Vehicle Description
1970 Ford F100 Short Bed Pickup
Legend has it that early on in the history of Ford Motor Company a
noticeable lowercase "e" completed the curl at the back of the
cursive F on the Ford name. Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison both had
winter estates in Ft. Meyers, Florida, and shared ideas and cigars.
One Idea that would make Ford a real innovator was the concept of
the assembly line. This original idea came from Edison, and in
deference to him and his idea, Henry Ford honored him in his early
logo with that "e" on the curl, and as they say the rest is
history!
For consignment a worker truck which has been restored a bit,
driven a bit, worked a bit, and enjoyed a lot. Our consigner has
done some work, admits it's not perfect, but overall a nice example
from 1970 that can be reliably driven and used on a daily basis if
you wanted to. It has had the front clip repainted, the drivetrain
fully rebuilt, the brakes gone over as well and lands in our
overstuffed halls with 3,514 non-verifiable miles on the
odometer.
Exterior
New Lime was one choice in the palette of colors and this truck now
has a new coating of it on the front clip and it displays well. The
remainder of the truck, the cab and bed show in a slightly faded
New Lime and come replete with areas of cracking body filler,
chipping paint, surface and invasive rust and dinged trim mainly
reserved for the lowers and rear wheel arches. With shiny metal
chromed grille with blacked out inserts and a single round
headlight flanking either side this is an iconic design for 70's
Ford trucks. Stainless ribbed trim runs the length of the truck and
it's on the midline as well as on the rockersand rear bed sides.
Bringing up the rear is another nice bumper, and a badgeless
tailgate. The bed is also finished in body matching New Lime and we
note surface rust, dings and overall signs of use. 15-inch black
steel wheels adorn the corners with their Ford badged dog dish caps
and are wrapped in like new Hankook rubber.
Interior
A large bench seat in dark green with textured vinyl inserts and
smooth vinyl bolsters can be seen stretching from door panel to
door panel. The driver's area of the seat shows discoloration along
with some cracking and splitting of the lower cushion vinyl. The
doors are fitted with very nice panels that have tuck and roll
vinyl black. Looking to the dash we see a wonderful warm patina
instrument cluster, a look that only age can give. The original
steering wheel is in front. Below floats a nice black carpet and
above a composite board in tan is the headliner. Riding the center
hump is a Hurst Pro-Matic 2 shifter and strapped to the right side
of the column is a SunPro tachometer.
Drivetrain
A flip of the hood and you are gazing into a wonderful completely
restored engine bay, which includes a fully rebuilt and resealed
302ci V8 cylinder engine, in the correct color blue I might add. On
top is a single 4-barrel 600cfmEdelbrock carburetor. Bolted on the
back is a rebuilt C6 3-speed automatic transmission which throws
power to the rebuilt Ford 9-inch TracLoc rear axle with 3.00
gearing. Just a wonderful presentation in the black bay with its
highly polished and blue painted add-ons.
Undercarriage
Some work done here to remediate rust through on the step ups to
the cabin, body hangers have missing areas due to former rust
problems, and it appears as floor pans have been replaced in a few
areas. The frame remains sound and has been sprayed in black.
Surface rust is also present, but other than the areas mentioned
merely surface rust. Headers and FlowMaster mufflers work with the
nearly new dual exhaust system for spent fossil removal and all
appear as new. New power front disc brakes work with new rear power
drums to provide the stopping power and we note new brake lines
have been installed. Coil spring and radius arm suspension is on up
front and in the back are traditional leaf springs.
Drive-Ability
No fooling around here, all the mechanical work has yielded a
beautiful ride, great acceleration, bias free panic stopping, and
really solid handling. All functionality is working perfectly save
for the speedometer not tracking the miles per hour, but it was a
comfortable cruiser. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these
functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot
guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your
purchase.
For an individual who just enjoys a nostalgic truck cruise or daily
driver truck, this could be it. For the collector who wants to show
a beautiful example of the F100, this could be it with some
wrenching and TLC. For the business who may want to use it as a
promotional piece, and attract a lot of eyeballs, this could be it.
Make your way here for a test drive as this could be it! Right out
of the updated 1970 showroom for your eyes.
F10GNJ31614
F10-F100 1/2 Ton 2wd
G-302ci 2bbl V8
N-Norfolk, VA Assy Plant
J31614-Sequential Unit Number
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is not included in the advertised price.
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