Hello everyone,

I was just talking to a friend of mine the other day about the look of trucks. And she said she likes the looks of the new trucks better than our classics. I just had to ask why is that? She said because they look more sleek and stylish than ours. I asked what make? Ford, Dodge or Chevy? She said all of them except the Nissan Titan. I said there's no way the new trucks can beat the looks of our vintage Ford's IMO. It's a classic design you'll never see again. Although, she did say she does like my 76 F-100 because it's cool looking and it's mine. I had to agree with her on that....lol.

Let's hear what you have to say about this. And yes, she's still a friend of mine....lol

 

In 2WD, I prefer the older style grilles of the '73-'77. Had a coach in HS that had a '74 2WD F150, and it was THE sharpest truck I can recall. White on red, nice chrome spokes, etc. It was just too nice for words. On the 4WD side, I've always been partial to the '78-'79s. Don't ask me why. My first truck was a '78 4WD with a 429 me and my dad built. Sweet truck. Wish I could go back and stop myself...

 

Some people just don't get it and they never will, but that's fine everyone is entitled to their own opinion, the 73-79 Ford trucks are well respected by those in the know, they were the toughest looking dependable line of trucks ever produced IMO, when trucks were still trucks, they're a real workhorse, let's see how many are collecting the "sleek and stylish" 2008 model trucks in the year 2043, my guess....not too many.

 

Yeah, in 2043 they'll probably all be sitting in a scrap yard with plastic hanging off of it.

 

Was your friend drinking at the time?HA!
kidding, but i'm with you on this issue.

 

Personally I think a lot of the new trucks all looks similiar. At least 73-79 stand out from the crowd. There are days where I would love to own a brand new shiny truck, but I'm happy to know I'm getting into a truck that stands out. As far as new trucks being more "stylish" that is a matter of opinion. You can't beat these trucks as far as being easy to work on and reliable.

 

IMO you can't beat the styling of the 73-79 fords.

As far as a good looking newer truck I fell in love with the SuperDutys when they came out in '99. They kind of remind me of the older Fords, and they still have a solid front axle. Heck I put an '05 250 in my driveway a few months ago. I have a hard time trying to decided what to drive every mourning.

 

I like the 92-97 body style as much as I do 73-79.

 

you gotta go with the 79.

well last sunday I drove my truck to church like always but then I went home a different way than I usually do; I got looks from some people like, "I ain't seen one of those trucks on the road in a long time" and I also got looks from people with plastic and a set of tires like, "What's that old junk doing on the road?"

also today was the first day that I drove my truck to high school. I didn't think most of my friends saw my truck but they did and they all said something like this, "Dang I like your truck it's so different from all these other new vehicles, what year model is it?" I said, "79." I know they were wondering how it still looks as nice as it does.

 

I like the new Super Duty's and... I apologize in advance... the most recent Toyota Tundra. Purely from a body style standpoint though. Of course, both of these are nothing compared to our 73-79s.

 

None of the new cars and truck have style and class like the older ones

 

I had brand new F150s and I wouldn't mind having another one, but compared to my 77 project and the entire line of 73-79, theres no comparison.

 

I must say the new ones look awesome but you cant beat an ol 70s ford truck they are beautys

 

i remember when i first drove my truck to school, it had chains in the back so every time I hit the parking lot speed bumps it made that real loud RACK!!!!! sound and i swear everybody at school heard it that morning, cause they all turned around and looked. i got alot of "nice truck!" comments that day

 

Nothing having to do directly with looking "good" or "bad", but i've always gotten comments on how aggressive the 80-86's and 67-72's look compared to new trucks (never owned a 73-79).

More than one person has told me "new trucks are cute, but the older ones just look mean"

Justin