Ever wonder where any of your old trucks are?
I recently sold my 1994 Flareside to a guy that lives about 75 miles away from me, and in doing so found out that he had quite a collection of vehicles. They're mostly all Fords, but there are a couple GM's mixed in. Anyway, he has my old 1980 Bullnose Flareside 4x4 (some of you on here may remember it...it was a Covid build...complete truck reassembly including a 1995 chassis swap). It now lives in a heated building on a battery tender with about 40 other vehicles lol. He bought it from the guy that I sold it to. I didn't get a lot of pictures...it was tough because everything was packed so tight. There are 12 lifts in the building, and off the top of my head, there were 11 Mustangs, including 4 Foxbody GT's, an '09 Shelby (supercharged coyote), and '03 Cobra Terminator (also supercharged), a Saleen, a 1967 Fastback, and a '66 Notchback. He has a 1979 Bronco with a 460 in it, and another Bronco that might be a Brick, I'm not sure. Several new vehicles also...at least two new Bronco's with almost zero miles, a Ford Raptor, etc, etc. Oh...and one more Bullnose as pictured. I think it's an F350 4x4 diesel. Did they have a solid front axle? As soon as I walked in the door, my old 2-tone Bullnose was right in front of me!
1994 F150 4x2 Flareside. 5.0 w/MAF, 4R70W, stock.
1984 F150 4X2 Flareside. Mild 302 w/ 5spd. Sold. 1980 F150 4X4 Flareside. 300i6 w/ 5spd. Sold in 2021. 1980 F100 4X2 Flareside. 351w/2bbl w/NP435. Sold in 1995 |
Very cool! I've often wondered what happened to the Model A and Jeep that I sold. It would be fun to run into something like that!
And gas or diesel didn't make a difference in a solid axle, but all F-350s went to a solid axle, I think in 1986.
Bob
Sorry, no '80 - '86 Ford trucks "Oswald": 1997 F-250HD crew cab short box, 460, E4OD, 4.10 gears "Pluto": 1971 Bronco, 302, NV3550 5 speed, Atlas 4.3:1 transfer case, 33" tires "the motorhome": 2015 E-450-based 28' class C motorhome, 6.8L V-10 "the Dodge": 2007 Dodge 2500, 6.7L Cummins |
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Yes, all F350 4x4's went to a solid axle in 86.
Anyway, that's cool, Cory! He has some really nice stuff.
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Ya Gary, he has a neat collection. Part of me would like to have a building full of vehicles, but part of me is perfectly happy with just one hobby vehicle to focus on lol.
1994 F150 4x2 Flareside. 5.0 w/MAF, 4R70W, stock.
1984 F150 4X2 Flareside. Mild 302 w/ 5spd. Sold. 1980 F150 4X4 Flareside. 300i6 w/ 5spd. Sold in 2021. 1980 F100 4X2 Flareside. 351w/2bbl w/NP435. Sold in 1995 |
While I'd like a building full of vehicles (and Lesley would say that I already have one... except for the building) I personally have no desire to collect vehicles that I won't use. I'd love to have a second (or third?) trail vehicle so I could choose which one to take, based on the trip. And I'd love to have a "winter beater" truck as well as a nice, rust free truck. And Id lie to have.... Oh, who am I kidding. I'd just like to have a building full of vehicles!
Bob
Sorry, no '80 - '86 Ford trucks "Oswald": 1997 F-250HD crew cab short box, 460, E4OD, 4.10 gears "Pluto": 1971 Bronco, 302, NV3550 5 speed, Atlas 4.3:1 transfer case, 33" tires "the motorhome": 2015 E-450-based 28' class C motorhome, 6.8L V-10 "the Dodge": 2007 Dodge 2500, 6.7L Cummins |
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I'm not a vehicle collector, although I do have several vehicles & lots of parts. I prefer working on them or driving them to collecting them.
And seeing lots of vehicles on lifts implies they rarely, if ever, get driven. One thing I've learned is that vehicles don't keep forever. If not driven things tend to degrade and then, if you do decide to drive it, lots of things fail at once. (I don't have a good "here's why" on that, but it has happened to me more than once.) Anyway, I'm impressed with all of those vehicles! Good for him!
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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