Old truck temptations

Tig

Tig

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Mrs. T and I are missing the hauling capability of the semi-old truck we sold to her son. She was talking about a new F-150, but a decent one starts at around $35K! That is too high for my blood, so I thought I'd start looking for something that can haul, but is fun to drive and much cheaper in CL...


Selling 1959 Ford F 100 Truck with almost all original parts and matching numbers.
Paint and complete V8 rebild are about 2 years old with 15k miles on them. This truck only has 80k original miles on it. It was rescued from a farm in central California after sitting for many years. It runs great and is super fun to drive. Just don't have time for it. Below are a list of features:

- 292 V8, completely rebuild
- 5 new tires around 200 miles on them
- rebuild drum brakes
- Three speed Manual Transmission (on column)
- All new electrical, all gauges, lights ect work great
- New upholstery (all white)
- New Seatbelts
- New Radiator
- Original AM transistor radio (not working)
- no Rust
- Underbody has just been re-primed with rust preventer
- 2 year old paint ( shines like new)
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Or something a little cheaper that Mark might try to steal...
1965 Chevrolet C10
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The 1965 is the same as my truck except that mine came from the factory with a Powerglide automatic transmission and the Custom Cab upgrade. I think its a bit more practical for modern day life than a 50s truck although the one in your post is quite nice too. Most of the 50's trucks wouldnt make it on a freeway here without beeing too slow and the cabs are considerably smaller which is a downer for a guy like me. The 1965 has a more modern sized cab.
 
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Mark Wein said:
The 1965 is the same as my truck except that mine came from the factory with a Powerglide automatic transmission and the Custom Cab upgrade. I think its a bit more practical for modern day life than a 50s truck although the one in your post is quite nice too. Most of the 50's trucks wouldnt make it on a freeway here without beeing too slow and the cabs are considerably smaller which is a downer for a guy like me. The 1965 has a more modern sized cab.
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Good advice. The '65 here looks to be more of a daily driver and plenty of bed space.
They are asking $12K, which is still too much for a 6 banger, but I don't really know the market just yet.
 
Tig said:
Good advice. The '65 here looks to be more of a daily driver and plenty of bed space.
They are asking $12K, which is still too much for a 6 banger, but I don't really know the market just yet.
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Thats way too much money. I paid $3200 for mine. I'd look around but I wouldn't spend more than $5-6k on a truck that is in good condition.
 
How often do you need to haul stuff? Does it make sense to just rent a pickup when you need to?
 
Deep Eddy said:
How often do you need to haul stuff? Does it make sense to just rent a pickup when you need to?
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You ain't from Texas, are ya' son?
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I like old trucks. I'm looking for a daily driver for mostly local use that includes hauling plants, dirt, lumber, surfboards, bikes, and other stuff.
 
Tig said:
You ain't from Texas, are ya' son?
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I like old trucks. I'm looking for a daily driver for mostly local use that includes hauling plants, dirt, lumber, surfboards, bikes, and other stuff.
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Nope, I'm not from Texas (although I lived in Austin for 3 years.)
 
Those don't exactly look like trucks you'd use for hauling shit...they're pretty trucks. Not working trucks.
 
Thats super clean and looks pretty stock under the hood. I thought that era 6 had a different oil filter though.

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Well, maybe haul occasional stuff as an excuse to get an old truck, truth be told.
Even something from the early 70's might be fun.
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xStonr said:
Old trucks are very cool. Three on the tree = :thu:
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I'm not a fan of 3 on the tree, mainly because when I was growing up, my dad had a '78 Chevy with 3 on the tree, and the shifter linkage was always getting locked up and you'd have to pull over, pop the hood, and use a long screwdriver to pry the linkage apart to get it working again.

After a year or so of doing this, dad bought a Hurst floor shifter for it.
 
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