The seller describes this 1972 Ford F-250 as a “true barn find” that was purchased from an estate sale. Unfortunately, the history of the truck seems to be unknown, but it was last registered in 2000. We recently featured another 1972 Ford F-250 here on Barn Finds and fifth-generation Fords, in general, seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately. This one can be found here on eBay with a requested opening bid of $6,500 and a buy-it-now price just short of $10,000. Located in Verbena, Alabama, the seller says the engine turns over by hand, but that the truck will need to be trailered. Check out how it looks now that it has been washed!
There are two sets of photos in the ad, some during the daylight and some at night. Unfortunately, the daytime photos are blurry, so it’s a little hard to tell the exact condition of the interior and engine compartment. The seller doesn’t say anything with regard to the interior. From the photos, it looks like it is mostly original with the exception of maybe a new seat cover.
The engine is a 390 V8 backed by an automatic transmission. A lot of these trucks claim to be 390s when in fact, they are 360s. There’s no way to know for sure unless you measure the stroke of the piston. However, the fourth digit in the VIN on this truck is an “H” which means it was born with a 390. Along with other options like power steering and air conditioning, the truck features front disc brakes.
The truck has been washed and you can tell it looks pretty nice. Hopefully, the seller will be able to provide some daylight photos for long-distance sellers to be able to evaluate the condition properly. Overall, what do you think of this truck? Are you glad the seller washed it or would you rather purchase it as “barn fresh?”
Just today I saw an (apparently) non-running bumpside F100 going down the road on a trailer. My first thought was that it had been plucked from a local farm field (it wasn’t dusty), having recently been purchased to undergo a restoration.
These are popular, and this one looks like a good restoration project. The Sport Custom did add a bit of nicer trim. I don’t follow their prices, but nothing about old pickups is cheap nowadays.
Including all that fuel most of them guzzle!
Looks sharp after its bath…
Seems to be a really nice bumpside. Thank you for giving it a bath. Looks very original to me. Give this old ford a refresh and you will have a very nice driver. 10k might be to cheap. Great options for a 72. Being an automatic,will appear to more people. They are getting hotter.
These old trucks are cool,but to me,not worth the
big money they go for.My ’96 F150 drove so much better
than my ’68 F250.
My ’68,that I sold for $5300.
It’s a nice project, the problem is he has it price like a short bed. He’ll have a long wait if he plans to hold out for his BIN.
Steve R
Wait a couple months when the U.S., Will no longer be oil independent. Just sayin.
My dad sold one of these running and driving in 1990 for 1500 with a drop in camper included. I wish I still had it, truck had three gas tanks and needed all of them. His was an odd two tone combo of green and brown.
I guess for sentimental value these are good. For for daily driver, by the time you get to this vintage, a 250 is a little rough to deal with. I have already been amused that the truck on “The Neighborhood” is a 3/4 ton.
For those of us who don’t know, what is a “bumpside”?
Bumpside yrs. from 1967 1972. Dentside 73-79. Bumpside trucks had aluminum trim running the length of the truck. While dentsides had a thick black rubber strip inside aluminum trim inside the dent.
Early dentsides could be all aluminum trim too. It ran inside the dent.
The photos aren’t blurry and dark enough for me. I REALLY want to see as little as possible when I’m considering making a major purchase without looking in person.
Indeed. Obscurity and opacity are just part of the confounded and dismal photographic depiction I demand for muddle-headed decision processes. None of soft-headed “clarity” nonsense for me. People will expect you to just “understand” things, forgetting that all knowledge can only be gained by literally having it hammered into your skull with a mallet.
Can we please leave politics out of one place on the internet, “Snotty”