Super clean low mileage '84 F150 on Ebay

[Rembrant]

This old girl is pretty clean looking! Check out that engine bay!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/233117019229

Full size images below (lots and lots of 'em):

https://vmp.ebay.com/ebay/viewAllPhotos.aspx?smid=19788138

Interesting that it is fancy enough to have cruise, air conditioning, and wood grain bezels, but only has the idiot light gauges...

[Gary Lewis]

That's a very nice truck!  I sent the seller a note asking if we can immortalize that truck in the Picture Gallery section.

[Rembrant]

Gary,

Odd question...I noticed that this truck has a ground strap from the firewall to the hood (on the right hand side). The 1985 F150 I just bought also has this, but my 1984 F150 does not.

Was this something that was only on certain models or was it supposed to be on ALL of them?

[LARIAT 85]

I watched the video, and that truck seemed to require a lot of cranking before it fired up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ss2g3fnoi8&rel=0

Lucille fires up MUCH faster than that.

[1986F150Six]

Cory, that ground strap helps with reducing radio interference, I believe.

[Rembrant]

1986F150Six wrote

Cory, that ground strap helps with reducing radio interference, I believe.

Well if it has to do with the radio, that might explain why my 1984 doesn't have it. My old Blue Mule is a bare bones stripper.

[Rembrant]

LARIAT 85 wrote

I watched the video, and that truck seemed to require a lot of cranking before it fired up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ss2g3fnoi8&rel=0

Lucille fires up MUCH faster than that.

As clean as the old girl is, it could probably stand to have some fine-tuning from a Ford enthusiast;).

[LARIAT 85]

I *think* that ground strap is for the optional underhood light.

[Gary Lewis]

I agree with Rick/Fonzie.  I can't find the kit right now, but I'm pretty sure that ground shows as one of the parts in the underhood work light kit.

[1986F150Six]

I am sure you two are most likely correct, but the 1984 [my son's] and my 1986 both have the ground strap and neither was equipped with the underhood work light.

[Gary Lewis]

I wonder if it was added when you chose a radio?

[Rembrant]

Gary Lewis wrote

I wonder if it was added when you chose a radio?

If it was, that would explain why there is no ground strap on my radio delete 84.

[Gary Lewis]

I got approval from Shelton Classics and put that one up: Picture Galleries/1984 F150 XL.