Ford has been the dominant force in the U.S. truck market for the past 75 years. That can be chalked up to the success of the F-Series which was introduced in 1948. In 1974, Ford debuted the crew cab (4-door pickup) with the catchy name of Super Cab. The seller’s former workhorse is an F-250 with Ranger XLT trim which meant it was one of the fanciest trucks Ford built at the time. This example from 1975 is said to be a project pickup with nearly 100,000 miles. Located with what may be a dealer in San Antonio, Texas, this Ford is available here on eBay. The current bid is $11,100, but the reserve is unmet.
The seller’s Marti Report confirms that this truck had just about everything on it that you could order back in the day. That includes a 360 cubic inch V8, automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, factory air conditioning – and the glitzier Ranger XLT trim package for more creature comforts. The 4X4 truck was sold new in Texas and may have been in service to the likes of construction firms or oil field explorers. But its fancier layout suggests it may have served better in the company of the Ewing family at South Fork (just kidding)!
This is a documented truck that still has its built sheet from the Spring of 1975. If you choose to restore it, there will be some rust to eradicate, which is trying to take a firm hold along the vehicle’s drip rails on both sides. But the seller is throwing in patch panels to make a fix. Otherwise, the body may be okay although surface rust can be found here and there.
We’re told that $1,700 was just spent on upholstery, yet there are no photos to back that up. But the first issue to resolve is with the engine – the V8 is locked up from sitting for a long time. The seller thinks this pickup has the potential to be quite valuable one day – citing that one recently sold at Barrett-Jackson for $220,000. Sounds ambitious to me.
11K and the reserve not met. At least the seller will be able to sit in it while he watches more Barrett-Jackson.
I had a 1971 F250 Crew cab. That was before Ford actually made their own. I was shipped from the factory with a long bed chassis, a regular cab, and a short bed full of extra doors, an extra bench seat and seat belts, and many extra body parts. The truck was shipped to a body company where the cab was stretched, the extra doors were shortened (by cutting and then welding back together) When I restored it I also upgraded the power train and the interior. (Because of the shortened rear doors the back seat was almost impossible to get in. I used a Dodge van second row bench which worked perfectly and the front bucket van seats then matched and were very comfortable. I received many positive comments and lots of thumbs up. Another one I wish I had kept!
Ford started building their own CrewCab in 1965, it was custom order. For the 5th Gen, in 1967, it was available in dealer lots… your truck may have still been coach built, but Ford had been offering the CrewCab as a production line option for many years by ’71.
Ford started building these trucks “in house” in 1965. A well known fact. They were assembled in Canada.
SuperCab is an extended cab, this is a crew cab
Looks like a real moneymaker 💰:-)
The first factory-built Ford four-door crew cab truck was in 1965 in F-250 trim and was sold as a special order. Prior to that, they were all coach built.
The author of this article is confusing the extended cab (Super Cab, only has two doors and was new for the 1974 model year) with the Crew Cab (had four doors) which Ford has been offering from the factory for 10 years by the time the pictured truck was built.
I like these old Fords a lot! I think he’s asking a bit much if the bid of $11,000 isn’t good enough. But I hope this old girl gets all fixed up by someone and has a great old age. Personally I can see this truck restored and pulling a stock car race trailer into the pits at Jennerstown PA speedway! That’s what I’d do with her. Hopefully she gets a good home
We’ve seen this before a thousand times. The seller watches an auction show & sees one that’s a driver where everything works and thinks their non-runner is worth exactly the same.
You’re exactly right. He probably picked it up from old ranchers widow for $1500 and expects to retire from bilking some poor fool. Too much rust and a non runner….c’mon
I’m guessing the reserve will remain unmet, as the ask is way too high, given the condition of this beast. It will take a complete frame-off restoration to fix this bad boy, expensive to start with, more so if there’s any significant rust in the frame revealed when the body comes off of it. At least the frame looks straight in the pictures and isn’t sagging in the middle, so there’s that, but pictures don’t always tell the whole story!
50K to get this frame off restoration if engine is ok.. interest rates are too high to take on a project like this right now.
The other day my wife and i were at a stoplight with the windows down sitting in our Ford Raptor.
My wife says to me, ” whats that noise?”
I look to my left and there was a chevrolet sitting there goin tap tap tap…..
I told her thats what chevy calls the heartbeat of America.
Lol
Gus my 2001 Chevy silverado 1500 extra cab I drove everyday for 21 years I bought it it had 150k on it . It was a 4.8l which is a 283 cubic inch workhorse motor used in many school busses . I drove the truck without ever having to do any major repairs other than alternator, water pump the normal stuff for 21 yrs without a problem ran it up to 570k miles and she was still going strong . Last yr I sold it for $3k to a kid who is still using it as a daily driver yet today. I am a ASE certified mechanic and took very good care of my truck . Oil changes etc. The truck today has over 600k miles still running same engine and transmission. You show me a Ford that can say that then talk smack!
I don’t want to cause hardship but I have to explain… I had a 88 Chevy brand new.
500 miles lost my tranny
4wd didn’t work
Drivers door handle fell off in my hands one day etc…..
In the shop more than my driveway..
Went to see my local Ford dealer and traded after 6 months
Never looked back owned all Fords since.
I realize they all have their issues but I have to say I feel that Ford has been the better truck for me.
Sounds like the chivy guy’s the one talkin smack lol
Three words….Pick -a- Part.
This takes me back to the days when a 4 door pickup was more of an unusual sight…
Again we have a article in which the author has no knowledge about what he writing about. I wish people would do a little research before writing something down. The comments are correct! factory crew cabs were around for ten years before this one was even built. Ford 2 door super cab started in 1974. Had a 73 crew cab and a 78 super cab wish I would of kept them, now people want stupid money for these worn out trucks. I would love another of this vintage but I just can’t pull the trigger on something that I would have to spend double the money on to make decent again.
Actually the first Ford crew cab, notice I said the first Ford crew cab, not Ford’s first factory crew cab, was in 1957, it was an outsourced conversion, with 3 doors. International had one the same year, called the “Travelette”, which I believe was their own