that can at least run and drive reasonably well for its age. I would also like power steering.
What should I expect
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What should I expect
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This is my first venture with older trucks and I'm trying to figure everything out before actually buying one. So I have saved about 25 hundred dollars to pay for the truck. What kind of condition should I expect the truck to be in for 25 hundred.
This is my first venture with older trucks and I'm trying to figure everything out before actually buying one. So I have saved about 25 hundred dollars to pay for the truck. What kind of condition should I expect the truck to be in for 25 hundred.
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If you're careful and don't give away your hand when negotiating you can do pretty good! The question is really do you want to pay for someone else to have replaced parts and performed the work to have a serviceable truck, because it either needed a lot of work or it's gonna need a lot. These things can really eat up $$ and you're still left with an old pickup. Have a plan for what you want and make it happen.
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I assume you mean truck, not car. The only FoMoCo car that is considered a truck is a Ranchero.
1966 was the first year that P/S was available as an option for F100/250 2WD's.
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1966/68 F100/250 2WD - 1969 F100/250 2WD before serial number D96,001.
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Most people that swap P/S into these trucks use Ford/Saginaw P/S from:
1969 F100/250 2WD & F350 from serial number D96,001 - 1970/79 F100/250 2WD & F350.
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Power steering is a "nice-to-have" feature but don't buy a 50-year-old truck focusing on that. Focus on finding the least rusty example. And if you wind up with a "non-power-steering" example, you may find there are better ways to spend those "power steering conversion" bucks!
(In the old days, you never turned the steering wheel when a vehicle was stationary. And when a vehicle is moving, manual steering becomes pretty easy!)
Good luck,
Steve
(In the old days, you never turned the steering wheel when a vehicle was stationary. And when a vehicle is moving, manual steering becomes pretty easy!)
Good luck,
Steve
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Would have a lot to do with what state you're in. Ohio/Pennsylvania/New York are not the same as Arizona/New Mexico/ California.
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