Ok, the Rough Start schtick is pretty much set in stone: find something on Craigslist that might be BangShift-worthy…sometimes not…and proceed to explain in so many words just how far you can make a grand total of five thousand dollars go to end up with a drivable vehicle. Usually, if it’s moving and needs little, it’s either modern or nobody wants it in the first place. For once, I think I might have found something to buck that trend. This 1972 Ford F-100 is a dream piece: factory two-tone green, good trim, nice height, slot mags, enough wear that you can tell it’s been cared for and not just restored, and a running engine, in this case the 360ci V8. Honestly, what do you really need from a Bumpside Ford? The ad is sweet and succinct: “1972 Ford F100 Truck. $3,500. 360 motor runs good with new tires. Nice old truck.” No kidding…never before has two photographs and one line sold a vehicle so well. Unless the 360 spits a rod out of the block on the way home, we say money well spent. Other than entertaining the idea of a spray-in bed liner, we’d just say keep it as it is and don’t mess with a good thing. Engine swap? Nope. Height adjustment? Nope. We wouldn’t do jack to this Ford except to drive the tread off of those Cooper Cobras.

Craigslist Link: 1972 Ford F-100