Ford F-250 did this burnout on Christmas Day, but folks of all religions can enjoy this smoke show.
People celebrate the various winter holidays in different ways and this 1969 Ford F-250 owner celebrates Christmas with a big, smoky burnout. This week’s Tire Smokin’ Tuesday video comes to us from the Bamboozel96 YouTube channel and it features this classic, big block F-Series putting on a fantastic holiday smoke show. It only spins one tire, but that one tire makes enough smoke to make for a cool little video.
F-250 Camper Special
There aren’t many details included with this video, but in searching around the channel, we found some of the key details on this truck. It is a 1969 F-250 Camper Special with the 390-cubic inch big block V8. That engine sent 255 horsepower towards the rear wheels by means of a C6 automatic transmission and, in this case, an open rear differential.
When we take everything that we can see into account, we would guess that this classic F-250 is relatively stock. The exhaust seems to be a bit louder than we would expect from a 1969 F-250, but the odds are good that this truck is running on near-stock power. Luckily, that big block makes plenty of torque to roast one rear tire.
Quick and Smoky
The video begins with the 1969 Ford F-250 Camper Special sitting between two buildings at idle. After a few seconds, the driver climbs into the throttle while holding the brakes, causing the driver’s side rear tire to begin spinning. Smoke almost immediately begins to pour off of the tire and within a few seconds, the back end of the old truck is completely engulfed in molten tire dust.
The entire truck is nearly surrounded in smoke when the driver lets off of the brakes, allowing the old F-250 to creep forward with the tires ablaze. The tire continues to smoke as the truck inches past the camera, with chunks of what appears to be the insides of the tire spraying through the air.
The burnout is short, but smoky, making this a great way to celebrate the winter holiday, regardless of your religion. Best of all, if you don’t celebrate any holiday at this time of year, you can just enjoy a nice burnout with the soundtrack of a classic big block V8.
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