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My First guess was 63 Ford. Looks more like a 64 f100?

 

Fun time. 70°

 

70°

 

The Art of Rubbin’

Mornin

 

1964 Ford F-100.

In 1961 Ford got the brilliant idea to build what they called the “integrated pickup” body, which is commonly referred to as the "unibody", it really isn't as the truck still has a full ladder style frame.

Note the box sides and rear cab corner are a one piece stamping. This disaster was applied to the F-100 & F-250 2WD models.



While looking great this definitely was not one of the well touted Ford "Better Ideas". In service the loaded trucks suffered buckled body panels, doors popping open. etc. age (rust) made the issues all the worse.

Looking back this was probably a case where sales/marketing/bean counters trumped the engineers.

For 1963 a hasty redesign of the cab was made and the 1960 box, which didn't match the cab profile as seen below, was used as the integrated body was phased out. 1964 had a proper profiled box.

 

Thanks for the edumacation good stuff

 

It's rumored that one piece engineers grandson later designed the Ridgeline

 

….and if you owned one for long enough you could recognize the sound of the gas tank slosh. Didn’t need no gauge. Oil bath air filter was fun on high speed turns too.

 

Wow, is that an official TW ban patch?

Unrelated, this has to be the creepiest emoji in years…

 

Hey we gotz won of doe’s !!!!
You ll like eet!!!! Da room!!!! Great fer long trips!!!!

 

Do they put the snow button on em down there in Texas

 

Knot shore butt she got dat AWD won !! Transmission Smoove as budder!!!!!

 

That's my job, to keep our mechanical history alive.

 

Apparently some folks feel uncomfortable around clowns...

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@Taco critter

 

Imagine finding that in a crawlspace.