This is the same truck when my dad bought it new in 1985

 

He is planning on restoring it back to original.

 

that's a very good idea i have the same truck it's worth it i hope all goes well..

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Subscribed. I'm anxious to see how this goes. It it a restoration or a restomod?

 

Do you have pictures of your Boss Hoss?

 

He is going to keep everything original. The motor has a mild cam but other than that, the carb, and larger tires, everything will be the same. I suggested putting the ford aluminum wheels on it instead of the chrome.

 

I'm new here i do have pictures of my truck i just don't know how to post them

 

Easy. See the yellow icon above that looks like a mountain on a postcard? Click it and you'll have several options. If your pics are on your computer then drag and drop the into the pop-up screen. But if your pics are hosted somewhere then insert the URL of each one, one at a time, into the URL line and click Insert.

 

I'm on a Verizon smart phone and my pictures are on my sd card can i still send them to you?

 

If your sd card can plug into the phone, yes, as you will have the option on a mobile device to "browse your device".

 

Sorry i haven't sent picks yet today I will figure it out .my wife isdaughter is going to help me this afternoon

 

What's going on with a boss hoss? They a performance package or just a trim level?

 

[IMG]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/720x479/80-223979_102530929849161_5my dad bought it new in 1985[/I][/QUOTE]hey man i just found out i do not have the same truck as yours.mine is a stock bullnose.yours came with a boss hoss package 351w right ?,and special tires with a lift am i right ?sorry bout the miss understand ing if you csn keep me updated on you're sons truck ....peace

 

We had a decent thread awhile back about these promotional trucks. It seems a dealer or group of dealers in a area would get together and order trucks from Ford, either with certain options or just ordinary trucks, get a graphics company to make some stickers and pin striping for it, and get that installed on a bunch of them and promoted them with a special name. There is not much real documentation on them though, and there were a bunch of different ones it seems in the 80's, all different depending on your area of the country.

It would be a good subject for someone to research and make a book out of it.

I doubt they did anything that would void Ford's original warranty. I bring that up since someone mentioned a lift may have been installed on some of them and I doubt that would fly with Ford and the warranty.

 

The 85 I have was a dealer add on truck. Nothing cool like that boss hoss. Mine was just chrome "wagon" spoke rims, tube grille and bed rails.