Update on my search for an old Ford truck

I found this truck on Craigslist Friday and drove and picked it up Saturday. It was in Overbrook KS. I live in Springfield MO. Its a 64 with a 292 and 4 on the floor. Starts and runs awesome with 60 psi oil pressure at idle. The passenger side tire came apart on the trailer. They are very old tire. Been in a barn a long time. Mine and the original owners name are at the only names on the title. Is not a custom cab like the one my Dad had but it is so much better than any I have looked at that I couldn’t pass it up. That squeaked the door makes when you open it and the smell brought back all kinds of memories. By the way that is the original paint. Thanks for the advise I have gotten here. I almost bought one in way worse shape for just $600 less than this one.

That is a beautiful truck.

Good on ya- that's the best $600 you ever spent. Rust on those ol' things is really a heartbreaker- and it always turns out much worse than it looks. And it looked pretty bad on that white one.

I had a '66, and really liked it. I traded it in on a new Mazda in '74. I've pulled some other stupid moves in my time, too.

Solid front axel? Makes them a lot easier to drive and very few parts to wear vs the "Twin I Beam" front axles that Ford used.

Paul,

That's a great looking truck. I had a 1966 that looked very much like that when I lived in Minnesota back in the 1970s. It had a 6 cylinder with 4 on the floor.

I drove that thing almost every day and it never failed to start regardless of the cold.

Ya' done good, boy.

Tom in TN

This is the view I had for the 265 mile trip home. Can't tell you how many times I looked up and about messed my pants thinking that someone was about to run up my tail pipe.

I realize the previous one, had some issues, none of these exist around here anymore, winter road salt and what have you, to me even though photos don't even show the tip of the iceberg, I have seen worse repaired and rebuilt, friend across the street has a '62 Impala SS and you would just think the same, too much work, money, but..... and I mean the rockers into the door posts, all the floor pans, and just anything that would rust out on one of these did, its getting ready for paint now, lot of labor, his dad was an accomplished mechanic, top body man, from the old days with the lead filler and all that, and a highly capable welder, thin and thick materials, as well as being one of the best heavy truck and equipment mechanics around here, he was an artist too, lettered many local business's did renderings for submission to the big auto makers back when he was young, all around talent so many of us may never have, he passed last summer and his son tried to learn as much as he could but there was so much more, and one of his dad's colleagues, who learned from his dad, joined his son in the effort to make this car whole again, in both their off hours, without this guy it would not have been possible, so the cost was not bad, but that labor to rebuild all that sheet metal, its a lot, but a labor of love to some, so it can be done that is for sure LOL ! Point was, if that truck were offered to me, the previous one and I could keep it inside to work on, you know it will take a long time but can be done, given there are none around here, don't look as bad LOL !

That '64 is a nice one, looks un-molested, meaning barn fresh but with a nice finish or no modifications, like many are, nice to find the "original" canvass to work with.

What is funny, is I have a '64 F600, it has a 4speed with a 2 speed rear end, and has the 292 V8, same power as a pick up truck, funny how these were built so similar, and the 292 I don't think, (might be wrong), is the HD version, well according the book and the vin number, but it runs good, starts easy in the bitter cold and has 60psi oil pressure too !

Mine falls into the sheet metal repair like the previous truck, but there's enough to work with, yet it would be some labor intense work get it all repaired. If you like these old trucks, what the heck, little at a time once taken apart.

That is a nice find, awesome you found what you were looking for in better shape than the other, it does pay to wait and look. Hopefully you'll show us some more photos, I for one really like the '61-'66s 1st, then the '67-72's too, but the previous is a favorite for sure.

I remember going out west in the early 90's and salivating over the rust free and just seeing these all over, boy did I want to just get one and worry about how I'd get it home LOL

Best of luck with it !

It's a good one for sure. It belonged to my grandpa. I'll miss seeing that old truck. I hope you take good care of it.

I have a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL convertable. Dinasty green color so it is not too far from your color. YOU GOT this for $600.oo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW WOW. good going and I am just so drooling. Does in have the little in dash AM radio? They are twist knob only with no push buttoms. This has got to be the best day ever for your vehicle karma. Plese leave it as orininal cause if you show it even more people will just sit and cry tears of joy. GREAT find. Jeffcat

P.S. The speaker for many of the Motorola radios are a 6x9 with a 10oz magnet. It is called a football shape speaker. Go to the junk yard and pull a rear speaker out of a GM car. They have the best sound of all the radios and speakers I have worked on. If you are REALLY lucky you will find a Caddy with the German Blaupunkt speakers. They will make you swooooon! They have 10 an 20oz magnet speakes in GMs but you want the 20oz for best sound. Your radio will sound SO much better. If I remember the metal grill "pops" out of the dash with a very thin blade form the back of the grill. Little springy fingers. Your speaker will most likely be dry rotten. ENJOY Jeffcat

64 was the first year for twin Ibeam. Noticed the fender emblem right away.

F250s still had the solid axle. I didn't know if the F100s did. Mine had leaf springs with OL springs on the front.

good things come to those who wait.

Hey Jeff, Yes it does have that radio in AM only and it works. I paid more than $600. It was just $600 more than one I almost bought that didnt run and had a lot of rust. I will post a pic of the one I almost bought. It was a custom cab.Oooops. That one in the middle was by mistake.

No - he paid $600 more for this one than another rusty Ford he posted about a couple days ago.

Not having to deal with rusted floor pans and door jams is easily worth $600.

wow, what are the odds of that. I hope to keep it much like he left it. If this is your grandpas truck I feel very honered to own it and will treat it with great respect. Was your grandpas name John?

An ultimate find! Extreme. I am a Y block fan they are unique and just right for that truck. Jim

LOL, yes, that guy in the '64 is riding my bumper, literally !! Thats exactly the truck I would get, a '64 to match my other one, with a 4 spd, V8 or even the 300-SIX, not sure if I missed it or not, but is it a 250 or 100 ?

The ultimate one for me would be one of that series in 4x4, long stepside or short, but original drive train, those are not so common, I have photo of a white one off the web, one of my classic bucket list vehicles, I think I'd take one of these over a car of the same era, few shots of my favorites:

paul, you did good, it looks nice and clean. kansas4010 wow, sorry you had to part with it.

Glad you found a good one. Wish mine looked like that. Dad bought the 64 from his cousin's estate. Dad was the second owner. I guess I can say it's still in the family, as I registered it in my name. Stan

My dad bought a brand new 1964 F100 in bright Red, 292, 3 speed on the column. I drove that truck everywhere.

WOW! nice. Yes its a 3/4 ton 2 wheel drive. Man those are some fine looking trucks. Nothing sissy about those. Looks like they would climb a mountin.

actually, 64 was the last year for solid front axle.

Long time favorites, I saw one at a car show in '86 and was hooked then LOL !

Hey that's pretty cool, a sibling of the former owner posted here about it, she does look well cared for, not sure what it is, but these and earlier were when trucks were trucks, the F600 in the photo defines it for me, because you could rest a cup of coffee on the fender LOL ! That trait was missing a long time until Dodge came out with the new series in '94, sure there were others give or take, but you get the point LOL !!!!

Paul Schuler,

Now that's REALLY NICE!!

Last year for a lot of things - the 223 and the 262 engines.

here is a inside shot of my grandfathers 65 ford f-100 custom cab

Nice truck!
My Grandad had a '64 F100.
The F100's are infinitely more collectible than F250's. That's probably why this one was priced so low. F250's are usually beat, so this beauty is a rarity.

I know you think the other truck was really rusty, but in the hot rod and restoration hobbies that truck had minimal rust. I hope someone saves it from the scrapper.

What are your plans for this truck?

My plan is to keep it as original as possible. I was thinking of
repainting but it is so good I may just do minimal things to it. It has
a little rust on the front fenders and cab corners but it is not much
compared to the other ones.

Nice looking old truck. 65 was the 1st year for the twin I beam. Here's my 46 ford.

Very nice find, I'm envious.

My 1st truck was a 1966 F100 with a 352 and 3 on the tree.

I bought a 1965 F100 when it was a few yrs old, same lite blue. It had a good sized V 8 in it with 3 on the "tree", Plus an overdrive. Found out that 1965 was the last yr for O. D. It was a interesting set up. O. D. worked in 2nd & 3rd only.It actually had 5 different speeds.
It used a cable to shift it. A very good truck.

So can we ask what his total was? I just want to drool even more!

Nice find! I had a 65 with a 300 six and 3 on the tree. It even had studded snow tires on it well after they were banned here in Michigan. Threw sparks at night when burning out . I'd have another in a heartbeat if I ran across one.
Mike

Well if you choose to tell or not you got a beauty no mater what!!!! Don't ya just love where the key is? Does this have the flow through air for the cab? You pull out the far left knob and as you drive down the road cool air blows up your skirt or left leg as it were. SSSSSSSOOOO glad to see you intend to keep her as is. THANKS!!!

Yep my grandpa's name was John Sr. and he bought it new. My mom thinks it came from Haddock Ford in Lawrence. He died in 76 and it was passed down to his son John Jr. It was well taken care of but hasn't been drove to much lately. The front brake locked up awhile ago from sitting but my uncle got it fixed up. The other day he needed it out to get to a squeeze chute sitting in front of it and the wheel locked up again. He decided he needed the shed room and it's just sitting there in the way so he sold it to the guy I assume you bought it from. He said he was going to fix it up and resell it. Some advice if the clothes pins are still hooked to the fuel line, leave them on. When my grandpa bought that truck from brand new it would vapor lock. He took it back to the dealership but they couldn't get it to quit. Some old timer told him to clip some wooden clothes pins to the fuel line to help dissipate the heat to keep it from vapor locking. He put them on and it never did it again. Might have been a coincidence I don't know but they were still on there the last time I saw under the hood, which admittedly was awhile ago.

Refresh my memory but I thought the factory v8s had the v8 badge in the center of the hood emblem. Did that appear after '64?

Glad to see you found a good one! When you said it had 4spd I thought, "Hmm, heavy duty," then I noticed the rear axle hub and said, "That's a F250!" That makes it even more rare. Those old 292s were thirsty, but good engines. Congratulations on your find and I know you will keep us posted.

Thanks for all the info. I have been thinking I need to give the truck a name. All my other stuff have names. This truck will be John from now on.

That one in the middle is what my wife has been hinting at me to buy... She wants one in blaze orange... Not my first choice in color, but whatever!

Aaron