The quad headlights and eggcrate grille are dead giveaways that this is a 1958 Ford F-Series pickup. With a chrome grille, this appears to be an upgraded model, as opposed to one with a Colonial White grille. Not that this truck hasn’t seen new paint in its history, as this seems a bit brighter than what would have been the factory yellow, but I like it. The seller has it posted here on craigslist in Lake Forest, California, and they’re asking $9,500. Here is the original listing, and thanks to numskal for the tip!
Ford did offer a nice, bright yellow two-tone paint scheme for the ’58 F-Series, as seen here. This is definitely not the soothing Sun Gold color, and it doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. I just like to try to track down the original colors if I can. The ’55 F-Series came in a bright Goldenrod Yellow that looks similar. The third-generation F-Series was made from 1957 through 1960 here and there wasn’t a Crew Cab or SuperCab available yet, so this single cab version is all you got.
There was a Flareside (Ford’s version of the “step side”) bed and also a Styleside, as seen here. This happens to be the 6.5-foot short bed, and it’s the hot one now. There was also an 8-foot bed and this one has been coated inside with a bedline-type spray, or maybe that’s just black or dark gray paint? I’d want a rear bumper, but that’s just me.
The interior looks good from this one overall photo that’s included in the listing. They do show the headliner, and it looks perfect, and there’s a close-up of the gauge cluster as well. I love the classic 1950s “stars” on each side of the gauges. This one has a three-speed manual with a column shifter, so no 4-on-the-floor here.
The engine isn’t a 1958 unit for the F-Series, it’s a 312-cu.in. Y-Block V8, which would have been used on Mercurys and high-end Fords, like the Thunderbird. It’s a nice upgrade, and you can see the headers on this one for even more power. A 272 and 292 V8 would have been on tap for this truck from the factory, and the seller says this one runs great, has good oil pressure, and the transmission works as it should. It also has new brakes, a new master cylinder, a rebuilt four-barrel Edelbrock carb, new hoses, a new belt, a new fuel pump, and the list goes on and on. Please check out the listing to see everything that’s new on this truck. This looks like a great one, folks, and what seems like a very fair price. Any thoughts on this bright yellow and white F-100?
West coast truck, under $10k, better engine, stick shift. What’s not to like? Answer: It, once again, is 3,000 miles from me checking it out.
Oh, I want that.. I learnt to drive in a 60 F250, with a 292.
Looks like a nice old Ford. Has had lots of mechanical work done. Eye-searing yellow, with the bright white, actually looks good. Any vehicle with a three-on-the-tree is fine by me. And, it’s not very expensive. Plenty to like here.
Another good Scotty write-up.
This truck has a lot going for it. It looks solid. I agree with Bob. Three on the tree is fine with me. I liked Fords two tone treatment that you showed us in the Ford Brochure Scotty. Great write up, and I’m sure someones going to get a great old truck. Love the color too, you cant help but think happy thoughts with a shade of yellow like that.
Righteous 58′ here. I had and drove a1960 from kansas to colorado in 1985. 6 cylinder 4-spd. With no issues except for the vacuum operated wipers were hit n miss.
This is a nice pick-em-up. Since it has the chrome grill, I’d like to have chrome front and rear bumpers, and that’s the only changes I would do. A word about Ford Y-blocks of the 272/292/312 variety. Put dual straight pipes with glass packs on them then listen to the music!
These are kind of ugly ducklings,which keeps them cheap compared to so many other styles of pick ups.There is a re-sale red one with some shiny 17 or 18″ wheels locally which really stands out .I like it !
Like W Wilson, I learned to drive as a 14 yr old on farm use tags with 59 F series 3 on the tree. We did NOT have an Edelbrock carb on ours I can assure you that. But it was pretty indestructible. I of course thought it was not cool to be driving an old pickup in the 70s with only AM radio and as I could I had purchased a 68 VW Bug and a 62 Buick Special. Oddly now looking back, I was probably cooler with the pickup. Had a great seat to sit with your girlfriend at the movies. Plenty of room and you were higher up than the neighboring cars…..
Decent truck. Missing the “Custom Cab” logos on the doors hood emblem. Also, I like the factory “top cap”. Top of cab was originally painted yellow. (See catalog photo)
My Dad went to a local Ford dealer (Pope Ford in Renton Wa.) in November of ‘59 to buy a leftover’59 at a discount. He spotted a ‘60 Custom Cab, baby blue and cream, with a wraparound rear window. 6/3speed. It was love at first sight. A dozen years later, it was my first vehicle. Selling it was one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done.
Lots of these out west. Mostly 272 power with that forearm-burner exhaust crossover pipe in the front. If you wanted to install a pair of cast iron manifolds to put a genuine Ford dual exhaust system on these your left manifold exited right smack-dab in the steering gear. Headers were almost the only thing unless you wanted to plumb in a U-shaped pipe from the front of the left bank. I might add that I knew some guys who did it.
I always liked the square-bodied Ford trucks. They rounded them off in the early 60s and I never liked them again until ’67. Obviously others disagreed with me because the round ones sold well…
I have fond memories of driving my dad’s company pickup, like this but with the 292 engine version, it was still quite peppy. I pulled his office trailer with it from one highway construction job to another. Three on the tree was ok by me!
Definitely, like this era F-100’s, this looks like a good truck and a great project. Problem is I just don’t need another project.
Paid $100 for a similar truck in 1977, 292 Y-Block with a three on the tree…the front end kingpins were so worn you knew to hang the big steering wheel to the right as you hammered second gear… good fun!