Yes that 7-lug abomination. I've never seen one with a floor shift for the trans, just the transfer case.

my uncle owns a 1961 buick speacial convert. and it has a alum. v6 in it.... and uh... maybe its one of those year 1962's but we've argued many times its a 61 not a 62, hell... maybe it is a 62... been awhile

I didn't know they had an aluminum V6 back then, I thought the only aluminum engines were the small 215 V8's. The one they eventually sold to Land Rover.

Buick Special introduced in 1961, its 198 cid V6 was introduced in 1962.

must be a 62 then, ill have to ask him on friday next time i see him.

One of the truest "Rare Options" we all have is NumberDummy. I for one appreciate the information and insight he freely gives.

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And to the rest of you thank you too. You can never be too informed on anything.

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HERE, HERE,,,,,, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION & HOIST A COLD TOAST TO IT AS WELL! :-partybud

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I just got me a spot light out of a '66 for my '66 from the local scrapyard for $0.00. How do I tell if it is factory? It is a Unity.

The one on my 62 saids Ford on it

dealer installed spotlights were made by unity.

I could be wrong (it happened once before) but I think the 7 lug abomination, is different from the light duty F250.

The truck you accurately named the abomination is an F-150 "7700" I don't know exactly what that means, but on the late 90's version it says 7700 in red under the F-150 emblem, at least on the tailgate and my understanding is that it's almost a 3/4 ton but with the body of a 1/2 ton? I can't imagine how hard it is to find wheels for a 7 lugged truck...

I had a light duty 1990 F-250 for a few years that still had 8 lugs, it had a 302 and the M5R2 (Mazda 1/2 ton) transmission that wouldn't be up to snuff for a real 3/4 ton and as such wasn't an option for one.

- Joe -

The 7 lug trucks were called F250s when introduced in 1997. They were later changed to F150 7700's a couple years later. They all shared the same body as the F150.

I think the rarest option was the optional ejection seat offered w\ the convertible. I saw a man eject himself from a 66 250 convertible goin down the highway 2 months ago. When I passed the truck, now minus the driver, the wife was still babblin on about something, not even aware of the reduction of occupants

AFAIK, the spotlights were only dealer installed. All were made by Unity and if "genny" Ford, has a teardrop shaped head with a bezel that has the Ford letters in red marked on it.

7700 refers to the gross vehicle weight rating, but AFAIK, there is no such thing as a '97/03 F150 emblem that also has 7700 on it. Looked in the parts catalog, no see um.

In 1997/98, Ford offered a light duty F250, it shared the same 'droopy' nosed body as 1997/2003 F150's. When this body style was introduced, some peeps thought it looked "too feminine."

Hertz was at one time owned by FoMoCo. In the mid 1960's, Hertz had TV commercials where passengers dropped from the sky into the seats of Mustang ragtops (it was all done with wires and these were real people).

The commercials ended when a woman's head hit a tree limb that was overhanging the road. Y'all can guess what happened next.

The commercials ended when a woman's head hit a tree limb that was overhanging the road. Y'all can guess what happened next.[/QUOTE]

Hi Bill
Im in that business and the story I heard was that it was a camera crane arm that got to low and took her head off as the car passed under it. :-hair
Don't know for sure.