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Mar 3, 2005 | 04:12 PM

RangerTuff05

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78 or 79

was the F250 and F350 supercab 4x4s more rare in 78 or 79

Mar 3, 2005 | 04:16 PM

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I would guess that 79 would be rarer, because Ford made more pickup trucks in 78 than in 79.

Mar 3, 2005 | 04:17 PM

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I don't think so. But I don"t have the production figures.

Mar 3, 2005 | 04:20 PM

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The F350 was not produced untill 79 so that would make a 79 F350 4x4 supercab the rarest.

Mar 3, 2005 | 04:20 PM

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I don't think so. But I don"t have the production figures.

I read somewhere that Ford produced more trucks in 78 than in any other year during the 70s. They made over 600,000 trucks in 1978.

Mar 3, 2005 | 05:12 PM

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I'll never forget the 2 the tree nursery had down the road from me. One was blue & silver the other red & I think white or silver both 350's & had all the crome, 78 or 9 ? Both had square headlights. I looked at them one year when they were just sitting in the weeds & they didn't look bad, wish I'd have bought one or both of them now.

Mar 3, 2005 | 08:10 PM

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According to this post they made 10,485 F-250 Supercabs in '78.

http://www.fordtrucks.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=350771

They did not make any 4x4 F-350's of any kind as far as I know in '78.....

According to my research from Ford they made 1761 4x4 F-350 Supercabs in '79. I don't have a production number for F-250 Supercabs in '79.

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Mar 3, 2005 | 08:29 PM

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Imagine that: 2 of them ended up down the road from me, if your imfo is correct.

If we only knew the stuff we should have bought when we had the chance!

I did get that 1761 production number from Ford over the phone. She could not break down what came with what as far as options but did supply me with a total build #.

The value goes up every day. I hope!

Mar 4, 2005 | 01:50 AM

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Gregg C. did you buy that 1979 F-350 off of ebay?

Mar 4, 2005 | 05:21 AM

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No, I bought it from a local guy. It was listed on there though. It did come from Ocean City, California about 6 years ago.

Mar 4, 2005 | 01:28 PM

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Nice looking F350 Gregg has huh Aaron? I saw that listed on ebay and thought VERY hard about letting it get by.

Mar 5, 2005 | 12:22 AM

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i almost bought it. still have the pics on my computer when it was up for auction. Damn near did buy it. love everything about it. Color to the interior to the seats to the lift and tires. i should have bought it. But at least a fellow FTE'er has it and is in good hands. Congratulations!!!!