Photo: Classic Auto Mall
We’ve gotten so used to seeing old pickup trucks customized to the extreme we nearly forgot what they were originally meant for. Pickups were never designed to be show cars, or make collectors rich, let alone give us something to write about. They were meant as workhorses, mostly, and it takes machines like this one here to remind us of that.
This 1967 Ford F-250 lacks the glamour and shine of others of its breed currently on the market, and it certainly doesn’t even come close to some Chevrolet C10s out there. But its appeal is based exactly on the lack of bling: we’re faced with an original workhorse, only mildly modified, that could still be used “as is” or transformed into something else entirely as part of some custom project.
Wrapped in a color called Holly Green, the pickup has just the right amount of fade and rust (especially at the rear, where the years of hard work are the easiest to notice) to make it noble, almost. The only things bringing a touch of shine to the table are the 17-inch Cragars wheels, polished and placed at the end of a 2-inch lowered suspension system.
The same degree of mild deterioration can be seen inside as well, but it’s clear that whoever owned the truck was as careful as possible in maintaining it.
Some minor changes, but the same degree of love and care, can be seen under the hood as well. The engine is a 352-ci (5.7-liter) V8 with a single 2-barrel carburetor and runs through a 4-speed manual transmission. We are not given any info on performance numbers.
The asking price for this particular truck perfectly reflects the condition it is in: the F-250 is going for $12,900, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see it come back next year in a heavily modified form.
Wrapped in a color called Holly Green, the pickup has just the right amount of fade and rust (especially at the rear, where the years of hard work are the easiest to notice) to make it noble, almost. The only things bringing a touch of shine to the table are the 17-inch Cragars wheels, polished and placed at the end of a 2-inch lowered suspension system.
The same degree of mild deterioration can be seen inside as well, but it’s clear that whoever owned the truck was as careful as possible in maintaining it.
Some minor changes, but the same degree of love and care, can be seen under the hood as well. The engine is a 352-ci (5.7-liter) V8 with a single 2-barrel carburetor and runs through a 4-speed manual transmission. We are not given any info on performance numbers.
The asking price for this particular truck perfectly reflects the condition it is in: the F-250 is going for $12,900, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see it come back next year in a heavily modified form.
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