1978 "Trailer Special" score
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 335
Likes: 0
1978 "Trailer Special" score
I grabbed this F-350 Custom Trailer Special today for $300. It's super clean except the interior. I got it from the second owner who parked it last year when it stopped running. My buddy thinks it needs new points and it will run. I bought it to replace the doors, front clip and tailgate on my 78 crew. Can't decide if I should get her running and sell it, or grab all the stuff I need for my Crew and scrap the rest. What do you guys think?
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,665
Likes: 985
From: Near Yosemite CA
What you are looking at,, or perhaps I should say, bought, is a "Super Camper Special" it has a 140" wheelbase, and looks to be in pretty good shape! Beings it is a 78, it does not have points,, more than likely,, the "box" went out,, pull the one off yours for a quick try,,, I would fix it and sell it and use the cash you make to buy another,,, they didn't make many of the F350 SCS 140" wb,,,, I had a lot of calls from the rust belt wanting to buy the bed off my 73 SCS,, heck you might take what you need and sell the bed back east,,, it also has a Dana 70 lurking under the rear,,, NICE FIND!!
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,104
Likes: 0
From: Virginia Beach, VA
Trending Topics
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,665
Likes: 985
From: Near Yosemite CA
Yes you are correct,, but it does help to identify it,,, more so than just a Trailer or Camper Special,,, and yes,, the topper is awesome,, I used to love the ones I remember seeing in Nebraska and Wyoming as a kid,,, they called em "kidnappers" probly not to PC nowadays,, but they were for the farmers and ranchers,,, had a bed and a sink and storage,,, made for nice sleeping when you are out in the north 40,000 and plan on bein out there for a few days,,, beats sleepin in the bed that was usually full of fence posts, wire and hay and what-not ,,, and I love the clearance lights!!
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 335
Likes: 0
The fella I bought it from said he heard it (the truck) was worth $5,000 from someone in socal who wanted it. I tried not to laugh and agreed that if I found out it was worth a mint I would reciprocate. That topper must degrade the value a couple hundred bucks! Things stupid looking.
Can a guy buy a "box"?
Can a guy buy a "box"?
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,104
Likes: 0
From: Virginia Beach, VA
If you take the bug guard and topper off then I think it would sell for a lot more than you bought it for. Check out the ignition control module. I'd say try to get $2500 or more when you get it running.
Posting Guru
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,088
Likes: 4
Super Camper Specials are at least as rare, if not more so, than a Crew Cab. I wouldn't junk out either if there was enough left to rebuild, and that one looks pretty clean.
I don't know what you paid for it, or where you are, but I'd nearly bet you could sell it easily for a profit and buy you another parts rig instead of destroying something so hard to find.
*Edit: Just notice you paid $300 for it. You can get a LOT more than that out of it, especially if you get it running. I'd pay a grand for it like it sits if you were near me.
I don't know what you paid for it, or where you are, but I'd nearly bet you could sell it easily for a profit and buy you another parts rig instead of destroying something so hard to find.
*Edit: Just notice you paid $300 for it. You can get a LOT more than that out of it, especially if you get it running. I'd pay a grand for it like it sits if you were near me.