I'm reposting them here, just curious of the color of the blood that flows in your veins. I am sure that there are people here, who only drive fords.

 

Let's see..... 1967 F100, 1998 Escort, 1993 Escort, had a 1985 Aerostar until the end of
summer (sold it to a friend), in the process of looking at buying either a Focus with the ZTec engine or a top of the line Ranger.

Ken Payne
Admin, Ford Truck Enthusiasts

 

me? well a 91' escort station,"the old lady's",a 79 f150 2wd.302,c6,a\c, 2-tone ,allthe trim.truck is in great condition.70' f250 4x4 2-tone blue\white,351w,np435,dana24 t-case,dana's w\ 4:10 gears.lockers.plus numorous parts trucks.the catch? a 70' dodge challenger project car that is my first love.so i geuss there is a little B5 blue in my blood also.

 

You just want me to tell you how old I really am don't you?
I learned to drive my first Ford in about 1st or 2nd grade. It was a Ford-Ferguson, I had to stand on the starter button to get it to start. I'd take milk cans a mile up the road in the morning and leave them there, where I'd catch the bus for school. At night I'd pick up the empties and drive back home. I was only allowed in 1st gear at half throttle. Ford's have always been the one constant thread that has run through my life. I've always had one and always will. For durability you can't beat'em. The only one that's ever left me walking is the one I have now, and that's only because it doesn't have a gas gauge.

Trail Rider

 

I've owned a "couple" of cars so far (not always Ford) but my list of Fords so far:
1960 Falcon, 62 Ranchero 170 6cyl. 3 spd., 64 Falcon Sprint, 84 Turbo Coupe, numerous Mustangs while I and a partner owned and operated "Mustang Specialities" in Portland Or. for 2 years, 69 Ford Bronco, 69 Ford F250, 78 Ford F250, and currently a 1989 F250. My fastest Ford with the worst milage: one 1978 Ranchero (highly modified) 514 Cu. in., TFS alum. heads, 1050 Holley Dominator, 4.56 gears, 14" wide slicks, 9.57 seconds @ 140 MPH in the quarter mile.

 

I'll start with the present and go back.
*denotes still owned
*1992 F-250
*1970 Lund Tiee with a 302 I/O
1983 Ford LTD ll (sold at 125000)
1975 Toyota Celica (I always wanted one; sold at 130000)
1970 VW Baja... So much fun to build!
*1950 Ford F-1 Still Working on it
1984 Honda Intercepter... Still like a fast Jap Bike
1977 Ford Maverick 4-door
1973 Opal Ascona (Was in Germany, it was cheap And the first "my Own" car)
1958 Nash Metropaultian (parents owned, I drove) It's my next major project
I get my ford blood from My dad, Who is on his 4th or 5th ford f-250. Mom's current driver is a Tarus, she tried a renault (it burned up after the dealer had it washed to be resold) and a Dodge shadow (It too caught fire, My brother-in-law, who is a Fire captian, Put it out. Then mom found out if they had let it burn just a bit longer, it would have ben totaled... Befor that it was "my LTD" and a Ford Fairmont. The worse problems have all been with the Non-fords for my parents, except for the trans missio9n on my dad's current truck.
Hey Ken, On my "Tried True and Ford Blue T-shirt", how come the trucks are red?
Steve

 

Ford Blue comes from the famous Ford color. The red trucks are because the 1948 F1 was introduced in red and the 50th anniversary F150 was the same color red.

 

Well, so much for trying to pull your chain.....

Steve

 

Deen I see that you had a 64 sprint--I own one, 260--4 speed--325 rear gear--tell me about yours

 

Me from the past to the present:

'67 F-100 352FE 3-speed
'86 Mustang GT 302 5spd 9inch 4.11 spooled
'85 Thunderbird 302 AOD 9inch 4.11 spooled
'91 Ranger 4cyl. 5spd
'71 Bronco 302 3spd
'87 F-150 4X4 302 Fuel Injected 32x11.50/15
'94 F-150 xtra cab 4X4 flare side 351w fuel inj
'97 F-150 xlt 4.6 4X4 AOD
'69 Bronco frame up resto 351w AOD Dana 44 disc 9 inch disc spooled 4.56 fiberglass body 3.5 lift 3inch body lift 35X12.50/15
'84 F-150 4X4 300 six 4spd

Wife from past to present. She isn't as devoted as I am:

'77 che*y vega
'85 che*ette
'86 Mustang GT
'90 toyota camry
'93 mitsubishi eclipse
'94 Ford Explorer 4X4 sport
'96 Probe GT (fast, fun car)
'97 Isuzu Rodeo 4X4

 

i'll start from the beginning at my 16th birthday
73 ford maverick 2dr 250-6,put in a 460 & P.A.
c-4 ,w/a lot of help from dad,dads friends,and a neibor who w/my dad started teaching me the hobby and since it was a service station the place & tools to do it with,
61 f-100 uni-body sb w/wrap around rear window,
232-6, 3spd. no glass & not running (dad was not happy) put in the 460 & trans from the mav. and little by little got the thing on the road.
74 torino 2dr 400 at didnt do much to that one but got lots of memories of the back seat(ha ha ha)the trans went in that car and someone set it on fire,(might have been an angry boyfriend of one of those memories) oh well,
80 econoline 100 300-6,3spd.on the floor it was dads,he got a ranger i got the van it had fold a down sofa, and a love seat sized bench, and captains chairs up front (lots more of those memories, yahoo)i met my wife while i had this one,
77 merc.monarch 2dr. 351w,c-4, and did it run,was a friends car i kept bugging him to sell it to me,one day he told me how much,two days later it was mine, wrecked it two years later,
82 escort 2dr. whats to tell
88 escort 4dr. same here
lost dad, got the ranger,
85 ranger std cab, did some stuff to it,
sold it to a guy i was working with he loves it just felt strange without dad
71 f100 short-bed 302,3spd(converted to floor)
this is my current project,i plan to put the 460 in this truck,(for dad) i think he would have wanted it that way,
hows that for true blue

 

>Deen I see that you had a
>64 sprint--I own one, 260--4 speed--325
>rear gear--tell me about yours

Hi Kilroy, I can't tell you much about the car...
I bought it in Portland, Or. around 1978 and moved
it and my family to White Salmon, Wash. shortly after I aquired it. It was a 260, 4 spd, black with black interior. I never did check to see what the butt gears were. I sold the car in that area within the first year of being there. Deen

 

Always had a Ford. Never owned or will own nothing else. Parents have owned Fords. Brother owns fords.
Dad had:76 Elite, 79 Fairmont wagon,76 granada
Still has:66 Mustang hardtop, 88 Ranger 4x4.
Mom has 98 F-150 4x4.
Brother has:79 T-bird, 83 grand marquis

Girlfriend had:78 T-bird
Still has:83 Bronco,79 T-bird (Nice car)
I had a 79 capri, 83 mustang, 86 Ranger 4x4 (miss that truck). Still have and wont get rid of my 78 F-150 Ranger 4x4 and my 83 ranger w/ 302 soon to be 351C. Don't mean to boast but I am Proud of my fords.

 

first car,69 Toyota Corolla Station wagon. Great for making out. LOL
2.) 72 Mercury Comet, 302 3 speed, real asphalt ripper
3.) Pinto hatchback, excellent car
4.) another pinto hatchback peice of junk
5.) 7? Mustang II, 270,000 miles on v6
6.) 70 Mustang Grande 351C,Cragers airshocks, Ripem up and spitem out
7.) 70 MG Midget, tear up the corners, too hard to keep running
8.) 7? Plymouth Duster. HoHum zzzzzzzzzzzz
9.) VW Rabbit Made me mad enough to fight the ****"s
10.) Another Pinto Hatchback, another junker
11.) 75 F100, fastest 302 3 speed to ever come out of the factory. Awesome. Where are you now.
12.) 78 F150 Camper special. 351M. Can we say Graintruck?
13.) 75 E150 460 4 barrel. Can we say 5 miles to the gallon at 55mph?
14.) 82E150 Conversion Van. This is luxury.
15.) 78 MustangII. Clunker
16.) 77 F100 6 cyl. HoHum zzzzzzz
17.) 64 F100. In the works Chevy eating, Mopar mashing, asphalt ripping, piece of Fantastic Ford Glory.

 

1- age 16- 69 f100 custom long bed 240 3tree (miles) 240,000
2- age 17- 71 f100 sport custom light blue, short bed, 60,000 original miles, mint when bought.(miles 130,000 when sold)(still mint) selling this truck was the biggest mistake I ever made.
3- age 18- 89 escort GT (sold 71 for down payment)oooooooopppppppppsssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!(bough t new)(150,000 miles when sold)
4- age 18- 62 unibody short bed(God only nows milage)
5- age 22- 92 sable(12,000 when bought)(98,000 when sold)
6- age 24- 85 f150 short bed (80,000 when bought)(100,000 when sold)
7- age 26- 69 f100 short narrow 300 siI put 120,000) gave to brother
8- age 28- 91 f250 4x4 (130,000 when bought)(200,000) when sold
9- age 29- 98 f150 extended cab 5.4 (13,000 when bought)(40,000 now) trying to keep milage down on this one.
10- age 30- 79 f150 4x4 short bed resto- bought at age 28 99% finished one month ago. daily driver.(2500 since resto)

I have not had any major problems with ford yet why change.