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Hey fellas, I'm Ryan. Going to look at what will hopefully be my first ever Ford truck. I have owned many other cars/trucks, this will make my th in my 10 years of driving. I have had a 1955 Chevy Apache, a 2002 S-10 (bagged and dragged) 2001 blazer, 1995 Suburban 6.5 Diesel 4x4 2500, 1996 volvo wagon (lol first car), 1994 Honda Del Sol (B18 swap), and a 2010 Chevy Cobalt SS. The truck I am looking at getting is a 1959 F100. It has a 223 I-6 and a 4 speed manual. Engine rebuilt 4k miles ago, new generator, new electric ignition, new tires, battery, new starter, new exhaust. Everything is either new old stock or a rebuilt replacement (or so I'm told). Here is a link for it. I'm going to check it out tomorrow more closely and to take her for a spin.
1959 Ford F-100
Let me know what you think, yea or nay?
By the way don't you try and swoop it up from under me if its a good deal lol
1959 Ford F-100
Let me know what you think, yea or nay?
By the way don't you try and swoop it up from under me if its a good deal lol
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If I get it... plans are: lower it (not dragging, but something tasteful), tint it, fix any rust, new paint (return it to original, some decent wheels, find and replace the current interior with original interior. Maybe try and find a tasteful bed cover. Ohh also almost forgot... gotta find a new driver's side window, since the original one has a crack. The guy I'm buying it from is the SECOND owner, which to me is quite valuable since the first guy took great care of it before he sold it to the current owner 7 years ago. The only thing he did was new paint and engine rebuild and replacing of the parts listed in the previous post.
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Everything seems to be more expensive out here. That's why I usually buy from ebay auctions. I just happen to come across this one on craigslist. There are other guys selling ones that aren't this good around here for another $1500 or so. I'm going to go look at her right now. Got a magnet and a creeper (read skateboard lol) in my car ready to inspect the body and under side of things. I'm kind of nervous about the frame since it has never been recoated as far as I know. Only one way to find out. I hope all the excitement for me right now isn't totally wasted on some bad rust or something on the frame or body mounts. I would like to drive it as is for a bit, just a weekend kind of thing, to the store, gym, beach to surf and stuff like that. Then I'll figure out the original color and have it done up real nice.
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You're right in the general sense if you're talking about the cost of living, fuel, etc. BUT just about every one of us on this board will admit that the prices of these old trucks are a lot cheaper in the west as compared to the east. That truck could easily be 2000 dollars more in the rust belt of the east.
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You're right in the general sense if you're talking about the cost of living, fuel, etc. BUT just about every one of us on this board will admit that the prices of these old trucks are a lot cheaper in the west as compared to the east. That truck could easily be 2000 dollars more in the rust belt of the east.
I have a walk around video I did just to give you an idea. I don't think the sound is too good but you can see the small areas of rust. I wanted a 1955 step side but the only one i found was a total bucket for 5500 and I want to at least have something that runs so I can enjoy it on the weekends.
Let me know what you guys think...
YouTube - ‪My new 1959 ford f100‬‏
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Congratulations. I think you did okay. Sure the cab corner is bad, but it can be fixed someday. I didn't think things like that happened in sunny california. 
If that truck was mine, I'd check the brakes and the engine, put gas in it and drive it for at least a year before I did anything drastic. Like we always say, it WILL talk to you and let you know what it needs. So what if it's not Barret Jackson caliber. It's a nice old truck. Other than the cleanliness under the hood, one of my favorite parts of that truck is the inside of the bed. You can tell that somebody actually used it as a truck and enjoyed it.
If that truck was mine, I'd check the brakes and the engine, put gas in it and drive it for at least a year before I did anything drastic. Like we always say, it WILL talk to you and let you know what it needs. So what if it's not Barret Jackson caliber. It's a nice old truck. Other than the cleanliness under the hood, one of my favorite parts of that truck is the inside of the bed. You can tell that somebody actually used it as a truck and enjoyed it.
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Congratulations. I think you did okay. Sure the cab corner is bad, but it can be fixed someday. I didn't think things like that happened in sunny california. If that truck was mine, I'd check the brakes and the engine, put gas in it and drive it for at least a year before I did anything drastic. Like we always say, it WILL talk to you and let you know what it needs. So what if it's not Barret Jackson caliber. It's a nice old truck. Other than the cleanliness under the hood, one of my favorite parts of that truck is the inside of the bed. You can tell that somebody actually used it as a truck and enjoyed it.
If that truck was mine, I'd check the brakes and the engine, put gas in it and drive it for at least a year before I did anything drastic. Like we always say, it WILL talk to you and let you know what it needs. So what if it's not Barret Jackson caliber. It's a nice old truck. Other than the cleanliness under the hood, one of my favorite parts of that truck is the inside of the bed. You can tell that somebody actually used it as a truck and enjoyed it.
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So after being able to drive it around, over to my dad's to surprise him with it, I got to nit pick a little bit. The clutch needs to be adjusted a little bit. It isn't fully disengaging, which isn't a big deal. The carb also needs to be adjusted since it idles a little low. Other then that its all good. I just need to get used to rowing an oar through a big *** 4 speed again. I missed third a couple times lol... Haven't done that in years.
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