"Spridget" (dustbustervans)
07/30/2017 at 20:33 • Filed to: None
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"Spridget" (dustbustervans)
07/30/2017 at 20:33 • Filed to: None | 2
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$7900. Ford F150 Ranger Lariat with an auto/302 and 79,000 original miles. It’s in absolutely mint condition, nicest I’ve seen. NPoCP?
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Spridget
07/30/2017 at 20:37 |
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It’s almost too nice to use for truck things though!
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Spridget
07/30/2017 at 20:40 |
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I have a thing for baby blue trucks.
Die-Trying
> Spridget
07/30/2017 at 20:43 |
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nice truck, no doubt. it is just priced a bit on the high side. if it were a shortbed, it would come closer. if it were a shortbed, and 4x4, the price would be on point. also it is not a 351, or manual..... nice truck, but they are OVERLY proud of it........
The Snowman
> Spridget
07/30/2017 at 20:53 |
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Cp
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Spridget
07/30/2017 at 20:54 |
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CP.
Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner
> Spridget
07/30/2017 at 21:11 |
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Cp it’s a great truck but too much money
DipodomysDeserti
> Spridget
07/30/2017 at 22:28 |
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Crack pipe. I’d say $3,500 depending on what’s been done to it. You could probably find one for around $2k. Assume is has a lot more than 79k miles as old odos only went to 99k. Restored ‘60s trucks go for that kind of money. ‘70s Fords aren’t nearly that popular.
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Spridget
> DipodomysDeserti
07/30/2017 at 23:11 |
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1. Worth more than that. I’d say $4500 to $6500, depending on where you sell it.
2. The overall condition backed up the mileage claim, as did the trim level/optioning choices.
3. Your pricing is waayyy off base.
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DipodomysDeserti
> Spridget
07/31/2017 at 00:14 |
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Mileage means nothing with classic cars. As I said before, odos only go to 99k miles so there’s no way to verify the mileage, and pretty much every original part on an almost forty year-old pickup is going to have to be replaced or rebuilt anyways. Options mean dick on an old pickup truck. ‘60s era GM dtuff is starting to go for silly prices on account of the retro styling, but not Fords from the 70s. You can buy restored old trucks for $8k.
You’re right about location. I’m in AZ and can find rust free old trucks easily for cheaps. I have a ‘66 GMC with a cammed 350 and a handful of aftermarket goodies that I got for $3k running. I could have got any number of ‘60s Fords for a grand less.
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> Spridget
07/31/2017 at 00:15 |
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That screams CP to me. It might be worth 3k (if it does indeed blow cold air at you), and maybe you could ask four and hope for a sucker. It maybe mint, but it isn’t desirable as a classic, isn’t very capable and will be terrible to drive.
The dynamics of that era of American full-size truck were pretty preposterous to drive. That auto is probably a C6, which means the truck is likely to be all but undrivable at modern, 80mph interstate speed limits. Even if it got an AOD, it will still be deathly slow. That 302 was only rated for around 130hp when it was new.
We used to have a service truck at the hydraulic shop from that seventh generation of F-series. It was an F-250/400/C6/tall gears with a service body. It wasn’t mint, but it was in pretty good condition with about the same mileage as this truck. It was an appallingly bad vehicle to drive. It drove as bad as the GM square bodies of that era did. The service body was the only redeeming quality of the truck.
In the desert Southwest, those old trucks are a dime a dozen (without rust). Most of them are not in anywhere near as good of condition as that one, but you can buy them for a grand or two all day long.
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Spridget
> DipodomysDeserti
07/31/2017 at 00:47 |
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I agree that you can’t really verify it, but you can say it’s more likely than not. You’re right about the parts, all of the hoses/etc will basically have to be replaced instantly. I’m here in the south, so all of the trucks are beat to hell or rusty, most were used as farm trucks.
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Spridget
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
07/31/2017 at 00:51 |
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I don’t think all of the people searching for these things care about driving dynamics, most classic trucks are either drag machines or Sunday Cruisers, not something that gets driven often. It’s worth more than $3k, around these parts trucks are desirable, particularly in good condition like this one. It will probably sell for like $5500.
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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> Spridget
07/31/2017 at 01:50 |
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That blows my mind that someone would pay that kind of money for one. They are a dime a dozen, and they’re not especially good trucks.
I can understand the romantic appeal of a classic truck, as the 50s and 60s stuff had distinctive styling, glass lights, chrome stuff, classic metal interiors and interesting window shapes.. These late 70s and 80s trucks are square boxes that don’t check the same boxes for me. The only glass lenses are the headlights, the grill and trim is chromed plastic, the interior is acres of hard plastic that wasn’t nice even when it was new. Combine that with the driving dynamics, so little capability and usability, and at least around here, few people seem to want them.
For me, I guess it could be that I got to ride in them enough as a kid and then drive enough of them later on to have gotten my fill. I look at it as the same 2 or 3k you would pay for a nice truck from that era would buy a good enough half ton from the 90s that is an order of magnitude better in pretty much everyway.
But what do I know? I’m just some guy on the internet . If they rustle your jimmies, come visit the Southwest and buy one for cheap.
6Spaz6
> Spridget
08/01/2017 at 00:01 |
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to the seller:
19JRC99
> Spridget
08/09/2017 at 02:37 |
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Here in Michigan it’s full on NP. Ford trucks rust out bad, and these old bullnoses are damn near extinct from the rust, since they’re the worst for it. Shame, because I want one.
TylerLinner
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
08/13/2017 at 02:55 |
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I’m not going to say this thing is worth $8k. But I will say it can’t be too much worse to drive than my ‘65 352 which was rated at 208 hp (according to the air cleaner), is now jetted for high altitude, and rides on Twin I-Beams like the OP truck. It’s not quick, but it’s definitely as capable as any older half ton truck. I keep repeating myself to anyone who will listen, but not everything needs to be a dually. You can haul furniture, bikes, car restoration parts, or whatever with a half ton. You can even pull a decent size trailer in a pinch.
And rarity is a factor as well. I recently moved from Detroit, where these things are all but extinct (let alone rust-free examples) to Flagstaff, where people drive 70's trucks all winter long. The demand may be the same, but the supply is much lower in areas that have rust.
I think this will appreciate in the next ten years as spearsides and dentsides become harder to find. But due to the plastic stuff, they may never reach the same collector status as the slightly older models. Will 7th gens be valuble when OBS’s are 40 years old? Probably. Are either particularly valuable now (sans diesel)? No.