The tailgate on my '71 F250 is pretty rotten. What years will fit on my truck? I have heard that anything up to '79 will fit. Is this true?

John

 

Yes, anything from '64 - '79 will fit but...

'64 - '66 look almost right
'67 - '72 is what you want
'73 - '79 look funky on our trucks

Barry

 

 

The guy on the mercurypickup.com website has examples of all three tailgate styles pictured but they have the mercury lettering. Unfortunately, there is a 73-79 gate with mercury letters pictured like it was a genuine item but don't believe it. The one he has labelled 68#2 is the style you're looking for. (with Ford letters, of course)

 

Yup, '73-'79 looks funky. I have one on my '72.
I tried hard to get a good '67-'72, but the junkyard had slim pickings.


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