1972 Crew Cab 4x4
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1972 Crew Cab 4x4
i have been presented with the chance to bid on a 1972 F250 crew cab 4x4 with 54,000 ORIGINAL miles on it. It is currently a fire truck. Truck appears to be VERY clean as fire trucks are usually very well kept. Seller says it has a 300 I6. I didn't think this motor was available till mid 70's? Any info on that? Could it be original? Also was the 4x4 a factory option or an aftermarket kit? I've never seen a crew cab 4x4 in this body style. Any idea what this truck could be worth or how rare it would be? Thank you!!!
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300's came out in 65 so it could be origanal so can the 4x4 it was a factory option.the two together were comin.throw in the crew cab 4x4 its not the most rare but heck thats just plain cool and with that low of miles it would make a good driver/project
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The 300 I6 was available in that year with the 4x4 option but I was under the impression that most of the 4x4's were built with 360 V8's. The 300 I6 is a great motor, not the most HP but it's got a lot of torque and will last forever.
Heck man, if you're not going to buy this truck point me in the right direction, I'm shopping for a Bumpside 4x4 right now.
Heck man, if you're not going to buy this truck point me in the right direction, I'm shopping for a Bumpside 4x4 right now.
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Originally Posted by MaxKlinger
The 300 I6 was available in that year with the 4x4 option but I was under the impression that most of the 4x4's were built with 360 V8's. The 300 I6 is a great motor, not the most HP but it's got a lot of torque and will last forever.
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Originally Posted by Redcat Diesel
I have seen a few with 300's but most had 360's. For a fire department vehicle though this doesn't surprise me.When fire departments spec a truck the most important thing is the budget.If the 300 was say $200 less than the 360 and could still get the job done then the F.D. would order the 300 and put the $200 towards lights or other equipment.Times have changed and F.D.'s now get sued for long response times but a great many fire trucks from the 60's and 70's were horribly under powered.
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Originally Posted by MaxKlinger
I hear you. When we were in high school one of my buddies bought a truck from the local volunteer fire company. It was a '72 F250 4x4. I thought it was a pretty stripped-down truck (not a single option on it) but it had a 360 and a 4-speed. That truck had 18,000 original miles but had already been through a rough life, on its third clutch! They used it as a brush fire truck and frequently took it out into the woods. As a result it was rusted to hell, especially in the bed where the water tank had been.
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That sounds like one of the coolest original trucks around, you could put a offy 4barrel intake/carb and a ZF 5spd, and some efi exhaust manifolds or a header and have yourself a decent truck. I've had a few 300 6cyl 4spds and they are tough but have no power stock, and usually not good fuel economy either. They will run forever like that if you service them.
Buy it, Buy it. or at least post pics of it and who we should talk to about it if you're not interested!
PLEASE DON"T LET IT GET AWAY!
Buy it, Buy it. or at least post pics of it and who we should talk to about it if you're not interested!
PLEASE DON"T LET IT GET AWAY!
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Originally Posted by Redcat Diesel
I have seen a few with 300's but most had 360's. For a fire department vehicle though this doesn't surprise me.When fire departments spec a truck the most important thing is the budget.If the 300 was say $200 less than the 360 and could still get the job done then the F.D. would order the 300 and put the $200 towards lights or other equipment.Times have changed and F.D.'s now get sued for long response times but a great many fire trucks from the 60's and 70's were horribly under powered.
I'd say that a 1971 Crew Cab F250 with a 300, and 4WD would have been an infrequently seen vehicle back then, and would be quite rare today. Times were different then. Most Crew Cabs at that time went to the US Military, the various airlines, and fire departments. Crew Cabs predominate today, but back in that time period, very, very few were bought by private owners off showroom floors..especially with 4WD.
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From: gravel road ONTARIO
I got a 73 4x4 crewcab shortbed almost 15years ago, It had a dana 44 lowpinion 4.56 and dana 60 rear 4.56 and a 300 6cyl with a 4spd. I only got the box and rolling chassis, only minor surface rust, the guy I got it from wanted the cab for his 77F600 4x4.
It came from the Yukon Territories up beside Alaska, and was a forestry truck. Every bushing and steering part was absolutely shot, I couldn't believe someone drove it over 4000 miles to Ontario. "keep her between the ditches?" Probably had to be impared just to drive it straight. LOL
It came from the Yukon Territories up beside Alaska, and was a forestry truck. Every bushing and steering part was absolutely shot, I couldn't believe someone drove it over 4000 miles to Ontario. "keep her between the ditches?" Probably had to be impared just to drive it straight. LOL
