The time machine has just transported you back to 1977. Star Wars is new in the theaters and Elvis just died. You look on a used vehicle lot and see this 10-year old solid pickup with 71,839 miles and decide it might be a classic one day and therefore take it back to the present day with you! Since you can’t do that, maybe you’d be interested in buying this truck listed here on eBay and located in Wylie, Texas. The asking price is $7,800 but offers are being taken.
The dealer selling this truck describes it as having one owner that ran a gas station, thereby implying that it’s been well-maintained. They have included a lot of nice pictures in the auction listing — it’s obvious that the truck is very straight and has little rust (note, not no rust).
I’ve heard these trucks described as “bump side” trucks due to the panel crease (covered by trim on this model). It’s nice to see the original wheel covers in place and I’m guessing this is original paint.
Even the bed looks pretty decent. I can see some good arguments between the “leave it as is” patina-lovers and the “what a great basis for a restoration” folks coming in the comment section–don’t let me down, Barn Finds readers!
This is a typical spot for rust on this generation of pickup and unfortunately it has progressed on this particular example. Did you know that this fifth generation of F-series pickup was produced in eighteen different locations! And it lasted until 1992 in Brazil!
I think I see this type of aftermarket seat cover on trucks like this even more than the original upholstery. Perhaps a new one of these is in order. You can see that the Texas sun has faded the original paint considerably — or does the pattern of white overspray indicate a repaint?
If this is indeed the original engine as I think it is, this is a 352 cubic inch V8, which at the time made 208 horsepower. What a nice original truck! Let us know your opinions in the comments!
Learned to drive a stick in 77 with a 67 Ford pickup. Saw Star Wars and mourned Elvis, too. Great time to be a teenager.
I’m still a couple of months away from having my time machine working. I have to make it bigger, you know, to carry cars.
Glen, once you succeed I’d love to chat about business propositions… :-)
Get in line, friend, get in line.
Definitely have to nip the rust monster in the bud or there won’t be much left in about two blinks of an eye.
The difference between the 66 and the 67 is amazing.
Every time I open a barn find email. I get a virus notification. Nothing else does this. What gives?
One of the problems with these old trucks is that your sitting almost on top of the gas tank. There were a lot of horror story accidents in past years of these trucks ( all makes back then ) burning up and/ or exploding in accidents frying the driver and passengers to death.
Ford loved to kill their customers!
Please correct me if I am wrong, but are those rust holes in the bed?
If they are how can Jaime say the bed look decent?
Miguel, because I’ve seen a lot of pickups of this age where I would fall through the bed if I walked on it. Decent is not a synonym for pristine. And if we are nitpicking on word usage and syntax, it’s Jamie, not Jaime.
Touhce’
If those are rust holes, and they appear to be, “decent” is not the word to describe the bed. “Shot to hell” works better for me.
Oh, and you might want to look up the word “syntax.” It doesn’t mean what you think it does. Misspelling someone’s name has nothing to do with syntax.
Jaime, I would think that so many rust holes would exclude this bed from being decent.
I am from the west coast to I am not used to the stories or the pictures of old cars with so much rust.
A decent bed to me would be one that could be refurbished to be used again and not one that has to be replaced.
Jamie, he did it again,,,possible agitator? ( I thought he was from Mexico). I can understand his disbelief about rust. Most people that never experienced the “rust belt” just can’t believe, it can swallow a car whole. To show you how twisted it is, rusty cars in California are all the rage now. Hmmm, that gives me an idea,,,
Howard, actually I am from california where I grew up and bought hundreds of cars.
I now live in Mexico and am investigating the old car market here.
Ken, I said usage AND syntax. Jaime is not Jamie and I would like my correct name used. Believe me, growing up when the Bionic Woman was a popular TV show I’ve conscious of the difference.
Miguel, it’s nothing personal, but a lot of the rest of the country doesn’t have the advantage of California weather. I would very easily cut the rusty parts (the entire floor if truly necessary) out and replace them with stamped floor patches (factory ribs, easily obtained). That’s what plasma cutters and welders are for, and I have both.
Good one Dean!
I like the truck, but I was more interested in what cars were in the background. It’s a few thousand overpriced, but their celebrity status will help them get asking price.
Steve R
Nice old Ford but the bed is rusting through as well as drivers fender and passenger door / cab corner are not looking good. Then there’s the seat which will have to be recovered. If I were close and mechanicals checked out I might offer half his asking price and fix things as I drive it. Heck I only paid a little over 7K for a brand new 76 Ford 1/2 ton explorer package 4×4 in 1976. Those were the days.
Ugh,,,$2g’s, tops. Where do they get these asking prices from? Just begging for that 700 hp pro stock motor,,,see how silly that was? I just can’t see spending that,,on this. Before I bought my GMC, I looked at a ’71 Ford with a 460, better than this, guy was asking $1,500, but the 460 turned me off, although, it probably got the same mileage as the 350 in mine. If it was sharp, maybe, I’d love to know the final selling prices on these.Maybe that would show these people a more accurate pricing structure.
Well Howard, you and I may not be the target market on these guys. We had that blue one on here last week that was a bit of a mish mash of ’67-8 parts with maybe less rust, and a 6 cyl, but still needing body help. It ended up selling near this same price (to my surprise as well). That one got me to checking here in Texas, and there are several of this vintage, short box Fords, typically priced around $5-6k on CL. Being a dealer, this seller probably expects to get the premium from a national audience.
Ok, thanks Bob, good point. I just feel sorry for the poor sap(s) that think this is a good deal for a rusty, rattle trap, late 60’s pickup, when for us, these were $500 trucks. Times sure have changed.
I’d give this one a hard look for rust before I paid the asking price. I think that it was painted from the body side trim down, hence the overspray visible on the door jamb. The rockers, cab corners, lower doors; all could need serious metal work. Bring a magnet, too. The bed itself will be a challenge to repair if rusted through. Another spot these trucks rusted was in the engine compartment where the hood springs mounted to the inner fender.
This F100 has a lot going for it; V-8, short bed and seemingly complete but pricey as-is.
The old Bumpsides are coming into their own as collectable now… if this was a GM truck in this condition, the asking price wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows. I personally find it overpriced, knowing what I paid for mine 6 years ago, but their popularity has also jumped big time since then. They all want to check the same boxes on these…Crown Vic front end, rear shackle flip and an engine swap.
A buddy just did the Crown Vic suspension conversion on his 69 F100. It’s basically a bolt in that can be done in an afternoon with just hand tools and no welding. For someone looking to modify a truck, that swap is a no brainer.
Steve R
Thinking this was been flipped more than an IHOP pancake….locally fer sure.
Especially the cab mounts–right behind the front wheels they trapped the road dirt and salt…they disappeared in front of your eyes here in the rust belt…
Good luck to the new owner.
As someone who sells a lot of 60’s and 70’s Ford trucks, I’d be very surprised if the seller got his ask. I have sold this exact same truck many times, and in much better shape, for around $5000-$5500. And that’s here on the east coast where clean trucks are very hard to come by.
Outside of this being a short bed, and having a popular color combination, there is nothing to warrant the asking price. The bed is shot, the cab corners are shot, fender bottoms are shot, bottom of the doors are shot, it’s not a 4×4, I could go on. It is a Custom Cab, which is nice and adds a little extra “bling”, but that’s about it. I sold one last fall, same year same colors, for $4,800, and it was in much better condition, plus the 352 and the 4 speed manual had both been rebuilt.