Another twist on the driving thread?
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From: Moro Bay, AR
Another twist on the driving thread?
Just curious, how many actually drove your truck home when purchased? I will admit, I trailered mine. A few things were just too scary for me to drive it. 
Let's hear a few of the rescue stories.
Let's hear a few of the rescue stories.
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From: Kalamazoo MI
I have a rescue story of my own. I purchased a 54 F-250 in the summer of 2002 from a local farmer. I was excited about the truck, especially since the farmer told me it was a "daily driver". During my inspection of the vehicle, I noticed a lot of rust (it spent all of its life in Michigan for heaven's sake) but it was a complete vehicle. After tinkering around for 20 minutes the deal was struck and I decided to sneak the truck home via back roads to avoid the tow bill. 10 minutes into my 25 minute drive home things took a turn for the worst - my roof blew off! I kind you not, the roof spot welds and sealer had failed and the roof section "drifted" away. Luckily the roof panel missed hitting anyone or anything. Upon arriving at home, my girlfriend came out with the most peculiar look on her face. She just said it was nice of Ford to make a removable "sunroof" and she walked away. Now I always check out the roof structure a bit more.
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From: Atwater, CA
I flew one way from where I live in the Central Valley to LA to pick mine up. I was rolling the dice as to whether the guy was being completely honest with me. (I bought the truck off Craigslist.) The truck was everything he said it was, so I bought the truck and off I went for my 300 mile trip back home. Fourteen hours later.....I finally made it home. Nothing like sitting at a Pep Boys outside of LA (in a not so nice neighborhood) for 9 hours trying to find a radiator shop that would acid wash the radiator (it was completely filled with crud that could only be seen after it was drained - which caused just a few problems...in a different way, a month or two later.) LOL!!! After the radiator was cleaned and filled, the trip was great. It is a trip that I will never forget.....nor will all the guys in my car club that were waiting for me to show up around 6:00 that evening. I rolled in at about 1 a.m. the next morning and was in the driveway giving the truck a good clean-up job because I took it to a car show that day. 
What the heck, why not?
What the heck, why not?
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From: Lady Lake FL
Mine was in too many parts to drive, looking forward just to be able to drive around the yard (hopefully in the next few months).
Paul
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From: Jamestown, IN
lets see, the 52 had been sitting since 76 so nope, the 51 did not have an engine... nope, the 54 f600 heck no! the f3, nope......... well i guess i need to buy nicer trucks!! the only old truck that i drove home was a 63 international.....
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From: oceanside, CA
Mine was transported home from Michigan. Driver wouldn't let the PO drive it onto the trailer so the POS driver burnt my clutch in the process 
Then the meathead couldn't get it into my neighbourhood because the trees surrounding the road didn't leave enough clearance for the trailer. So yes I drove it home from the trailer a couple of blocks away limping in second gear. Does that count?
Then the meathead couldn't get it into my neighbourhood because the trees surrounding the road didn't leave enough clearance for the trailer. So yes I drove it home from the trailer a couple of blocks away limping in second gear. Does that count?
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From: HUDSON, FL
I found mine at a swap meet it was siting way in the back between 2 motorhomes
after finding the owner we talked a bit,i took it for a ride & i bought it.I had driven
my dodge p/u to the swap meet (40 miles away) i left the dodge & brought the 51 f1
home & then made my wife take me back there to pick up the dodge
after finding the owner we talked a bit,i took it for a ride & i bought it.I had driven
my dodge p/u to the swap meet (40 miles away) i left the dodge & brought the 51 f1
home & then made my wife take me back there to pick up the dodge
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From: NY and VA
Drove my 54 from LI to N of Ithaca, NY. A 79 F150 SC drove home, no plates and a 6 pack. Picked up another 79 last year, driving it home, where did the cops come from?? they were not even in the right county, made it home no problems.
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From: Texas
Sold my big bad dodge diesel to fund an old truck because I never drove my diesel since I had a company car. Found mine on ebay. Hit "buy it now". Jumped on a plane from Austin, TX to Phoenix, AZ and drove it home. Got laid off about 3 months later, lost the company car, and I've been driving the F-100 every single day because it's all I've got to drive. I love it, but wish I could fix some things and do some upgrades on it, but it's hard when it's all I've got to drive so all repairs have to be done quickly and right the first time. I have another truck, but can't afford to get it on the road as a back-up vehicle right now so the F-100 continues to roam the hiways and biways.