You can be forgiven if you think that it’s only recently that four-door, multi-row seating full-size pickups became “a thing”. Actually, they have been popular in other countries for a long time and existed in small numbers in the USA, mostly as conversions or work trucks. Centurion Vehicles stepped in to fill that gap with conversions of full-size Ford trucks into both Suburban-esque vehicles with a third row of seats and four-door pickups as shown here. This one is for sale here on eBay where bidding is up to $6,600. It’s currently located in Springfield, Missouri, but as you’ll see we’ve uncovered some of its previous history as well!
Centurions are highly prized amongst older truck collectors and one this clean on the outside has gotten a lot of interest on the relevant truck forums. Those are the original graphics and look good from a distance. The seller relates that it has been garage kept, with a mint interior, but that the exterior has some rust starting “in the usual places,” including the door jamb.
The full-size bed retains its usefulness and the matching camper top just helps even more.
The interior does look nice, although plain compared to what you might see in a modern truck.
The rear seat offers plenty of leg room and looks fully factory.
And the engine is a 351 V-8 to go with the automatic transmission and four-wheel-drive. But here’s where the story gets interesting.
Same truck, right? Well, this image is from this post from the four-door Bronco message board dated June 20 of this year. Apparently, the original owner’s son was selling the vehicle at that time in Wisconsin and had a longer list of details about the truck. Some of what was included were where there were issues. There are also a bunch of closeup pictures posted here. At first, I thought this truck was a bargain, but now I think it’s priced about right. What do you think?
Funny thing is, park this next to one of the ridiculous vehicles they are selling as pickup trucks nowadays and this will look small in comparison. At least with this truck, you could reach into the bed without a stepladder (if there weren’t a cap). Hope the current fad fades away soon and they get back to building reasonably sized pickup trucks.
Gotta love those 90’s ground effects. I’ve got a 98 Silverado with the same kit.
International had a four-door pickup ages ago. Most local and State Highway Dept. had one or two.
Its just a 4 door pickup with a short bed box my nephew has one where previous owner shortened frame on a regular 4 door longbox which wasnt super rare in the day.
His is f-350 4×4 with a cummins 12 valve and a 5 speed.
Its a 94 minimal rust bought last year for $8500cdn
I like it way more than this one.
Run, do not walk, away..
Unless you are Ford certified mechanic with deep pockets
Side note, i bet this thing cannot get out of it’s own way with that engine.
Hate to be a downer, I’m sure there is an upside to this vehicle someway
It does look cool….
This one isn’t even a Centurion. It’s just a crew cab with a camper shell. Try again.
Now, if you can get one with a diesel, that has not been in a rust prone place, 350,000 miles is not out of the question.
Amen, couldn’t have said it better myself!
I worked at Centurion for a year and couple of Months Circa 97.
Buddy of mine I still see. GWB for short ran weld and body shop. This truck started birth as a 2 dr. You guys know what it takes from there. DOT inspection threw whole process. I painted on stirpe line. Slide over and paint Classics or this kinda truck.
Most of the Centurion’s I have seen are built on an F-250 chassis and was an SUV looking like a crewcab grafted to the rear section of a Bronco.
I owned a 96 F-250 crewcab with a six foot bed. The truck had a 7.3 Powerstroke, five speed manual, and 4×4. It was in XLT trim with carpet, power windows, locks, tilt, and factory air. It had a 4.10 gear and pulled well. No where near the power that my 2002 F-350 Powerstroke, six speed, 4.10 gears, and 4×4, has, but not a slouch either.
As a driver this F-150 crewcab may be OK, however it is likely too heavy for a 351 to haul much more then itself.
I always found it odd, four door vehicles with power windows only on the front doors. What really is the point?
That aside, I always liked this body style F-series. After that, it became
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