Vehicle Description
This 1989 Ford F150 Lariat 4x4 pickup has passed beyond the realm
of "nice work truck" and is steadily on course to become a great
collectable. Featuring a ton of options and a great color
combination, it's only a matter of time before these "bricks" start
bringing big bucks. Here's your chance to own a rare low-mileage
one now.
The black paint job on this F150 should look familiar if you were a
car guy in the '80s, but it's also one of the more timeless looks
that came out during that period. Accented by a just enough chrome
trim to look upscale, the shiny black finish gives the half-ton a
sporty look that's kind of an homage to the great pickups of the
past. The paint is not very old and has been well-maintained, with
a distinct lack of bumps and bruises, suggesting that this truck
has never worked hard in its life and has lived an easy life in the
sun. It isn't perfect but it certainly looks right, and you'll be
proud to roll around town in a truck that looks this good. The
Lariat trim package added brightwork (and a lot of it) to the
truck, and all of it remains in very good to excellent condition,
from the wheel well moldings to the big chrome bumpers to the
brushed stainless steel tailgate insert. And speaking of tailgates,
you'll notice that the bed is protected by a heavy duty spray-in
bedliner so it's still up to a few working weekends along the
way.
Inside is Ford's upscale XLT Lariat interior, which features red
cloth upholstery and woodgrained trim on the dash to give it a more
luxurious feel. It's 100% original, and even the bench seat shows
only modest wear, although the sun can be hard on fabrics. There's
a pair of rubber floor mats protecting the original carpets so
they're still in good shape showing only modest wear and age, and
the door panels remain quite good as well. And no, that's not the
carpet pulling away from the lower edges, it's a handy map pocket.
With all the heavy-duty equipment on this truck, it was obviously
outfitted to do some towing, so there's a complete array of gauges
in the dash, plus cold factory A/C, cruise control, a tilt steering
column, power windows and locks, and a 4-speed automatic overdrive
transmission. There's also a sliding rear window for easy
ventilation when A/C isn't needed. Even the original AM/FM/cassette
stereo system remains in place and sounds great today.
Ford's venerable 5.0 liter V8 is under the hood (that's a 302 to
some of you out there), and it's a great choice in the F150. It
neatly straddles the line between power and economy, and makes
great bucket-loads of torque while it goes about its business. Even
Ford's trucks were fuel injected early on, and the long-runner
intake manifold on this one was designed to make low-end torque,
which is, of course, a truck's bread-and-butter. Showing only
67,312 original miles, it's quite stock under the hood, with signs
of regular maintenance and more proof that this truck lived in a
warm climate, and the engine runs beautifully. It also features
heavy duty coolers for all the fluids, a massive radiator, and the
aforementioned automatic gearbox (recently rebuilt) to make the
most of its output. A custom Flowmaster 2-1-2 exhaust system uses a
new muffler to keep the 5.0 sounding suitably muscular and for a
4x4 it's shockingly clean underneath and still sits at the stock
ride height. Newer 31x10.50-15 Goodyear radials are fitted to the
original wheels, which also feature a sporty red pinstripe.
Documented with the original manuals, this low-mileage truck is
just waiting patiently for its opportunity to join your collection.
These bricks are starting to skyrocket in popularity, now is your
chance to snag a beautiful low-mileage example of one, before they
get out of reach. Give us a call today!
