The ad states this is as an unrestored, original paint pickup! 1972 was the last year for the fifth generation Ford F-series pickup, also known as “bumpsides.” The truck is a 3/4 ton, two wheel drive, 6-cylinder and must have had a fairly easy life compared to most other trucks of this era. Found here on eBay with a buy it now price of $12,900, the truck resides near Phoenix, Arizona.
The VIN number on this truck is F25BRP06593 and decodes to the following: F-250, 300 cu. in. 6-cyl., assembled in San Jose, CA in April of 1972. All of this matches the truck, which is a good start. The problem is there isn’t a picture of the entire VIN plate that can be found on the driver’s door. The VIN plate gives you the paint codes, chassis configurations, trim codes and other various information. With out all the information, it’s hard to confirm 100% that this truck is original as stated.
If this truck is truly an unrestored example, it may just be the nicest one in the world! Too bad the ad doesn’t have any information regarding the history of the truck and where it has spent its life. It certainly hasn’t been used as a work truck and hasn’t spent much time outdoors. The interior and engine compartment haven’t been ravaged by rodents trying to make nests, suggesting the truck was well cared for.
The bed of this truck is where you can really tell the originality. The paint is faded and there are some surface rust spots, but it looks pretty honest. If this wasn’t an original paint survivor, you would think the bed would have been repainted also. Even if this truck has had a restoration at some point, it is still an awesome example. The $12,900 price is well within the market price on these trucks. If the truck finds a new home, the new owner will certainly enjoy a really nice truck for years to come.
This is a nice example of what I think is the best looking truck Ford produced. These are real trucks for real work and to find one without the bed beat to crap is rare. But being a 3/4 ton, the ride would be rough for an old body like mine.
I don’t think the price is bad, cheaper then a John Deere gator for the back forty & you can go to local cruise in.
Amen I 2nd that
I know the seller says it hasn’t been restored but, when they weren’t restoring it they put the clutch and brake pedal pads on upside down.
It’s still a nice truck restored or not.
I had a ’76, but same truck. Simple doesn’t begin to describe it. Loved the truck, but was so badly rusted, I cut the roof off with a sawzall. Drove it for about another year, then gave it to a friend as a farm truck. Guarantee it still runs today!
Very skeptical regarding original paint. Original color maybe.
Agreed, that is no 100K mile paint. Not one single rock chip.
I had a ’73 F250 in this same color…”Calypso Coral”. But, it was a Camper Special and had the 360 V8.
Very nice bumpside; my ’71 Ranger XLT is a low mileage original, and the finishes show their age despite not being worn… this one was remarkably preserved, if not restored.
Beautiful truck, original or not. I had a ’72 F100, 302, three on the tree, short bed. Great little truck I used every day and very capable of towing my 23 ft. camper on my twice annual 500 mile trips to Northern Maine.
I’d love to have this one, it would be a perfect daily driver.
If it was a short bed half-ton, it would have been gone already at this price. 3/4-tons tend to ride rough when empty, and I doubt you want to fill the bed with gravel.
I love the truck, I personally have owned a 72 F250 that being said I have posted this scenario before having 38 years in the paint and body industry in 1972 this truck would’ve been sprayed in lacquer, lacquer paint does not utilize a hardener or catalyst it’s simply has a thinner so if it was vacuum packed in a time capsule the paint would still shrink after 45 years, I am sorry there is no possible way that this is the original paint unless the pictures are not close enough to show the cracking and checking that lacquer will do because it is lacquer The only alternative is if ford used enamel in 72 and I promise you enamel does not have the DOI or gloss that this one shows in the pictures also the shifter boot is not original and The clutch and brake pedal pads are installed upside down the only thing to me that looks original is the shifter knob and the handle of the shifter which shows timely corrosion which vehicle of 45 Years would have
it is kind of unusual to be higher trim level with a 6 cylinder. Cant argue with the condition. If this was a half ton, even with the long bed, it would have been sold too. I think that the painted screws near the name tags make me believe it may have been painted once. Even if it is a repsray it is nice.
WHO poor why worry about original or not that period of Chev and Ford you’d are sought after, Chev for sure short box , Ford shorty not as high priced. If this has but decent miles on it make just as good a truck as today’s 35-40k blingers.
Look at torque figures on 300 6 banger compared to 302 and 360 motors, tow a newer 28 foot light weight camper trailer for 500- 1000 Mile round trips easily.
Need a good parts chaser, car hauler, this puppy will fit the ticket.
I had (still have) a 1970 F100 4×4 and we used to pull a 18 foot tandem axle trailer. It really did not pull that well, partly because of the 4 speed that was never in the right gear. But the stock 360 was a slug as well, even in perfect tune. Probably fine in 1970 but nowadays I would be passed by everything which is a bit frustrating.
No front view. Wonder why?
Original? Not buyin’ it.
Lack of rock chips is what I was thinking about the missing front view, something a truck with 100K miles would plenty of, especially in AZ. No wear on the floor mats or pedals…definitely don’t need to be Sherlock to smell the BS.
K, so this is an “original” truck which has had a reupholstered seat, new rubber floor mat, a dash cap, a new shift boot, a respray everywhere except the inside of the bed, and the exhaust manifold has been rattle-canned blue.
One of the most preposterous claims of originality I’ve seen as of late. If the seller had been truthful about all the recent refurbishments, he might get his asking price because honestly, this is a really cool truck!
Seller: the truck stands up well enough on its own! There is no need to be a deceitful buffoon!
Obviously, the exterior nor the interior is original. Moving to the engine compartment…the thermostatic choke heat riser tube is aftermarket (the original was steel,mating with the exhaust manifold heat stove). The PCV grommet in the rocker cover is painted and of course the breather is aftermarket also. Replace the rest of the hoses and plug wires with Motorcraft and present it as it is…..a nice truck that has been taken care of…not original.
Looks like a cheap repaint with photos “enhanced” on the computer. Engine obviously recently cheaply repainted. Run, don’t walk away from something like this when it’s presented as something it’s quite obviously not! I just sense the ghost of Earl Sheib not too far away from this . . .
Absolute salt of the earth, when it comes to trucks. The zenith truck production. I’ve had several of these, and drove a couple for jobs. I delivered body shop supplies in the mid 70’s in Milwaukee, and drove a truck like this, a ’72 F100, 302, 3 on the tree,,,period. No radio, no PS or brakes, save for the V8, it was the cheapest truck the company could buy. I literally, couldn’t kill it.( although, it didn’t like damp weather) Day after day, 10 stops in the morning, 10 in the afternoon, stop light grand prix,( any idea how many times I shifted that column?) it rarely, if ever, let me down. All the trucks were good around this time, but Ford was the best.
Very nice truck, but not buying the original paint comment either. Sport Customs had beltline trim all the way down the side. This one either isn’t a Sport Custom, or had the trim removed and holes filled.
Is the steering wheel upside too? Shouldn’t the V of the cross bar be the other way around?
Yes, but the front wheels are turned.
JW, in regards to the pedal pads…HA HA, good one!
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I had a 72. Mine was the babypoop butterscotch color. It was the fancy Explorer model with an Air Way fiberglass cap. 302, 3 on the tree. It was awesome, but got rusty, swapped it for a new 76 F150. 300/6, manual. Next, 86 Club Wagon, next an E150 cargo for my shop. Now retired, drivin a 2000 Ranger xlt/off road. Wife drives a ’10 Fusion. There are still Fords in my future,,Flex, ? Edge ?, Explorer, ? Transit 250 ?. She’s had a 67 cougar, 76 Honda Cyvic , 86 GrandAm, swapped it quick on a 86 Bronco2 xlt, then a 97 Explorer, now the Fusion. You think they would offer me a deal or something by now!
If all original I suspect the bed had a liner most of its life.
The 300 sixes were horrible gas hogs.Much worse than the V-8
Repaint? Maybe. Interior redone? Probably. Nice truck? Definitely! These are the best trucks ever to be built! I customized a crew cab and it was an incredible truck! These are simply the best looking, toughest trucks or there!!
Ripe for a 4.9L EFI swap, one of the best engines Ford ever built IMHO.