I'm generally not into pick-ups. But, this one really looks good, inside and out. And it's even vaccuum cleaned!
It's TOO nice. I'd be afraid to throw a load of mulch in the bed.........or even get in it with my work boots.
It is too clean, almost trailer queen clean. Beautiful truck but a F250 with a 351w...where's the beef?? AKA a 460? Non the less, would not complain if it was in my driveway.
It likely had a 351M or a 300 I-6 (my brother's late '77 F250 had the six) from the factory but this guy may have transplanted an '80s truck 351W/C6 into it.
It's also possible that the seller doesn't know the difference and is calling it a 351W when it's actually a 351M. I've come across that scenario more than once.
My F-350 crew was like that - XLT trim; blue body with white inside the trim, and a white roof. This is the ONLY pic I have of the truck. This was taken around 1990, with my 2 year-old daughter 'driving'. She's 29 now, and just gave birth to our 1st grand baby, October 1st.
My 78 Bronco was also blue with white and the Ranger XLT trim just like your truck Krash. That's a great photo of your daughter. I wish you had a photo of the whole truck.
In my opinion, the 79 F series trucks were the last good trucks that Ford made. I had a 78 F250HD with the Alaskan package. It was a brute.....a no frills work truck. It had F350 running gear, a 400D engine and HD 4spd. You could put it in granny gear, pull against a telephone pole and let out the clutch. It would sit there idling, spinning all 4 wheels in 4wd. It cost $9800 new, when an F150 could be had for $2300. I needed a new tow truck in 1980. The dealer had both a 79 and an 80 on hand. Like a dummy, I chose the 80 because it was a year newer and soon regretted that decision. It didn't even come close the measuring up to the older style.
My late brother's '77 F250 was also few frills...I had to locate the fuel tank selector switch, because the '74 he traded in had a manual valve versus the electrical valve with the switch on the heater control panel. He bought his with the 300 I-6 because it was an excellent engine, and because he believed the government was going to tax vehicle buyers on the number of cylinders an engine had. Fortunately, it never came to pass.
I believe that was called the "Snow Fighter" Pretty awesome trucks. It's not unusual for a first run of any newly introduced vehicle to have issues to work out. But I must say the 73-79 F-series was an amazing truck. I'd say, personally, as far as the perfect FORD truck goes it's a tie for me between the 73-79 body style and the 92-97 body style.
I'll take a round-headlight '78 Bronco over all others. My first most favorite vehicle, and my most favorite truck.
