1969 crew cab question
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Ford itself did not produce a bump long box 4x4 CC. Converters like Marmon-Herrington and others produced 4x4 conversions of 2wd F-250/350 long box CC's. So if you see one, it is a conversion done by an outside company or a privately done one using the original frame or mounted on to a newer frame.
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There were plenty of 4x4 F250 shortbeds. But the F350 is the long bed and like rich said, the 4x4 would be a conversion. I did own a single cab 69 F350 dually 4x4 that was a Naapco conversion. Big awkward lumbering thing that bump steered so bad, you better keep your thumbs out of the steering wheel if you didn't want them tore off.
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1979 was the first year that FoMoCo offered factory installed 4WD in F350's.
1959 was the first year that F100/250's were available with factory installed 4WD
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1953/78 F350's were only available with 2WD .. If they have 4WD, they're after market conversions (Marmon-Herrington, NAPCO and etc).
1979 was the first year that FoMoCo offered factory installed 4WD in F350's.
1959 was the first year that F100/250's were available with factory installed 4WD
1979 was the first year that FoMoCo offered factory installed 4WD in F350's.
1959 was the first year that F100/250's were available with factory installed 4WD
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I don't think they did a longbed F250 crew cab. So it's not a longbed or it was lengthened or a 4x4 conversion, which I have not seen after Fords 4x4 introduction in 59. But then I do get proven wrong sometimes.
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All 1965/72 factory Crew Cabs were conversions of Regular Cabs and all were Domestic Special Orders, have a 6 digit DSO number.
There are no specific to 1965/72 factory Crew Cab parts listed in the 1964/72 truck parts catalog, because Domestic Special Order parts are not listed.
Even though FoMoCo introduced factory installed 4WD in 1959 F100/250's, Marmon-Herrington, NAPCO and etc. continued to convert trucks to 4WD per customers orders.
If ordered thru Ford dealers, these trucks are all Domestic Special Orders w/the 6 digit DSO
btw: 9/1988 .. The first time I spotted a 1965 Crew, it was parked off the Needles Highway heading towards Mt. Rushmore. I stopped and took pics because I had never seen anything like it before.
There are no specific to 1965/72 factory Crew Cab parts listed in the 1964/72 truck parts catalog, because Domestic Special Order parts are not listed.
Even though FoMoCo introduced factory installed 4WD in 1959 F100/250's, Marmon-Herrington, NAPCO and etc. continued to convert trucks to 4WD per customers orders.
If ordered thru Ford dealers, these trucks are all Domestic Special Orders w/the 6 digit DSO
btw: 9/1988 .. The first time I spotted a 1965 Crew, it was parked off the Needles Highway heading towards Mt. Rushmore. I stopped and took pics because I had never seen anything like it before.
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Laughing Gas
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That must have been a sight to see. You still got the picture?
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Here is a 69 ordering brochure for CC's. Notice that it only shows 149" WB 2/4wd F-250's with 6 1/2 ft beds. The F-350 only 2wd has a 165.5" WB with an 8 ft bed. Notice that for 4wd CC's, it was required to have the 44HD 12 bolt front axle. This must have came out in mid 69 as I have found where ND decoded a 4wd 69 CC vin info that had the LD 44 8 bolt axle.
1969 Ford Truck memorabilia / 1969 Ford Special Order Option Newsletter - Ford 6-man Cab (Crewcab) | FORDification Factory Literature Library
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