Older pickups as daily drivers
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Older pickups as daily drivers
Does anybody else have an older pickup that they use as a daily driver? I'm currently driving a 68 F250- 360 V8, 4-spd, manual steering and brakes. It does have alot of rust on it, but I still like it. It's the only 68 around. I paid 600 for it, and it's been a good, dependable vehicle for me this winter.
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Yeh, I know about the salt. There are a lot of salt mines around central NY. Sad thing is North Carolina has started to use a brine mixture on the roads with even a threat of snow or ice. Won't they be surprised in a few years....A couple of years ago my son and I went out to the other side of Indy to pick up a 66 F100. Left the house 4:30 Sat am got back 7:30 Sun am getting to old to do that again..
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38 winters worth of road salt has definetly done some damage to my 68 F250! Like I mentioned before, it has a pretty good amount of rust on it. Especially on the lower front fenders and lower doors. It still runs good, though, and the nice thing about it is that I can just get in it and go and I don't have to worry about it getting scratched or rusty because the body's already shot because of the rust. I have several other Ford pickups that I use during the summer months, but it's to the point that I'm almost afraid to drive them at all because I don't want them to get messed up.
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I used to drive a 78 f-150 ranger daily until somebody ran a red light and t-boned me 2 blocks from home and totaled it.Shifted cab,frame damage,bent steering linkage,and buckled the entire dash.Thankfully I walked away from the accident and actually drove this truck home it was not a pretty picture to see the truck.The driver that hit me was not hurt either thankfully,his full size car had to be towed from the scene.I now have another 78 f-150 that was beautiffully restored by the preavious owner that I drive when the weather permits in the spring,summer,and fall.A 93 bronco serves as the primary daily driver.
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Originally Posted by JohnT
38 winters worth of road salt has definetly done some damage to my 68 F250! Like I mentioned before, it has a pretty good amount of rust on it. Especially on the lower front fenders and lower doors. It still runs good, though, and the nice thing about it is that I can just get in it and go and I don't have to worry about it getting scratched or rusty because the body's already shot because of the rust. I have several other Ford pickups that I use during the summer months, but it's to the point that I'm almost afraid to drive them at all because I don't want them to get messed up.
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