OUCH!! Wish I had the green to come get it,, I want a 3 speed column shift,, the shorty would just be a bonus,,, but I already have,,, hmmm,,,, 6,, no wait,,, 7,, yup 7 trucks,,, so gonna have to pass,, If I were you though,,, can you take some time and save some scratch??? Cause once they are gone,,, well, they are GONE!!

 

I'd love to keep it. I'm just tired of seeing that 54 sit for so long.

 

Well boys....the 66 Shorty sold in three days for close to my asking price.

I hated to sell it, but I needed the cash.

It's been grand hanging out with you. I'm sure I'll be looking for another Slick somewhere down the line.

Take care.

 

Good that you got a fair price for the truck, now its time to get into the mainline.
A nice rig, don't be a stranger.

 

Shortwide, Sorry to see you had to sell your truck, but I understand. I had to sell a 57 I had a few years ago. Don't be a stranger. I am sure no one will kick you out for coming around and talking to us.

 

Greetings everyone !

I am the purchaser of Shortwide's 66 F100. Wow, the Internet is an amazing tool isn't it. I decided to do some surfing and research about the 66 and low and behold I find a wealth of posts and info on the truck I am buying. I've read through pretty much every thread while enjoying a nice bottle of wine with my wife.

What I find truly encouraging is pretty much everything Don (Shortwide) told me about the truck is also covered in his posts here on this forum.

My wife wanted an old "Ranch Truck" to keep at our Lake Home (er, we now call it Country Home as lake is drying up from the drought).

Short wide has done a fine job of working some of the bugs that result from long term storage, out of the truck. I'm an old gear head, with my last project being a non numbers matching 64 Corvette.

I look forward to picking up where Shortwide has left off with this un-molested piece of American history. My goal is to keep it in it's current state of survivor status as much as possible, only making upgrades to the mechanical integrity for dependability. It will only be making routine trips to the nearest town from our Lake/Country home for groceries or hardware store runs.

Looking forward to learning and sharing the experience of owning this classic vehicle..

What is truly amazing is the fact I saw This truck one morning when driving to work apparently when Don was commuting to work. It really caught my attention and caused me to begin looking at pictures to find out the year model. From there I began checking Craigslist and had just got back from the LSU game in Tuscaloosa and did a quick search only to find the ad. A few emails and phone calls ensued, then made the short 10 mile drive to look at it. Had to ask Don to drive it for me on the road test because I had injured my right shoulder and could not shift through the gears without significant pain.

Will be picking up the truck tomorrow !!!

 

Welcome aboard!
Sounds like the truck has gone to a good home.

 

Wow Tad....that is cool that you're on the boards here. And I'm really glad that this truck is in someone's hands who will take care of it.

It's a great little truck.

I'll tell you this when you come pick it up this afternoon, but.....down the road, if you want to sell it, call me. I may want it back.

 

Great story guys.
Thats the way it should work.
Sorry Don you have to lose it, but..............

 

You're right turbohunter.....that is the way things should always go down.

Nice and honest.

Tad came and picked her up this afternoon. The survivor shorty is in great hands now....probably better off, to be perfectly honest.

 

When I sold Tad my low-mileage (60K), original paint, Sahara Beige and White 66 shortbed, I asked him to please call me if he ever wanted to sell it.

Well he did...and I am going to get it!

Tad's been a great steward of this special little truck. He has done a ton of maintenance on it and has replaced some of the significant items that really needed it after nearly 50 years (alternator, shocks, exhaust, etc, etc).

I can't wait to have it back in my stable. I'm literally counting the hours.

This'll make me the 2nd and 4th owner of this sweet little time capsule. An added bonus is that Tad lives over two hours away...which means that I get to cruise back home for an extended amount of time for my reunion drive.

I'll post some photos and maybe even a video of it cruising back to my place.

 

oh man, i just read this entire thread. i think it's cool that you got it back, and that you've revived this thread. it's like a little history book on this very special truck.

 

The 66 shorty is back in my possession.

Tad took good care of it, but like he told me, they hardly ever drove it and it was sitting around way too much and that's never a good thing for an old vehicle.

It was struggling to hold an idle at stoplights and was stumbling a little bit when accelerating....all signs of a gummed-up carburetor. So the carb will need to be gone through but that's no surprise with today's horrible gas and a truck that's been sitting a lot. I rebuilt this carb back when I had it before and I may just buy an entirely new one if I can find one.

Other than that, my focus will be on painting and installing the contour rear bumper and installing all new door and window rubbers.

There will be other things down the line, but that'll be a good start.

 

Some photos of the truck today, in it's natural habitat. (with me and my son, at my in-laws place in the country)

 

Thanks Steve. I'm really psyched about it.