Newbie from Alabama

ericknight · Post by **ericknight** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:25 pm

Hey, I just bought a 1970 F100 Ranger with a 360/3-speed. My great uncle bought it new and I bought it from him on March 28, 2008. Here are a few pics.

It's almost all original and was garage kept except for the last few years. I've only found 2 dents in the entire truck. I have two more F100s besides this one, a 1973 and a 1976.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:27 pm

awesome that its been in he family...
looks very original and pretty nice...
and WELCOME!

Maybe give it a bath and wax job, paint the rear bumper and it would look sweeet!

ericknight · Post by **ericknight** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:34 pm

Thanks. I hope I can get it repainted someday. I wish it had a factory chrome bumper on the back instead of the painted one. My uncle spray painted the top part of it because the paint was getting thin and the primer was showing through. He also had the seat recovered about 5 years ago.

basketcase0302 · Post by **basketcase0302** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:51 pm

eric,

from Florida.

She'll look pretty good with some fresh paint.
I like the side mouldings, (they are getting harder and harder to find).

Jeff

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:53 pm

there no such thing as a factory rear bumper i believe, they were installed at the dealer by customers request, same with mirrors i believe.
so that could be the original bumper. the chromer one is called a sport bumper, i found one on an abandoned 67 in front of a shop, near my house, im going to put a note on it and see what happense.

ericknight · Post by **ericknight** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:06 pm

The bumper in the pics. is the one that was on the truck when my uncle bought it new, I guess it was dealer installed. You may not be able to tell in the pic, but it's never had a trailer ball on it. I am probably going to put a receiver hitch on it, as I have an 18' car trailer that I pull sometimes. This 360 should pull it a lot easier than my 302 equipped '76. The mirrors are original and have Fomoco stamped on them.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:20 pm

both my trucks have 360's
awesome engines

if you want to hear it, go to the photogallery and its the most recent one i believe

RedneckTexan · Post by **RedneckTexan** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:25 pm

Howdy from TEXAS!

69F110 · Post by **69F110** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:56 pm

Eric,

Welcome from Louisiana! Nice truck.

1970FordTK · Post by **1970FordTK** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:38 pm

Welcome from North Carolina.

nadams · Post by **nadams** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:41 pm

Welcome from Washington State!

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:05 pm

'70 is good. Welcome.

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:54 am

Welcome from Idaho! Great looking truck you have there! I think it looks fantastic as is but I like the 'used' look.

Pipes71 · Post by **Pipes71** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:43 pm

Welcome from NJ!! sweet truck ..I'm sure after being here for a while you will be wrenching away like a pro and then cussin yourself out for getting bumptitus.. its great aint it

zorcas · Post by **zorcas** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:54 pm

Nice truck. Welcome from Washington State!

Marty

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