This is a big truck. End of story. Tune in next week and… Isn’t it funny how vintage crew cab pickups seem so much bigger than the “normal” quad or crew cab trucks sold today? This 1996 Ford F-350 XLT Crew Cab Diesel five-speed pickup is a bit bigger than the usual F-150 crew cabs of today because it’s a one-ton version. The seller has it listed here on eBay in Logan, Utah and they have a $23,500 buy-it-now price listed, or you can make an offer.

This truck checks quite a few boxes for me, although I would never need a one-ton truck for anything as I don’t pull a huge trailer. An F-150 five-speed diesel 4×4 crew cab would be fun to own, mainly because a shorter 6.5-foot bed was available in the F-150 and F-250 models, but the F-350s got an eight-foot bed and that’s it. No shorty for the tonny. Although I don’t believe a diesel engine was available in the F-150, buyers had to move up to at least an F-250. Please correct me if I’m wrong – did I even have to say that? Ha.

Zooming in on the last photo, I noticed something in front of the left rear wheel well that looks like paint or something. I’m guessing it’s just a little ding on the end of the left rear wheel trim maybe? The seller doesn’t mention the body at all other than the paint looking fantastic, which it does. It does appear to be a bit darker shade of teal on the front fenders but maybe it’s a trick of light and/or shadow. Here’s a YouTube walkaround video. Here’s a photo of the underside, but there are others in the listing, so please check out the eBay link.

The ninth-generation Ford F-Series pickups were made from 1991 for the 1992 model year until the end of 1997 in the U.S. This example has either 185,206 miles or 250,000+ as of 2003. The seller talks about a possible discrepancy in the AutoCheck report, please check out the listing to see that part. The interior looks solid, nice, and clean, much nicer than a truck with 185k on it should look. The best part is that you can take three extra friends along in the rear seating area, all while pulling a four-bedroom, four-bath split-level house down the street without breaking a sweat. This is the only view of inside the bed, unfortunately. It’s set up for major towing for sure with that big ball in the center of the bed.

The engine is a 7.3-liter turbo-diesel V8 that should have 225 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque. Backed by a five-speed manual and transfer case sending power to all four wheels as needed, this is one tough and cool truck if you don’t have to parallel park it in Hoboken. Have any of you owned a Ford crew cab?