The Ford F series has been around more than 70 years and continues to be the top-selling pickup in America. Introduced in 1948, the F series is on its 13th generation. This shiny example is a beautiful 4th generation from 1965. The 4th generation F series trucks were built starting in 1960 and lasted through the 1966 model year. This 1965 F-250 4×4 looks like it’s ready to tackle any terrain. It is for sale in Manheim, Pennsylvania and can be found here on Bring-A-Trailer where current bidding is up to $12,000.
The restoration was completed about three years ago and is holding up quite well. The shiny black paint represents well under the bright lights with an almost mirror-like finish. The red accents add a nice contrast and give this truck a nice visual appeal both inside and out. The wood slats in the bed could use a fresh coat of stain. With the addition of 16” aluminum wheels and super swamper tires, this truck looks aggressive and ready for any off-roading adventure.
The interior is clean and simple with only a couple of slight modifications. Again, the red on black contrast works well here. The period-correct bench seat is nice to see here as many of these single cab resto-mods end up with bucket seats. The headliner does look a bit out of place, almost like an afterthought. I think that’s something the new owner will want to look at to really complete the look of the interior.
Under the hood is a 352 ci V8. No word if this is the original engine but the 352 ci was an option in 1965. The engine compartment is clean with some added chrome to bring some shine under the hood. Interesting choice on the multi-colored plug wires but that should be easy to rectify. The electric fan is a welcome sight and should help to keep things cool as the high RPMs and slower speeds off-road tend to raise the temps quite a bit.
Although, it doesn’t look like this truck has ever been off the road. The undercarriage is spotless with seemingly everything from the frame to the axels having a fresh coat of paint.
At the current bid price, this truck is probably a good deal. However, there are currently 897 people watching this one so the bidding could get pretty robust as the auction deadline nears. How high do you think this one will go?
I forgot how beautiful these were. Had one with a 223 a great long time ago.
some times I wish they had audio just to see how some of these nice trucks sound. truck looks great.
You seem to be featuring more restored vehicles than usual. Resist the urge to follow Bring-a-Trailer to the Bring-a-Checkbook crowd!
Very nice truck. I appreciate the time, money, and effort put into this project. Nice that it is a manual transmission. If it was mine I would have stayed closer to stock. For example, I’d never take something this nice off-road, thus the “mudder” tires are overkill and detract from the look. Also the engine is a little too glitzy. But that’s just me, otherwise this generation of Fords are cool and this one will bring big bucks.
Bob, you summed up my thoughts to a tee. The knobby tires look ridiculous. It’s not a rock crawler. Also, the under hood is just too “silly kid stuff” for me.
Beautiful truck. Worth more than bid up to at this point. I like seeing nice old rigs in original condition but this restoration is crazy nice .
Living in AZ I’d have to respectfully disagree with the electric fan comment.
After owning a couple of classics with them, I soon found the correct fan and shroud and returned them to stock. Much safer…
BTW, I completely agree with the last 2 posts.
Looking at the under hood pic…that’s no electric fan.
You are correct, I was going by what the author stated…
Scotty, how do we feel about blue heater hoses?
I’m in love!
Beautiful truck, but am I the only one that thinks those front fender wheel cut-outs look off?
Those front fenders don’t look cut to me. I own two 66s, although they might be after market…
Not really my cup of tea but it is very nice and I can sure appreciate the extreme amounts of time and money that went into this rig although I do doubt it will spent much time off-road, very well done even the DETAILS are nicely done. My congrats to the seller great job!!
I like these rigs, i first noticed the f350 fenders and im not sure about the bed just yet as i like the fleetside better. Great truck the 352 runs whisper quiet and is super dependable, i run the oul bath and opt for that over the air cleaner. Plowing with no power steering puts a split in the metal on top of the door when your elbow hits it. We plowed many a storm pre 78 with a fresh 292 and our truck had lockers on both ends, would push snow up to the doors. But dont give it gas in the corner, rough on front axle joints.
Doesn’t anyone know how to run wires anymore ? The engine bay is a mess. I agree, would look better with stock air cleaner. other wise looks nice. Those tires are a waste on the street. Just run 20mi. at 60 mph. and you will learn or remember real quick why hearing yourself think is a good thing. Later……………………………………JIMMY
Great looking truck. I own 2 66s. An F250 4×4, and an F100 6’step side, 2wd. I wish both looked as good as this one does.
These are one of the best trucks ever built nice
Love the truck hate those tires
Nice look except for the engine compartment. It looks cheap though I’m sure it cost a good bit for all that stuff. I also think the shift levers are goofy looking. That’s easy to change back to black. Not a fan of the mud tires. A set of normal truck tires wouldn’t look bad and provide a better ride. An underdash A/C would be great too.