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Me and my girl moved into a new house about 4 months back. Since I've lived there I have noticed this blue Ford Big Back Window F100 sitting tucked away next to a garage backed up against a fence 5 houses down the street. I have wanted to do a classic truck DD for awhile now just had too many other projects going at once to justify even searching for one....that was until this weekend.
Sunday morning I see the guy pushing it out from behind the garage and tinkering with it a bit. Me and the Mrs. do some running around and when I come back I see he' still outside. I stroll on down to introduce myself as a new neighbor (with an agenda,lol). We get to chatting and he tells me he bought the truck several years ago cause he thought it would be a cool fixer upper but didn't take into account his total lack of mechanical ability. He asks me what I do for a living I tell him that I operate a lawn care business and I am in the process of opening up a fab/speed shop locally. He instantly says "well damn, you're the type of guy that should have this thing then"...I say "yeah maybe someday. Money and room is a little tight right now". He says "hmm, well....just make me an offer. Really it's shame that it just sits here"....I tell him "no no, I would just insult you. I wouldn't be able to dump more then $400-500 on anything right now".....he tells me "you stop by Tuesday with $500 and she's yours". So that's exactly what I did
I am now the proud new owner of a 57 F-100 with inline 6, 3 on the tree power. I already got her running it took it around the block and I am absolutely STOKED on this truck. She's gonna get dropped on air bags and most likely ride on some steelies and white walls. The hard part is figuring out how to re power the old girl. Do I go with an original Y block Ford, Windsor, 460, perhaps some retrofitted diesel???? I have plenty of time to think about it though. Here she is in all her 80% rust free $500 glory....the best part is my girl even kinda digs it. Win, win ;D
The crazy thing is that had I never gone and talked to that guy the truck would probably sit there for another 5 years and I would always drive by looking and wondering....
Where I picker her up
Put a tire on the front of the dually and pushed it down 5 houses, haha
Foot print gas pedal...check!
Sunday morning I see the guy pushing it out from behind the garage and tinkering with it a bit. Me and the Mrs. do some running around and when I come back I see he' still outside. I stroll on down to introduce myself as a new neighbor (with an agenda,lol). We get to chatting and he tells me he bought the truck several years ago cause he thought it would be a cool fixer upper but didn't take into account his total lack of mechanical ability. He asks me what I do for a living I tell him that I operate a lawn care business and I am in the process of opening up a fab/speed shop locally. He instantly says "well damn, you're the type of guy that should have this thing then"...I say "yeah maybe someday. Money and room is a little tight right now". He says "hmm, well....just make me an offer. Really it's shame that it just sits here"....I tell him "no no, I would just insult you. I wouldn't be able to dump more then $400-500 on anything right now".....he tells me "you stop by Tuesday with $500 and she's yours". So that's exactly what I did
I am now the proud new owner of a 57 F-100 with inline 6, 3 on the tree power. I already got her running it took it around the block and I am absolutely STOKED on this truck. She's gonna get dropped on air bags and most likely ride on some steelies and white walls. The hard part is figuring out how to re power the old girl. Do I go with an original Y block Ford, Windsor, 460, perhaps some retrofitted diesel???? I have plenty of time to think about it though. Here she is in all her 80% rust free $500 glory....the best part is my girl even kinda digs it. Win, win ;D
The crazy thing is that had I never gone and talked to that guy the truck would probably sit there for another 5 years and I would always drive by looking and wondering....
Where I picker her up
Put a tire on the front of the dually and pushed it down 5 houses, haha
Foot print gas pedal...check!
, 2013 LH, 2014 LH
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