Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4

Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 12:06 AM

Anybody got a lead on a 70’s model Ford 4x4. I’d prefer a standard transmission and something in the 77-79 year range. I need something close to southern Ohio. Not looking for a show truck or anything fancy. Just a decent truck.

Posted By: ~ADC~

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 12:15 AM

Sorry I can't help locate one for ya, but it reminds of a truck I had straight out of high school. 79 Ford F150 metallic black paint, 32" tires, short box, looked terrific but the big part was under the hood. 429ci. high rise intake 750 Holly 4 barrel, crazy fast and powerful. One of the few vehicles I ever ha that I really wish I still had. Looked a lot like this one...

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Posted By: Ohiowoodchuck

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 12:28 AM

I had one two. It was a long bed and a 460. Pass everything but a gas station. I still got the motor out of it. The truck just rusted apart.

Posted By: headache73

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 02:00 AM

Just saw one on Saturday few miles east of here. Pretty slick old truck. Not sure what they're asking for it, but it's a little ways away from Ohio

Posted By: Bob_Iowa

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 02:09 AM

A friend of mine had one like you described until a short bus ended that ford.

Posted By: Ohiowoodchuck

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by Jacob Whitley

Have a 79 f 250 custom with 300 six cylinder 4 on the floor 4x4 with 36 inch tires on it with 5+ inch lift on it duel tanks in southern indiana sounds pretty good don't it. here is the bad news it has not run in over twenty year windshields is craked drivers side window shattered but in tacked cab is rusted pretty bad in all the spots and above the driver side door to frame still good axels were rebuilt resent before being parked 20 years ago engine still free with a blowed head gasket in between cylinders radiator still good with antifreeze in it needs front grill some trim two new pieces of glass some new wires belts hoses tires and a tune up kit some body filler and here is the best part of all the radio still works and the wipers to that has to be the deal breaker watch out getting in the passenger side you have automatic feet cooling air condtioning some sheet metal would take care of that no problem that is about it. asking $60,000 no offers and no pics you show up and load it and
I will throw in a victor 110 conibear and a oil filter.lol

That’s not a bad deal at all.

Posted By: il.trapper

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 02:33 AM

LOL..I have been stopping by a fellas house for two years trying to buy a 78 bronco. It aint moved in that time but he still aint selling. But I am going to keep trying.

Posted By: wr otis

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 02:43 AM

Fireball motors up by youngstown

Posted By: Ohiowoodchuck

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by wr otis

Fireball motors up by youngstown

Don’t have anything I’m interested in at the moment.

Posted By: the Blak Spot

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 03:32 AM

Since were adding enabler pics....

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Posted By: Finster

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 03:43 AM

Just buy a new truck. If it don't run, Loosegoose can fix it for you. He's a bona fide parts swapping "Technician" don't ya know.

Posted By: Ohiowoodchuck

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by Finster

Just buy a new truck. If it don't run, Loosegoose can fix it for you. He's a bona fide parts swapping "Technician" don't ya know.

Not looking to spend 80k for a truck. Just want something older. I got a lot of parts for these trucks. Be easy for me to keep it running.

Posted By: Trapper Dahlgren

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 10:40 AM

had a 77 f-150 4 x4 right out of high school , it had a 300 6cyl with 5 speed creeper gear , love that truck , total it coming home after 48 hours at work

Posted By: BernieB.

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 11:57 AM

My first trappin' truck.

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Posted By: walleye101

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 12:51 PM

Did everybody trap in bellbottoms back then?

Posted By: WV Danimal

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 01:09 PM

Good luck with that search. I've kept my eyes open for a 78-79 shortbed for years. When you find one that has been reasonably restored, they want the price of a new truck for it. Found one in Florida last year that was nearly everything I wanted except it was an automatic. It was nearly 30k. My buddy had one in high school that implanted my dream truck. 78 shortbed, 460 stroker, 4 speed with giant lift and 38 mickey Thompson's. He could drift that truck backwards down a hill on pavement and dump the clutch to do a burnout that any Mustang would be proud of.

Posted By: loosegoose

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Finster

Just buy a new truck. If it don't run, Loosegoose can fix it for you. He's a bona fide parts swapping "Technician" don't ya know.

It must be miserable living life with that much hate wrapped up inside you.

Posted By: BernieB.

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by walleye101

Did everybody trap in bellbottoms back then?

That's all we had!

Heck of a chore to get them all rolled up to get the hip boots on.

Posted By: loosegoose

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 01:12 PM

77 F150 with a 302 and C4. In the process of swapping in a fuel injected 5.0 and AOD. 2 wheel drive though, and not for sale

Posted By: cbat

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 03:57 PM

Where in Montana ? I am not far from the stateline.

Posted By: Ohiowoodchuck

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 04:08 PM

Nice truck but 2wd wouldn’t make it up the hill where I need to go. Me and a buddy put a 302 ho out of a mustang and in a 77 2wd short bed one time. It definitely would run.

Posted By: T-Rex

Re: Looking for 70’s Ford 4x4 - 01/28/21 06:48 PM

I had a 79 1 ton and an '80 3/4 ton. I never walked so much in my life.

Both with seemingly unsolvable electronic issues.