Most of us have heard the phrase, “That’s gold!” The Jerry Seinfeld Show even made it somewhat of a national catchphrase. The word gold has a few different meanings and this truck is gold, even though it’s black and silver over red. This nugget can be found here on eBay in beautiful Roland, Arkansas. The current bid price is $7,600 and there are only a few hours left on the auction!
For those of you who are under 40, Jerry Seinfeld is a comedian who had what was considered by many to be the best show ever on TV, or at least in the last few decades. You may have run across his other show about “some old man” driving around in unusual vehicles with other old people, and they’d drive to a coffee shop, that’s Jerry. This Ford pickup isn’t literally gold in color, but it’s a rare Gold Edition. One of you will know for sure, but I believe that the Gold package was not a factory trim but the “Gold” emblems and/or package/edition was a dealer option?
Gold badges or not, this truck looks fantastic. A short bed pickup sometimes garners a few comments about the actual usability of the hauling feature of what was a vehicle made to actually haul things. For most of us, a full-sized short bed pickup has more than enough hauling space for 95% of anything we would ever need to haul. This truck isn’t perfect, there are a couple of little dings and some rock chips on the leading edge of the hood. But, as far as rust goes, it looks like solid gold, even underneath.
A red interior is as good as it gets for me, even better than gold. This one does not disappoint. From the perfect padded dash top to the seat, it looks almost like new inside, but they do mention a few cigarette burns. I don’t see them but maybe someone will be able to track them down from the photos. This beautiful truck reportedly has under 36,000 miles on it.
The whistle-clean engine is Ford’s 302 cubic-inch V8 which would have had well under 150 hp, but the seller says that it runs good and they would drive it anywhere. It sure looks like solid gold to me. Have any of you heard of a “Gold” edition Ford F-150?
Nice old truck. We had one like this when I was a kid. A two tone brown with beige interior. It seemed boring even then. I thought the 87 Ranger 4×4 that replaced it was more exciting. I’d love a nice old “boring” truck like this now though.
Wow, attractive truck in great shape, but would prefer the 4.9L I6 with a 4 speed. With 4WD of course… Someone will love this well taken care of Ford.
Dealer branded not factory Maybe regional market?
These don’t seem to have the level of interest compared to the previous two generations, but I suspect their time will come. This is a very nice example. Looks like it has lived its life as a “suburban truck.” Back in the day I drove a few of these as stripper work trucks, they seemed to do their job fine.
Auction update: this beautiful truck sold for $7,850! Someone is going to be very happy with this one.
It’s nice to see one sell for a reasonable price I can see myself actually paying. Good luck to the new owner.
Somebody got a great pickup for a really good price. What’s not to like with this one; it’s in great original shape with a proven driveline, a desirable short box and it has A/C along with low miles. I had a very similar ’85 F150, though with a long bed, same 302 auto in dark green. Mine didn’t have A/C but it was a good pickup, perfect for my needs at the time. I agree with Bob_in_TN, this generation of Ford pickups are undervalued at this point so now might be a good time to find one like this beauty before the prices start climbing on them.
Super nice 150, I’ve never heard of a “gold” package, looks like just some kind of decal to me,bet it doesn’t have a Ford part number
I had an 86 lariot red on white with red velour interior absolutely loved that truck short bed four wheel drive with a 302 probably one of the best trucks i ever owned
Good looking, clean truck! I had an 85 short bed, silver, with the big six. It was a pretty good hauler and had acceptable ride and drive, even my wife at the time liked driving it
I bought it ;) It will have a new live in Germany (Bremen). Its still in customs but i hope i get it soon
Great buy !! I’ve got a gold 85 short bed with the factory 351 4v ho motor with 68 k . It’s my keeper . Happy for you , enjoy .