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https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles...initive-guide/
According to the article above the closest Ford ever came to applying a slang term to these trucks was in a 1969 print ad when they referred to the trucks as a "Factory High Rider".
The slang term "Highboy" did not come about until Ford lowered the trucks in '77 and it was used to differentiate the higher (taller) trucks from their lowered counterparts, which took on the slang term "Lowboy" by default.
According to the article above the closest Ford ever came to applying a slang term to these trucks was in a 1969 print ad when they referred to the trucks as a "Factory High Rider".
The slang term "Highboy" did not come about until Ford lowered the trucks in '77 and it was used to differentiate the higher (taller) trucks from their lowered counterparts, which took on the slang term "Lowboy" by default.
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I would never make that mistake. That would give up the joke to all but the most knowledgeable, like you and about 1000 others here, except for ND. I had a 351m in my F-250 and I have a 400 in my F-350 4x4, (not the 76 stepside shortbed highwater 4x4
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It's good to see someone with a sense of humor here.
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I would never make that mistake. That would give up the joke to all but the most knowledgeable, like you and about 1000 others here, except for ND. I had a 351m in my F-250 and I have a 400 in my F-350 4x4, (not the 76 stepside shortbed highwater 4x4).
It's good to see someone with a sense of humor here.
Dennis
).It's good to see someone with a sense of humor here.
Dennis
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