You read that right, this 1967 Ford F-100 pickup has a mere 17,000 miles on it, despite the missing paint and other nicks and dings. This one was used in a Utah fruit orchard so it didn’t see a lot of road use. The seller has this incredible survivor listed here on eBay in beautiful Ogden, Utah, there is no reserve, and the current (no pun intended) bid price is $8,900. Here is the original listing.
The fifth-generation Ford F-Series pickups were known by some as bump sides due to the protruding body line along each side. Later trucks would be known as dent side trucks because rather than an outie, they had an innie… an indented body line. I grew up with a ’69 Ford F-250 so I have a thing for this generation of Ford pickups.
This one has a cool story. It was supposedly bought new in Utah and used in a fruit orchard its whole life until the current owner bought it. They have been using it as a shop truck for the last year and they say that it’s super tight, quiet, and is a great driving truck. It sure looks like it is all of that and then some, despite the missing paint and probably a couple of little dings here and there. That’s just cosmetic stuff and it adds to the character.
The interior looks great and they say that it has a new seat cover because the original seat was fairly well-used. This truck has a four-speed manual which makes it even cooler. The bed looks solid with the usual surface rust and I don’t see anything that I would change so far, do you?
The engine is shinier’n my forehead, wow! It should be Ford’s biggest engine for this truck in 1967, a 352 cubic-inch V8. The seller has done a lot of work on this one, rebuilding the carb and doing tune-up work, a new gas tank, new brakes and tires, and much more. They say that it’s a solid great driver and it looks like a winner. Hagerty is at a whopping $18,800 for a #3 good condition truck, what will this one sell for?
Nice write-up Scotty on an interesting truck. A few hundred miles per year puttering around the orchard and the occasional trip to town, I guess that’s possible. The paint is gone but it looks okay that way, given it is a low option truck. The 352 and 4-speed give it some macho. I had forgotten about the three-knob heater controls The author of the ad put some humor into the description. The five-figure bidding isn’t a surprise. Let’s see where it lands.
These old Ford trucks were TOUGH, even though the 352 was detuned to 208 hp, for a better torque curve supposedly. Back then it was all about working hard, for trucks.
Nice truck,but prices on these are getting really crazy lately.
These kind of trucks are for when you need to just jump in & go,
and maybe make a dump run,or actually haul stuff in.
I hate it when they put what seems every vehicle ever made
at the bottom of the postings.
Here in Portlandia I see old (60s & 70s) Ford and Chev and a few oddballs such as Dodge all over the place. Most look like work trucks. I am sure the owners have no clue or about what some people are willing to pay for their old trucks.
Re: shiny engine: Dang, Walmart is all out of gloss clear again,,. “Armstrong steering”, I guarantee girly men will not be able to steer it or stop it. It’s an okay find, again, nothing special here save for it’s rarity, and apparently, being rare DOES make it valuable. I’ve been called a “Buzzkill”, can’t imagine why, probably because the truth I tell cuts into their profit margin, but if this rough riding, hard to drive, 8-10 mpg, crappy looking truck is a 5 figure vehicle, somebody is getting hosed, sorry.
No doubt you would criticize a brand new vehicle because it would not play your favorite song as you opened the door. If you can do the math (without) using a computer) you could figure out this is a man’s truck (no power steering, no heated seats). It was built to work. Yes, the gas mileage is not at today’s standards. However, the price of gas in the 60’s was not an issue, nor was parking the truck at the local co-op for supplies/delivers because of the use of loading docks/platforms. Times change and so do peoples’ wants/needs because of effective marketing and keeping up with the Jones.
1967 Corvette 427’s are 6 figure cars. Rough riding, 8-10 mpg, hard to drive, 2 passenger, etc. Itswhat the market will bear.
we need to remember that cars and trucks before the 70’s ran on leaded gas.
Getting over 100,000 miles on older engines was rare. The valve covers filled with lead; spark plugs needed changing always. Newer vehicles that run on unleaded gas can get over 300,000 miles if maintained. I have 7 vehicles over 50 years old and have had to clean the engines from lead. Those older engines need to be lubricated without hardened valve seats. The rubber valve guides leak and cause the engine to smoke.
Cool truck. ‘67 is a special year. First of that body style, as mentioned, but last year for: 352, no side markers, ignition key on left, no smog gear- and dash controls and inside door handles were “updated” in ‘68. I had a ‘72 F100 with 360/4 speed. Took it camping hauling a canopy full of gear, plus firewood, dirt bike, fuel, etc- and a 10 foot fiberglass boat on top. Got 14.6 mpg for the trip.
Howard, maybe a new Prius is more your style…
I sold my 67 F100 with a 352 three on the tree on eBay for 10K 2 years ago. Had 52,000 original miles, Farmtruck here in Idaho that was restored over 15 years ago including paint. Interior still look as new as this picture and the seats were reupholstered original.
Howard, I agree with you. The point is trucks are so popular that, the concensus is the are all worth a ton of money. It is just not true. You have to compare Apples to Apples.
Here in Portlandia I see old (60s & 70s) Ford and Chev and a few oddballs such as Dodge all over the place. Most look like work trucks. I am sure the owners have no clue or about what some people are willing to pay for their old trucks.
Auction update: this truck sold for $14,100!