If everything in the ad for this truck is accurate, you may be looking at one of the cleanest, mostly original 5th generation Ford trucks ever. Found here on eBay with a current bid over $10,000, the truck is located in Manassas, Virginia. The popularity of the 1967 to 1972 F-series Ford pickups have been climbing over the past few years and original trucks are very hard to find. This truck is said to have 37,000 original miles and is in amazing shape.
While the truck reportedly only has 37,000 miles on it, the original 360 c.i.d. engine has been rebuilt. When the work was done, there were some aftermarket upgrades done including a mild cam, Edelbrock intake and Holley 4bbl carburetor. Along with the engine, the automatic transmission was also rebuilt. The truck also features power brakes, power steering and air conditioning.
The interior is original except for a new seat cover and floor mat. Inexplicably, the temp gauge is said not to work, so an aftermarket oil temp gauge has been installed. It seems like fixing the original gauge would have been an easier solution, but I guess that’s for the new owner to fix if they are so inclined.
The ad also states that the truck has all original body panels and glass, which is pretty amazing given the fact that it is 45 years old. The faux wood tailgate is an interesting feature you don’t see every day. Overall, this appears to be a really clean and mostly original truck. It should provide years of fun for the new owner and would be fairly easy to put back to 100% original if desired.
I know that most gearheads love the V-8’s, but for me, nothing could beat a F-100 with a 240 six cylinder for durability and easy of maintenance.
If only it was a Chevy and had a 4 speed :)
So you can look like every single other 67 to 72 pickup driving around?
I don’t care who makes it, as long as it suits my needs. The only thing missing on this truck (to me), is 4wd.
Sorry, but if it had a bow tie it would be dead by now! LOL!
I am not convinced. New engine, lots of money spent updating he says, and I’m pretty sure the box has been resprayed. There is fresh paints over the dents on the inner wheel arches. Also, I am pretty sure I see rust hiding along the box seam above the trim, and there is rust coming through the bottom of the drivers door and pillar. And no underbody shots so who knows what is lurking there. Nice truck but it has had a lipstick overhaul.
That upper bodyside trim in my experience, is prone to dents and dings if you simpky look at it too long; as pristine as it is here, including the woodgrain insert, it’s likely reproduction.
A shot of the cab mounts would also be nice .
37,000 miles is not ULTRA LOW mileage. That’s just low mileage. Mileage in the triple digits is ULTRA LOW mileage.
The mileage equates to 881 miles per year, thats ULTRA LOW!
Had one almost like it in ’81. Mine was
a standard 3/4 ton long bed with what
seemed to be HD everything. Must’ve
been a minicipal truck at some point
as it was painted a very bright shade
of orange with a black interior. Power
came from a 302 V-8 with a 3 on the
tree. Got lots of whiplash while trying
to teach my late wife how to drive a
stickshift. Wound up trading it to my
former BIL for a ’73 LTD hartop and
$250.00 cash. That thing was a real
beast that ran great while I owned it.
And talk about hauling and pulling?
You couldn’t beat it! Dad borrowed
it to pull a car to the auction on a
trailer while the bed was full of parts.
Don’t know just how much weight
was on my truck, but it took it like
a trooper and came back for more.
Seeing this one makes me regret
trading mine so long ago. This
truck reminds me of our ’67 Ranger
XL longbox but that’s another story.
Beutiful Truck!!! My dad bought an identical truck in red 1970 Ranger XLT, his first Ford. Went from a 68 Suburban/ Carry All, the last chevy truck he would buy, sold on Fords the rest of his life! From what I remember I thought the 69 and 70 had the wide body side moldings. His next truck was a 72 Ranger XLT and had the smaller moldings.
Just the opposite…the 69 had the smaller side moldings and the 72 had the large ones. The 69 Ranger trim moldings became the Sport Custom moldings in 72.
In SW Washington and coastal north and esst of Cascadesthere are still a large number of these in rural areas and still pulling great prices.
Hard to pull any high hp, best cam was as RV, out of 360, it was built for torque, gas mileage sucked, but in those days were sold as work trucks.
Ford’s could haul way over 1/2 ton, even rear axle bearings tougher than Chev 1/2 tons.
Towing with shocks , air, was ticket, and in woods towed small equipment on trailers over rough gravel roads.
Can see ones with even higher mileage at
$12,000 in my area, leaders but still good shape and runners at 5-6 thousand.
302 with stick way more preferable
Hmmm… No dash pics, under side pics. This truck has been almost completely gone through. I’d bet there is a 1 in front of that 3, though. Check the engine bay. There’s a lot of repaint on this one. I’d pull the 360 and put in a 390. Much better engine. Just me.
Why would anyone in their right mind do a complete rebuild on a truck with just break in miles on it? Something about that is fishy!
I’d drive it just the way it is. Beautiful truck, and under the hood looks perfect. And factory A/C ? Bonus !!
Very nice truck, however my 1968 ford F100 ranger is REALLY LOW MILEAGE. how about 1500 miles and still has the original north carolina inspection sticker on the windshield. it never left the farm in n.c. it had 192 miles on it when sold at auction when farmer passed away over 20 years ago. it had sat outside part of the time so it had to be repainted due to sun bleach. may have to sell, getting up in age and too many other ford car, truck and farm tractors to keep up with.
Would you happen to be of Don Olsen Tires fame?
Really nice truck. Being a city dweller, I only desire a 1/2 ton pickup. I’m retired and don’t haul anything heavier than a bag of groceries anymore, but I still like pickups. I’m in the process of restoring a 64 Buick Riviera. Don’t have a truck right now, and if I hadn’t bought a new SUV last year I’d be bidding on some of these pickups hoping to get one that an old fart living on S.S could afford.Great hobby though, so you do the best you can with what you got.
Need to look at underside especially front cab mounts, designed to hold water and road salt, first thing to go. if its for real, nice truck and better than 80,000 $. Those FE engines could pull down a house, but hard to get over 12 mpg on the road with a good tailwind!!!
Good luck to the new owner!
A car or truck is only original once. If the motor and trans. have been rebuilt, especially with only 37,000 so called original miles, something is fishy. And that kills it as being original. Not to mention new seat covers, why do that with only 37,000 miles. My 1976 Ford Econoline is more original than this truck and all it has had done is a new paint job. The captains chairs in my van have 187,000 miles of wear on them and still look great. The motor and trans, are original. Nah. Someone is playing everyone for a fool. This truck is worth no more than about 4000.00.
I learned to drive a stick on these. Our neighbors had a pig farm and had at least two, one with 4spd (w/granny gear 1st) and the other 3-on-the-tree. Good memories!
There’s always the possibility the mileage is 137,000
i have had many people over the years take a photo of the don olson (olsen) firestone stores in florida, but i am not related to him. Don
Almost TOO nice. . . Something is fishy -the old saying”if it’s too good to true” etc.,etc.
i agree that something is not right here.. had to be restored with only 37,000 miles on it?.. i have 4 bump side fords right now all well over 200,000 miles and still not restored in fact only one had been repainted.. looks like re-pop XLT trim on the exterior custom or sport trim on the interior, i thought all ranger xlt had wood grain dash insert and lower trim and the wood grain door panels.. i would want to take a closer look at this before laying down my money
I agree. Too many things are off on this listing.
Nope, another BS eBay auction.
Yes, something hokey here for sure. So I was talking with a gentleman who told me that in 1974, his father purchased from the original owner a 1972 Ford F-100 XLT long bed long bed with a factory 4 cylinder (2 plugs per cylinder) engine and 5-speed manual transmission. I did a little research and sure enough, there were some built with that engine and transmission combo at a plant in Brazil. He told me his father is too ill to drive it now and he does not have any use for it. He’s planning on selling it and told me to give him a call if I am interested which I replied, “I will and I am”.
Probably the 2.3 liter 8 spark plug engine ford put in Pinto’s and in later model Rangers. It was a very good engine. I owned a 94 Ranger with the 2.3 liter engine and 5 speed transmission. It averaged 25 mpg and had plenty of power.
Tough call on the miles. I’ve had a lot of this era Ford trucks. It’s not unusual to need a repaint here and there. Example: I had a 75 F100 with 68k miles on (verified, receipts going back to the early 80’s). The hood had been repainted because a tree branch fell on it. Does that invalidate the miles? Of course not. One of the Ranger trim lower rocker pieces was missing so I got a re-pop. Does that invalidate the miles? Nope. The passenger side rear wheel well trim was dinged up so I replaced it. Miles invalidated? Ehhhh….nope. The seat had some separation at the seams in two spots, but instead of recovering the seats I just stitched it up.
My point is that trucks lead a different life than cars. S&*%t happens to them.
It is a bit odd that the engine was rebuilt on this one at 37k miles. However, using my 75 F100 as a reference, it had the engine rebuilt in 1987 at 50k miles because the block cracked. So, this stuff does happen.
It’s pretty easy to tell a 37k mile truck from a 137k mile truck in person. How do the doors close? What’s the wear on the pedals like (assuming they haven’t been replaced)? As others have said, look at the cab corners. The dash pad always cracks, and more-so on a 137k mile truck. Of course, that can be replaced easily, too.
This one is a bit fishy. On the other hand, it looks great, and if the price stays around $10k it’s a good deal. But I totally agree that calling this a “survivor” is incorrect terminology.