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Hello all, I want to purchase a 1972 ford heavy duty. the panel inside the door says it's a f 374 with custom on the side. the owner is a wrought iron dealer and pretty muck operates locally. the truck has 16,700 original miles and in resonable condition. I would like to use it in pretty much the same way the was before. what do the pros think? can i assume this model is in the 300 series or is it a commercial model? please help a truck dummy
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Hello all, I want to purchase a 1972 ford heavy duty. the panel inside the door says it's a F374 with custom on the side. the owner is a wrought iron dealer and pretty much operates locally.
the truck has 16,700 original miles
and in resonable condition. I would like to use it in pretty much the same way the was before. what do the pros think? can i assume this model is in the 300 series or is it a commercial model?
the truck has 16,700 original miles
and in resonable condition. I would like to use it in pretty much the same way the was before. what do the pros think? can i assume this model is in the 300 series or is it a commercial model?F374 = F350 Cab & Chassis, 10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
Originally sold as a Cab & Chassis, the Stake Bed was added after the truck was sold.
Do not believe the mileage. The odometers of these trucks read to 99,999.9, then return to ZERO.
So...it could have 16,700, 167,000 or 267,000 miles...or?
16,700 miles on a 38 year old truck works out to about 450 miles per year. Who drives only this many miles a year? Practically no one.
From what I can see in the picture, it looks decent, but unless the seller has EVERY service record back to day one, I wouldn't believe the mileage...and even then, I would be skeptical.
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