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Thought I'd share..My Stepson got this delivered by my Dad this past weekend. We've put in some work 
She has about 250K miles, still runs like a top! Kind of slow, obviously. 4 speed, Base Trim, the original 26 year old Topper too..The truck is totally original except for a fresh paint job on that front bumper this weekend. There was a tow bar on it that needed to be removed, so we spruced it up. The rear bumper still has the McDonnell Ford Truck Dealer sticker on it from when it was brand new. Interior damage is just the Dash cracks and color fading right on top. I have looked into one of those "skin" dash pads that can be had on Ebay for 150 clams, but I kind of like this original look. The seats are cloth and just a little worn on the drivers side. Door panels and dash face and floor all look like new now that we've scrubbed it up with 409 and treated all the vinlyl and rubber with Aerospace 303 treatment.
We have cleaned up the engine bay which was really coated with ton of Cosmoline right when it was new. Even the Ford Emblem on top of that beautiful Aluminum Valver cover came shiny clean! The underside is very clean too because of all the rustproofing. The truck spent 3-4 years in Michigan first, then moved to Utah/Idaho for the last 23 years or so. Dad hadn't waxed it in years. She came out pretty unscathed, though. I'm going to enjoy reliving my youth for a while..
Cheers all,
Brian
She has about 250K miles, still runs like a top! Kind of slow, obviously. 4 speed, Base Trim, the original 26 year old Topper too..The truck is totally original except for a fresh paint job on that front bumper this weekend. There was a tow bar on it that needed to be removed, so we spruced it up. The rear bumper still has the McDonnell Ford Truck Dealer sticker on it from when it was brand new. Interior damage is just the Dash cracks and color fading right on top. I have looked into one of those "skin" dash pads that can be had on Ebay for 150 clams, but I kind of like this original look. The seats are cloth and just a little worn on the drivers side. Door panels and dash face and floor all look like new now that we've scrubbed it up with 409 and treated all the vinlyl and rubber with Aerospace 303 treatment.
We have cleaned up the engine bay which was really coated with ton of Cosmoline right when it was new. Even the Ford Emblem on top of that beautiful Aluminum Valver cover came shiny clean! The underside is very clean too because of all the rustproofing. The truck spent 3-4 years in Michigan first, then moved to Utah/Idaho for the last 23 years or so. Dad hadn't waxed it in years. She came out pretty unscathed, though. I'm going to enjoy reliving my youth for a while..
Cheers all,
Brian
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