BF Exclusive: 1966 Ford F-100 Flareside 352 V8

• Seller: David B rill (Contact)
• Location: Moodus, Connecticut
• Mileage: 21,000 Shown
• Chassis #: F19YC848257
• Title Status: Clean
• Engine: 352 cui V8
• Transmission: 3-Speed manual

Signal Flare Red is a great color for this 1966 Ford F-100 Flareside pickup, and this one is reported to retain much of its factory paint. Inherited from the seller’s father, this gorgeous truck with a 352 V8 and 3-speed manual has just 21,000 miles and is located in Moodus, Connecticut. They’re asking $32,000, and it’s listed here as a Barn Finds Exclusive!

What I wouldn’t give to have a handsome profile like that! This truck is both handsome and, dare I say, cute. I can do without the white wall tires, but otherwise, I wouldn’t change a thing about this beautiful little truck. A Flareside short bed is nice to see. This box/bed style cut down on hauling space a bit, but then again, the bed floor was flat the whole way, front to back and side to side, so just load it up and get on your way. In case you were wondering, I’m 99% sure the wood bed floor would have been painted body color as shown here.

I’d also lose the exhaust extensions, but that’s about it that I can see. The fourth-generation Ford F-Series was made from the fall of 1960 for the 1961 model year until the end of 1966. The Flareside was available in both a short bed version, as seen here, with a 77.9″ length, and a 96″ length, with both being a hair over 4-feet in width (48.4″). The underside and rocker panels look as solid as can be. The seller does say that the hood, front fenders, and doors have been repainted.

The interior is also basically show-ready. This truck is beautiful, and it has an interesting story. The owner’s uncle showed up to a family gathering in 1966 with a similar truck to this one, and her dad couldn’t take his eyes off that truck the whole day. Finally, his wife reportedly told him to just go and get one, so he did, the same truck, basically. Sadly, both brothers are now gone, and her brother got their dad’s truck, and the daughter got their uncle’s truck, the one for sale here. It sounds like it’s now owned by someone else, a “he” as described in the seller’s listing. You can see how nice the interior is; this beautiful seat and the entire interior look similar to one that shows up on page 3 in this 1966 Ford pickup brochure.

This is Ford’s 352-cu.in. OHV V8, with, as you can see by the 208 sticker on the air cleaner housing, 208 (gross) horsepower and 315 (gross) lb-ft of torque when new. There is no power steering or power brakes, but the 3-speed manual with column shifter sends power to the rear wheels. They say it runs great and starts right up with a nice sound from the exhaust: not too loud, just right. Please check out all of the nice photos the seller has provided for this ’66 F-100 Flareside!