups got their name many, many decades ago. Distinguished from a flat bed that was up high over the wheels. Pickups were much easier to get things in and out of.Wish modern pickups had low beds like that. Beautiful.
I imagine the guy knows how to keep it on the road for minimal fuss. I see he's given it a recent rustoleum paint job. Even if someone offered him $10k for it, what does $10k buy that's less pain in the ass to run? Mid 2000's Ram with a christmas tree dash lights? 27 sensors to fail, and 12 miles of wiring you can hardly see for the mice to chew every winter....Shame that a truck of that vintage is hauling junk.
They moved it as in some accidents, the filler cap got ripped off, sparks flew into the open gas tank and fire erupted in the cab causing death or severe burns in an accident that otherwise should not have had that kind of results.One thing I remember about those early 70’s trucks is the gas tank was behind the seat. Nice. You can see the filler cap right behind the driver’s door.
I had several C10's with the tank in the cab. The thing I hated about that is there was now room for some 6x9's.They moved it as in some accidents, the filler cap got ripped off, sparks flew into the open gas tank and fire erupted in the cab causing death or severe burns in an accident that otherwise should not have had that kind of results.