Vehicle Description
We know a lot of you scan our inventory regularly, and if you do,
you've seen trucks similar to this 1967 Ford F-100 pickup sell in
near-record time. Sure, Camaros and Mustangs are always red hot,
but these days super-clean trucks like this get snatched up within
days of being posted, and this Highland Green example is a whole
lot nicer than most. With a built 351 Windsor under the hood, a
couple choice power options, and a supremely comfortable custom
interior, this first-year "Bumpside" F-100 is at the top of its
class, which means its not going to last long...
If you grew up in the late-'60s and '70s, Ford trucks very much
like this were a common sight, but today? Not so much. Most were
mere tools, used up and tossed aside, with Ford all too happy to
build you a replacement on the cheap (relatively speaking,
especially compared to what you see today). This one appears to
have followed a different path, perhaps with someone who wanted a
little utility on the weekends but who also appreciated a bit of
muscle on the daily drive, because the sheetmeal under this Blue
Oval Beauty is straight and solid as can be. The Highland Green
Metallic paint looks great on the 5th Generation "Bumpside" pickup
(arguably the most desirable of all the F-100s), a bit formal and a
bit sporty; maybe if Frank Bullitt drove a pickup, this is what it
would have looked like. The finish is higher-end, a top
driver-quality you don't typically see on a pickup, but it's not so
nice that you'll be afraid to drive it. Gaps are very good all
around and the panels haven't been bashed-up by a life of heavy
work, and as a southern truck, you know that the steel is in good
shape. Out back, the bed sides and interior tailgate were finished
with spray-in bedliner that will protect the steel forever, while
the floor was finished with gorgeous dark wood and bright chrome
rub strips that leave it looking more like a dance floor than a
heavy-hauler's most useful tool. The slick paint does most of the
talking but there's a good bit of bright bling too, highlighted by
that laser-straight aluminum grille, the headlight buckets, and
shiny chrome bumper up front. Along with the stock badges, shiny
drip rail moldings, fresh door handles, and side mirrors that match
those flashy chrome feels, all that high-end shiny stuff provides a
super-cool contrast to the vivid green paint, and the deleted rear
bumper/roll-pan set-up out back works well with the truck's
crouched stance and gives this Ford a predatory look.
The two-tone, black-and-tan interior is a very upscale looking
place for a '60s pickup truck, particularly with the fresh vinyl
seat cover on the original bench. Despite the newer materials,
everything mostly looks and feels original inside, with a factory
dash full of NOS gauges in a wide oval panel and all the secondary
controls are correctly laid out underneath. A tan padded dash pad
was added to match the color scheme, as was the taut headliner
above, and the black-and-tan door panels at the flanks are the
perfect companions to the custom upholstery on the bench seat. The
thick wood-rimmed chrome steering wheel obviously isn't original
but it looks and feels right in the vintage pickup truck, while
plush black carpets on the floors insulate the cab from the
elements. A Pioneer AM/FM/CD/AUX stereo head unit in the center of
the dash manages the upgraded speakers in the doors, and seatbelts
were added up front for a little safety. Clean, fresh, and very
good looking, that about sums up this truck's very cool
interior.
A strong-running 351 cubic inch V8 Windsor motor provides
impressive performance in the relatively lightweight pickup truck.
With legendary durability and a great V8 exhaust note, you'll
quickly forget about hauling hay when you're behind the wheel. It's
been punctuated with aluminum heads and equipped with a big
Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, an aluminum intake, and a familiar
HEI distributor/coil/ignition system to help it run its best, while
a few chrome dress-up pieces atop the Ford Blue block make the big
engine bay look very racy. Polished valve covers lead the way in
the shine department, matched by the open-element air cleaner up
top, while the stock radiator and auxiliary fan keeps the whole
show nice and cool. Underneath there's an AOD automatic
transmission and a heavy-duty rear end, so you can easily drive
this truck at highway speeds or put it to work, and the upgraded
front clip, sway bar, power rack-and-pinion steering, power front
disc brakes, and upgraded shocks all around work together to help
this Ford truck drive like a dream. 20-inch Foose chrome wheels add
lots of sparkle but still look proper and they're wrapped in fat
245/45/20 front and 295/40/20 rear Nitto radials.
So don't be surprised if you see this one move to the SOLD page
pretty quickly. Hopefully you're the guy who grabbed it, because
trucks this nice don't come along all that often. Call now!