Checking almost every box, at least for me, (spoiler alert, it doesn’t have a diesel), this 1997 Ford F-250HD XL SuperCab 4×4 is one great-looking, real, working, non-trailer-queen pickup, with “normal” wheels and tires, a few dings here and there, and it’s posted here on craigslist in historic Santa Fe, New Mexico. The seller is asking $6,000. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Jack M. for the tip!
Even with 169,000 miles, this truck will not be available long with a $6,000 asking price. That’s crazy cheap money for a Kia these days, let alone the last year of what’s generally known as the OBS (Old Body Style), and they’re pretty desirable. If you like your Ford trucks square (I know the new ones are somewhat squareish, but I mean your old Ford trucks), this is the last one before Ford jumped on the melted bar of soap era. The F-250HD has an 8,000-pound rating, a good half-ton+ more than an F-250.
I wouldn’t need a 3/4-ton F-250 HD for anything really, but I just love the look of this truck. The ninth-generation F-Series was made from late 1991 for the 1992 model year until the end of 1997. This is the last year, so I hope the next owner treats this one with respect, yet still uses it as it was meant to be used.
Roll-your-own windows! This is one basic truck, despite its XL trim-level designation. Air-conditioning was standard on the XL, as was the cloth bench seat and another small cloth bench seat in the SuperCab area, which, sadly, we don’t get to see at all. Here’s a 1997 Ford F-Series Heavy Duty/Super Duty brochure for your viewing and drooling pleasure. In case you wondered why we sometimes make mistakes here on Barn Finds, Wiki says that the XL package includes a cloth bench seat, but page 4 of that brochure says a vinyl seat was standard, and a cloth/vinyl seat was optional on the XL F-250HD SuperCab.
Another thing we don’t get to see: the engine. Sadly, the seller didn’t bother to pop the hood to show us the standard engine for this truck, Ford’s 351-cu.in. OHV V8. Bummer. They did show us the 5-speed shift lever, so that makes up for a portion of the disappointment in not seeing the engine. This V8 would have had 210 horsepower and 325 lb-ft of torque. It rolled through a 5-speed manual and transfer case to all four wheels. This is one of my favorite trucks in a long line of favorite trucks shown recently here on Barn Finds. At $6,000, this one won’t be for sale long. I wish I could grab it.
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