I saw a Bronco II with fake wood trim on it once.

Also, I think the Ford Courier is pretty rare (re-badged Mazda before the Ranger).

 

How bout any crew cab before 1980? I've maybe seen one in person and the rest have been pictures. And how bout those Centurion conversions that turned Broncos into "early Excursions"? Short bed duallys, too? Just a few thoughts. I hope I might have jogged some memories for y'all.

 

Hi,
It might be hard to see in the picture, but it's a 1960 double cab F-100, with a Ranchero type bed, and uni-body construction. The back of the bed sides have fins.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=11464&.jpg

 

I don't think he asked the question that he really wanted to ask. How rare something is doesn't matter much. Rarity is simply a question of how many are out there. You could say that a 1983 regular cab long box with a manual tranny, 6 cylinder, ugly paint and tacky factory tape job is "rare" if it was one of only a few dozen produced. Who cares?

The question is, what Ford trucks are the most sought after, because they are both very desirable to a large number of people, i.e., they are "popular" or "in demand", and yet aren't very common so are hard to find. These trucks are the most valuable.

For example, there were many thousands of '57 Ch@vy Bel Airs built, as they were extremely popular cars in their day. They were not by any means "rare." They're not even "rare" today, because their continuing popularity has meant that relatively few have been lost to the crusher. By contrast, most '57 Fords aren't worth a tenth as much (primary exception being the T-bird), even though they are now much more "rare."

As for the unibodies, they are "rare" only in the sense that you don't see them that often these days. There were lots of them built from 1961-63, but they're now 40 years old. After all, how many 61-63 vehicles of any make or model do you still see?

 

Neat truck Mike! Never seen one of those.

Did Ford make a 73-79 crew cab LWB? I've seen a couple 67-72 crew cab LWB's but never a 73-79.
What about the 70's regular cab F-350 super camper special with the longer wheelbase?
A 92-96 Bronco XLT with a manual transmission is rare here.
Never seen an 80-86 Centurion.
Also never seen an F-100 with a 255 V8.
F-150 with a factory ZF 5 speed.
I'll probably think of more later. :-)

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1995 F-150 Supercab XLT 155" 4x4 M5OD 302
1986 F-150 4x4 NP435 300

 

>Hi,
>It might be hard to see in the picture, but it's a 1960
>double cab F-100, with a Ranchero type bed, and uni-body
>construction. The back of the bed sides have fins.
>
>https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=11464&.jpg

Kenny,

I think you win the prize with that crew cab/Ranchero (from Argentina).

Up here in the Colorado mountians I found a 59 F100 crew cab "sleeping" in a small town. Got out for a closer look and it
had THREE DOORS, only one in the back. Talked to the owner who was "gonna get it running some day" and he said it was custom built that way by a coach builder, not Ford.

Skip

 

I have a one of a kind 1965 f100 custom cab short wide that is totally restored by Roush. It has several of the roush performance extras on it.

 

Mike,

What's the story on the orange crew cab you posted?

Is it yours? For sale? The body looks pretty solid if it's from Wisconcin. Any info?

Skip

 

hi ,all, me again.:-X12
there are some rare trucks around.
with the 55 to57 chevys there were some with no options and some that had every option avaliable,some had fuel injection,
were there any in the 50,s or 60,s ( were there any fords )
that had anything like that?when the 1957 turnpike cruiser came out in 1957,there was a button on the dash you,d push and it would grease itself.the 1970 custom sport, is it rare?
in reply to your questions about the ford courier,i dont know if they are rare,but would you own,one?
reason:the ones i saw were rusty,
i like the idea of the texas lariat,though,
i also saw an ad for the ranchers version.
crewcab,duallys,shortbox,(those are newer trucks).
the other reason i asked was we always hear of rare chevies,but, are there no rare fords?
the mustangs don,t really count,because you always hear about them.
i used to watch trucks on tnn,when it was REAL tv.
they mentioned rare trucks,chevy,gmc.never any fords.
yes merc,s count.
thanks for your input,hope everyone had a very merry christmas,
let,s continue this topic.

mike,
gray,ford,f150custom,302
work in progress.

 

hey guys/ladies,what about the lighting,isn,t it rare??how many do they make per year??first year was 1993? i didn,t know they made them until 1997,were they only made in the states?some of those are only gotten in the states. any thoughts on this?also
sometime ago ,one of the local "buy and sell"magazines had a couple of rare trucks for sale in them,serial numbers,001,002,003 at the end of vin number.they are rare are,nt they?even if they are in the 80,s?
don,t know what engines were in them.(sorry but they were gmc,s or chevys).on a lighter note ,happy new year.!!!




gray,1979 f150custom,
work in progress. mike.

i,m not really expecting an answer on this subject
since no one has thought to continue this topic.



have a safe one all.

 

Skip. The truck isn't mine, just one I see daily in the town I live in. I haven't had a chance to talk to the owner yet, but plan to soon.

 

 

You don't see to many trucks like mine and to find one that is rust free and has the orginal wood bed is almost impossible to find, my dad has a 75 f-350 crew cab flat deck with a homemade frame extension with a 390 and t-18 four speed, he also has a 66' Mercury 1/2 ton that i got my tranny and motor out of. There's a guy in a nearby town that has a 66' Mercury 3/4 ton 4x4 that is in mint shape i have seen a 89 flareside but thats about all i can think of at the moment.

Cody, Coutts Alberta

82' Flareside: zoom zoom doesn't even begin to describe it, 2/4 Drop, High Compression 66' 289 backed by a toploader 4 speed and a 3.00:1 9 incher, American Racing AR-23 (series 23) wheels, Upgraded interior, Sony Xplod stereo

 

Hi all,
Here's a couple more for you.
The one on the left is a 1969, and the one on the right is a 1965.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=11963&.jpg

 

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There are those cab delivery vans.

Chassis Cabs that can be turned into many types.

I think he was talking about the unibody ford trucks or also called solid bodys no gap between the cab and bed one piece also I have a friend that has a 4x4 with the same color sceme as the indy truck.

FORDS always look better when pulling a CHEVY