Well for what ever reason he took it off. I think he may have wanted to sell it and it is stored at his dad's house who is in Florida. I kept back a considerable amount of money as an incentive for him to produce it. He found some other parts for it too, so I when I go back down to get the hood, I will pick those up too. The guy is full of stories and I am sure that the garage I found it in is where the ground squirrels collected and stored the walnuts. Nice pieces by the way. I suspect they are pricey, but should you want to sell them, message me.

 

A Harley guy?
You can’t save extra Harley bolts, they always vibrate out while you’re riding and disappear forever!
Just kidding, I have known some old Harley guys, Locktite and safety wires were their friends.

It’s a good sign that you’re finding these pieces in the truck, that are usually long gone. That truck is super clean for the year, honestly as good as I’ve seen.

Check under the headliner for mouse houses, as well as inside the heater box. It’s amazing how many places will be full of mouse debris.

Are you looking for a truck type transmission or a later car style?

 

You really want to get that hood back, very critical to the overall complete look of a clean original paint patina truck. Would be really nice to find an original paint Caribbean Green tailgate with similar matching patina, not easy to find, true, but, luckily color was used '64-'66. The overall value of a good original paint vehicle really jumps when all the body panels match.

 

Well I withheld $200 from him, and I accidentally had an envelope of papers put in the cab of the truck. Inside was a title and I will take it back when I pick up the hood and some of the other parts he found. It was a serious mess in the garage where he kept it. I have to inner fenders and a pail of other stuff I haven't even looked at. If it doesn't want the fenders, I will sell them cheap.

 

Well I was working on the truck Friday to remove the spark plugs. WOW were they stuck tight. I sprayed some PB Blaster on them and let them soak for the night. I have one of the induction bolt and nut heaters so I thought, what the heck I will try that. I tried on the first spark plug, and it worked. I got it out, then the next one and the next one and finally I got to the last plug and It was the toughest of all of them. Next I sprayed some WD40 in the cylinder, stuck in a battery from my 1953 and crossed the solenoid but the starter gear was not engaging. My grandson was here helping with some other things on the farm, so I asked him to give me a hand to try and turn the crank. We had top remove the radiator, and the fan to get to it. My grandson knows nothing about cars, so when I said I guess we need to remove the radiator first, he asked "What is that." I laughed and said that's the thing you are resting on. I then told him, if he helped me with it, I would give the truck to him when I died. I also told him that he could bring his car if he wanted to work on it and I would try and help him.

I am pretty sure I told you about the door trim I found under the seat, so I took a photo of that for your view pleasure. Oh and I almost forgot, I finally looked in the glovebox and another critter nest was present. The previous owner left the owners manual a rotor, points and condenser and some other things in the now critter nest. The manual is salvageable as are the new parts, but I am pretty pissed the guy didn't think to put some moth ***** in the cab to keep the critters out. Oh well, on goes the saga.



The door trim I found

 

I do have a question. This finish is inside both my doors has me mystified. Was this some kind of sound deadening, rust prohibiter or what.

 

Sound deadener. it usually flakes off and plugs up the drain holes to rot the door bottoms

 

it did the bottom of the door is kind of rusty

 

Stock and original seems to be one of those subjective terms. Many claim these terms, but there always seem to be deviations. To be honest, it is difficult to find real factory photos in color in this era. If you study low mileage originals, you begin to see a pattern. Then you need to take into account if it is a standard cab or custom cab. It is always harder to find good examples of standard cabs because most were used for work purposes and had a rougher life. BAT had this super clean standard cab F 250 flareside which is the closest I can find as a reference to what was stock on a standard cab. This particular Holly Green F 250 has color coordinated green interior trim. Your Caribbean Green was built with a gray silver seat and black wheel and column, which also is correct and stock, was another possible trim color combination that a truck could be built with. Mirrors were options, this one happens to have the factory option telescopic type. Hubcaps are the correct style, but should all be flat argent silver in '64, they have been repainted with red letters which were correct for '65-'66. Engine is correct color combo both for the 292 and 223, black block and orange red valve covers, No Reserve: One-Owner 1964 Ford F-250 Flareside Pickup 4-Speed for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $35,000 on October 25, 2023 (Lot #125,231) | Bring a Trailer

 

Yes, great reference truck. Look at those front leaf springs!! Nice arch in them still. This truck never carried any heavy loads for extended periods of time.

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I do have to deduct a few points for the incorrect fuel pump, the inline fuel filter under the cab and I think a Rotunda filter would look more correct than the Motorcraft oil filter.

 

Beautiful oil filter! One more side note, the BAT '64 F 250 has the larger radius front fenders because it was ordered with larger diameter 17" wheels. Fenders are correct for the BAT flareside and fenders on the thread starters F 250 are also correct for the standard 16" wheels. The enlarged front fenders was the way Ford handled certain wheel combos and certain series of 4x4's and F 350's. Post 1967, the practice of different front fenders came to an end when optional wheel sizes became much more limited.

 

tripleframe is right, an original Caribbean turquoise tailgate would complete your truck. I have 64 f100 like yours (same paint and side trim). 20 years ago I found a 64 F250 that was in a front end collision. It was also a paint code B Caribbean Turquoise truck. I bought it for parts since it had a lot that I needed. I didn’t need the tailgate and have been holding on to it for 20 years. It is in nice shape. Too bad I live in Washington State. I would definitely let it go to complete a truck like yours. Nice find on your truck. It will be nice to see that on the road again.

 

That is really stepping up to the cause, I applaud you! Finding an original tailgate in the same color and similar patina is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Worth the cost, always better than repainting another tailgate which would be an eye sore, would never blend in. Maybe someone is looking for an original paint light blue tailgate ( appears to be '66 Arcadian Blue) and in the same boat that would offset the cost.

 

So I look for a truck that is exactly like mine, except for the color. What was the actual designation of my truck, because that stripe down the side is not on all the 1964 F-250's and the F-250 emblem is on the hood and not on the body. It just mystifies me all to heck. I was trying to find a post card of one like mine and I just don't see one.

 

Truck could be ordered with or without side trim. Badges on the hood are correct for '64. Also front hood emblem would be gear and lightening bolt for '64. The V8 was '65 and later