I know this is a long shot but I'm looking for the truck that I bought new in 1977.
I was going through a box of old papers that had been sitting in the corner of the closet for years. One of the things I came across was the original sales invoice for the '77 F250 Ranger XLT that I bought new from J. D. Ball Ford in Miami, FL (does that make me a pack rat?).
The invoice is a little rough but if someone has this truck and would like to have the original sales invoice, let me know.
The VIN is F25SNY44678

 

So you don't want the truck back?

 

That truck was a bucket load of problems that started at 347 miles!
The p/s pressure line was improperly routed and the splash pan cut it.
The DS II modules wouldn't last more than six months.
Four broken valve springs, one flat camshaft, the C6 front pump seal leaked bad enough that, until I got it replaced, I had to add 2-3 quarts every day.
And I forget what all else went wrong with it .

Man I wish I had it back!

 

Dang... My 75 doesnt give me those kinda issues 39 years later.

 

The '73 that I have now was the exact opposite of the '77. I bought it used in '85 with 160,000+ miles on it. It was my DD for the next 11 years. I put another 275,000 miles on it and in that time it only let me down twice. Both times were wheel bearing related and my fault for ignoring maintenance.

 

wow that is so funny, when I finished grade 12 my dad helped me get a brand new 77 f250 custom 2wd. it had a 351m c6. man was that thing was gutless, couldn't even spin the one wheel drive rear in the rain. but because of that I still have a dentside parked here.

 

Mine had a 400 and it wasn't any better.