“Construct Ford Robust” is an applicable slogan with regards to some older Ford pickups which have survived the check of time and carry on ticking.

The Decide of the Day is a low-mileage 1973 Ford F-250 Ranger pickup listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Los Angeles, California. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“Lengthy-bed 2WD, 93k authentic miles, 390cid V8 with computerized transmission,” the itemizing begins. “Stars, runs, shifts, brakes, and steers wonderful.”

This eye-catching yellow truck hails from the sixth era of Ford’s common full-sized F-Collection lineup which grew to become often called the “dentside” era amongst lovers. There have been a couple of vital engineering modifications that befell together with the introduction of this mannequin. One concerned relocating the gasoline tank to beneath the pickup mattress versus mounting it contained in the cab.

The physique on this instance appears well-kept, and the vendor states that it has “little to no rust,” with solely minor dings current within the end. “This truck spent its entire life with one earlier proprietor on a farm in Merced, California.” The 30-photo gallery supplies up-close views of a number of the particular blemishes, however general, the truck appears good for being a 50-years-old three-quarter-ton work rig.

A badge beneath the F-250 emblem denotes that it’s geared up with “Trailer Particular” tools. Ford designed these vehicles to be succesful workhorses, whether or not lugging round a drop-in camper or towing a fifth-wheel trailer. The Trailer Particular and Camper Particular choices have been common within the Seventies amongst many pickup producers and normally included issues like tow mirrors, heavy obligation suspension and cooling, and a receiver hitch. This yellow truck does seem to have put in some work over its lifetime as evidenced by the worn trailer hitch, a diamond-plate rear bumper, and a few scuffs contained in the mattress.

The inside of the cab reveals reasonable put on however seems to be authentic, full with a saddle-colored bench seat, matching door panels, and rubber ground mats. A Philco radio supplies audio leisure, and a sliding rear window provides easy accessibility to the cargo space.

This truck may very well be ordered with an enormous variety of powertrains: This 390cid V8 was certainly one of eight totally different engine displacements out there in the course of the dentside era. It was rated at 161 horsepower when new, and up to date service objects in keeping with the vendor included alternative of the brakes, grasp cylinder, carburetor, entrance shock absorbers, radiator, spark plug wires and rotor, flip sign change, and battery.

The asking value is $13,000 or finest provide for this well-sorted F-250. It’s prepared for one more 50 years.

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.