Ford’s F-Series of light-duty trucks arrived in 1948, becoming the most successful pick-up ever. After 77 years, they still outsell the competition, and the F-150 has often been tops in annual sales even over automobiles. This 1972 edition is a long wheelbase (LWB) half-ton F-100 in Custom trim that runs and has a mostly sold body. Located in Buckhead, Georgia, this survivor is available here on eBay for $5,500 OBO.
What set the F-Series apart from its predecessors was that it was/is based on a truck platform as opposed to a car as was the case before World War II. The F-100 was the entry-level pickup until the F-150 debuted in 1975 (and still in production in its 14th generation). The fifth generation from which the seller’s truck was born was built from 1967 to 1972, with an expanded selection of trim and engines than those before them.
As the story goes, this 1972 F-100 Custom was built in Canada but was sold in Georgia and never ventured too far away. It has a 302 cubic inch V8 workhorse, producing 154 hp (SAE net) with a 2-barrel carburetor and a 3-speed manual gearbox. It left the factory finished in Candy Apple Red paint, but there are signs here and there of a faded repaint (which somewhat disqualifies it as a true survivor). Loads of original paperwork will come with the sale.
While we’re told it runs well, the column shifter will need an adjustment (hangs up sometimes). There is a bit of rust here and there, but nothing that may be alarming. With some TLC and a few dollars, this pickup should serve its next owner well. And when was the last time you found a truck that only had one owner for 53 years?
Be a blast to run around those backroads in this old Ford.
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That movie sold me on buying a Ford truck years ago.
I really like the red painted newer OEM Ford wagon wheels on this. They really fit the truck. I’d personally get the shifter fixed and paint it red ( red is a great color on a truck). Nice solid old Ford.
I agree with the newer wheels too It makes it look pretty sharp! Fix the shifter and a few other things and drive it .
Dad bought a new 72 set up the same way $2700 and change brand new. Never see that truck or that price new again. The reason the shifter hangs up is the cab mounts are gone putting pressure on the steering column and the rag joint at the box is soon to fail.
Or the bushings in the column and transmission arms on the side of the transmission needs new bushing. Mister Gasket used to sale the metal one. Also the cab bushing might be bad. You can get them . They are reasonablely priced. A little work–time and money will put it in nice shape again. I ,d rather have this truck then a new one. With 1 months payment–you could put it in this truck and have a nice reliable truck and NOT A 7 YEAR NEW TRUCK PAYMENT. THIS IS A ICE OLD TRUCK.
I owned a ‘72 F100 with 360/4 speed. It was obviously abused before my family bought it. It hauled, pulled, camped, commuted, and farmed for years. 100% reliable. Sold it for $50 more than we paid for it years later. (Used it daily for 8 years)
This looks like a good old truck, but it’s nice to have granny gear and a floor shift.
Man, if this was closer I’d be a buyer….perfect for what I want. Don’t need an F250, although I wish this had a 360 instead of the 302. Looks like fairly minor work will turn this into a really reliable workhorse. Do the mechanicals and drive as is. Like the wheels.
Here in Colorado, where all prices of all things are inflated, this could bring 7 or 8k, although I wouldn’t flip it. Just a good honest using truck, even w/o 4wd, that I could drive until I couldn’t drive, which won’t be too long.
It’s about a 3 day drive from Georgia to Colo. Maybe I should risk it.
Odd that it seems to have a wide clutch pedal, and a very small brake pedal, just opposite of what I would have expected. (Actually, I seem to remember that both pedal pads were the same size on a standard, and the wide pedal pad fit the brake pedal of an automatic transmission equipped truck.)
That matches what I remember. Seems like I also remember automatic-equipped trucks from the late 60’s having the small brake pad too?
Seems like around ’73 when the larger pedal started to appear for the brake. Before that an automatic was just one pedal short.
I agree with Bob about the pedals. This generation had a small brake pedal no matter if it was a stick or an automatic. I think someone added to the clutch pad on this one, looks like a lot of tape on it. The next generation ( mid to late 70’s) Fords if you notice, the brake pedal is wider than the clutch pedal and it is the same one used with an automatic or a stick.
I had a 68 F250 with a 390 3 speed. 2nd was good from 5 to 50 mph. Great tranny in a great truck.
My favorite year, these trucks don’t die. Back in 75 an old timer was buying a new truck and said, Boys, I want to kill this truck, cause I put it thru hell and it still runs like a champ. We tried, neutral drops, doing 50 and slamming it in reverse, all kinds of stuff. That truck refused to die, we felt bad about and gave it back.
My father in law retired to the city (Winnipeg) and his 1972 F100 LWB is sitting in his nephew’s barn north of Brandon MB. 302 auto, white and green 2 tone, Ranger trim. Power steering, manual 4 wheel drums. He did the brakes, carb and switched to electronic ignition shortly before storing it. Nice truck for a slow cruise along the equipment “roads” between farms.