Vehicle Description
Its hard to beat a '78 F150. It is a great looking truck that can
get the job done, and everyone seems to want one these days. This
one has been freshened up outside and inside with a brand new set
of sneakers where the rubber meets the road,... or dirt. Check it
out.
Ford did a great job on this generation of their trucks. So much so
that the F150 became the best- selling trucks during this time and
hasn't looked back since then. The styling is clean and the look is
rock solid. This one has been treated to a recoat of its original
Raven Black paint using a basecoat/clearcoat system, and it looks
fantastic. The panels all match up real nicely and the light
reflects off them in long straight lines. Of-course black looks
great dressed up with chrome so new front and rear bumpers were
mounted that shine bright and look great. Ford appears in script on
the front of the hood and an eggcrate grill is surrounded by nicely
polished trim. The wheel wells are trimmed out in chrome too and
polished side molding runs front to rear with a black accent strip
in the center. The bed is rhino lined and the truck sits up on
black and polished wheels that complete the look nicely.
Open the door and you will find a Red and Black interior that has
been completely refreshed. The door panel sets the tone with the
black upper section looking good embossed with a square pattern
underpinned by a red pleated lower panel. The rest of the interior
really pops with the comfortable bench seat recovered in pleated
red vinyl and fresh red carpeting looking almost too good to put
your feet on. A nice set of floor mats might be a good idea in
order to keep them looking new. Look up and you will notice the
custom headliner that looks good and helps keep the cab quiet along
with the trick windshield visors finished out in black and red. A
two spoke steering wheel has the shifter for the automatic
transmission on the column while the transfer case lever rises out
of the floor. The dash is stock and nicely trimmed out in wood
grain with and FM/Cassette deck for your listening pleasure.
Pop the hood and you will find a 351M motor nestled down in the
engine bay. This motor was introduced on these trucks as a
replacement for the old FE motors, and is one of the things that
propelled this truck to king of the hill status. The black air
filter housing sits on top of a Holley 4-barrel carburetor and an
aluminum intake manifold. All the engine iron is looking good
painted in Ford blue and a Mallory ignition system handles the
spark. There are signs of good regular maintenance and a new
battery to insure easy starting this winter. Power flows back
through a 3-speed automatic transmission, through the 4WD transfer
case, and out to solid axles front and rear that are limited slip
with 3.50 gears. Fresh shocks all around as well as a new steering
damper help this truck drive nice and front disc brakes provide
good stopping power. Its new sneakers are pretty aggressive Maxxis
Mudder tires that are 305/70R16 all around mounted on those great
looking Ion aluminum wheels.
Great looking in black and chrome with a stunning red interior and
a set of tires that will get the job done or get you where you want
to go no matter what the terrain or conditions are. Come on down
and check out this really nice F150.