Tomorrow I'm going to look at a 1995 F250 Supercab with 70K original miles. It was obtained through a government auction.

What research I've done indicates that it was confiscated as evidence in '97 with around 45k miles on it. It hasn't been titled or registered since then. I guess the government used it a little in the last 16 years, adding the other 35k miles.

It's a very nice truck. White with a red interior. Looks like an XLT with a red rubber floor, 7.3, auto, long bed, 4x4 with manual transfer case.

It's damn near the perfect truck for me, only a manual trans would make it better.

What obvious things should I look for on the early Powerstroke? There are no modifications to the truck. Everything is stock. Looks like it came out of a time capsule.

 

LOL!! Unless it was rode hard and put away wet, with those miles it should be like a new truck! About the only thing I would look at real close would be the trans, but if it never towed a lot, and it's not modded for more power, it should be ok too. Good luck with it, sounds like a nice truck.

 

It has a fiberglass shell with no gooseneck hitch. Just a regular receiver under the bumper. It has a trailer brake control on it. I doubt it pulled anything very heavy.

And, yeah. It's a super nice truck. So nice that I can overlook the red interior. Hell, I might even come to like it!

 

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the red either, but if it doesn't grow on ya, you could look for a wrecked or salvage truck with a grey interior and swap it out.

 

7.3L with 70,000 miles?! The engine alone is worth 3k+

As Bill says, the tranny is the weakest link. Not much to look for, just something to look forward to....

 

Yep, 70K. Hard to believe!

 

I cant believe you guys dislike the red interior lol. I like it!

 

How much they asking? if you can get it for less than $4500 buy it and run.

I am not sure it's an xlt tho... it has the low end radio and no carpet... It may just have the power window option...

Richard

 

Could be a Custom if they still had em?

 

It's just too much red for me. If you could break it up with about 50% of the interior being black, it would look OK I think, but that's just me. That's a nice truck regardless.

 

Well I sorta agree. My first OBS had this red interior. I broke it up a bit with some camo floormats and steering wheel cover lol. It actually helped quite a bit

 

I really don't like the red, but if the price was right I would come to love it for a truck with only 70k on it. Looks like a great truck if it is priced right.

 

The price wasn't right for the neglected condition. If it was less than $7K I could fix all the little things.

They want $12,900. A one owner garage kept perfect truck would go for that, down here anyway.

The dash needed two pieces replaced, the pad above the glove compartment and the panel under the steering wheel. The doors needed adjusted because they didn't shut tight and rattled just closing them. The paint was peeling under the tailgate. The tires were original from 1995 and needed replaced bad. The mirrors were rusty as well as the frame, by South Texas standards anyway.

On the good side, it ran great. The body was near perfect, with only a tiny dent on the right rear from the bumper hitting the body. The seats looked great too. The red looks a lot better in person and I could have easily got used to it. The red vinyl floor was nice too. They only did that for a few years. It was an XLT with carpet delete. It had power windows, locks, tilt and criuse. The radio was am/fm/cassette, which was the way most came back them. My old '97 XLT was equipped just the same except for carpet delete.

The dealer had no interest in negotiating. And, honestly, down here they don't need to. Someone will buy it, just not me. I'm not going to drop that kinda jack, then have to spend $2k or so getting it right.

The truck has an interesting history, the Feds seized it in '97 while investigating a militia member. It just went to auction this year. It was taken with about 47k miles on it. In the last 15 years it saw about 33k miles of use. But, it looks like it was not maintained in near the same way that government motor pool vehicles are.

If anyone wants it it's at Trophy Motors in New Braunfels, Texas

 

If I coulda got it for that it would be in my shop right now . I would have gone as far as $6,500.

 

I see them in that price range all the time in the local craigslist. Cclb's are less common but do pop up from time to time.

richard