1997 was the last year for the ninth generation of the F-Series line of pickups. This particular Ford F-250 is probably the finest truck produced that year, and as the headline implies, it's a low-mileage survivor as well.
Delivered new to Lutesville Ford of Marble Hill in Missouri, the extended-cab workhorse is offered with a little more than 28,000 documented miles (45,062 kilometers), tons of manufacturer’s literature, a dossier of service records, a clean Kansas title in the seller’s name, and a similarly clean Carfax report.
Chassis number 1FTHX26F7VEB50946 is a 4WD extended cab with a drop-down middle seat up front and the 7.3-liter Power Stroke V8 turbo diesel. Originally sold for $33,360 including the destination charge, the F-250 HD currently sits at $26,000 with six days of bidding left on Bring a Trailer.
Prior to the sale, the owner has serviced the pickup with replacement fuel tanks, fuel pump, screens, and vacuum switch. The oil was changed as well for extra peace of mind. Finished in Oxford White over Opal Gray cloth seats, the XLT in the photo gallery has been optioned from the factory with the Preferred Equipment Package, Trailer Towing Package, and a step bumper.
Now rolling on General Grabber AT2 tires wrapped around 16-inch aluminum wheels with automatically-locking hubs up front, the F-250 features amenities in the form of a cassette player, rubber mats, power windows and locks, air conditioning, and leather on the steering wheel. The tilting column fronts analog instrumentation such as the 4,500-rpm tachometer and the speedo that doesn’t go higher than 85 miles per hour (137 kilometers ).
Rated at 225 horsepower and 450 pound-feet (610 Nm) of torque, the gentle giant hiding under the hood is complemented by a block heater, a four-speed automatic transmission, and a 10.25-inch rear end. The online listing further reports that both the ECU and sensor assembly were replaced back in 2014.
Located in the capital city of Kansas, this blast from the past doesn’t appear to have seen any kind of cargo in the bed. Just about everything can be described as pristine, including the undercarriage, where you’ll find almost no superficial corrosion thanks to the Ziebart rust protection applied in 1998.
Given the heavy-duty truck’s condition and very desirable configuration, this fellow may tread into the $40,000 region by the end of the auction.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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