Just a question I’m looking to get answered, looking to buy this f100 and not sure if the bed is original or not I know they had a different bed in 62 but just wanted to see if it was or not. Also is it worth the 3500, 352 motor pretty clean.
It’s exact worth is what you are willing to spend on it and what they are willing to sell it for. That’s it - A thousand different opinions will only confuse things, so just figure it out if you want it or not. There is no way to know if it is the original it was born with but it is a modified F100 Long box. Long box - no rear bumper - they modified it and put a roll pan under the tail gate and ran the exhaust through it.
Yeah I get that I know it sounds like a newbie question and everyone is different when it comes to prices. Thanks though. I appreciate the information.
It’s called a “wrong bed” f100 I guess Ford spent so much time and effort on the unicab truck, they forgot to develop a bed for the conventional cab truck. It’s basically a 57-60 bed with a 61-64 cab.(65/66 had a different floor to fit the twin I-beam ch***is) I have no clue what it’s worth.
If yours is for sure a 62 it was built as a step side and someone put a 57-60 bed on it. The non step side 61-62 trucks were unibody... Bed and cab built as one unit.
I think every thing is worth what I paid for it in the seventies and eighties so my opinion starts fights.
By mid '63 Ford had figured out that the unibody truck wasn't a good idea, so Ford discontinued the design. As a '62 non-unibody this would have been a step-side but that bed was probably robbed off it and replaced with a late '63-64 bed. But they had no replacement bed for the unibody, so the '57-60 style bed was pressed into service as a stopgap. There was a wheelbase difference between '57-60 and '61-64 so Ford had to shorten it some to fit the truck so that's why the odd proportions. So yes, the bed is likely OEM, just not to that specific truck if it is a '62.
I thought the same thing until I read an article on these trucks. Imagine being the person at Ford that had to answer for this.
Looks like a good deal if you like it. I'm big fan of '65 SWB stylesides. Have my eye on one right now. Joe
Ford made the old 57-60 style side bed an option to the flareside or integrated body in the 1962 model year. It was basically the same bed, with different hold down bolt locations. That same bed continued through 1966 on 4wd F250 trucks and through 1965 on F100 4 we trucks. F350 pickups used the 9’ version through 1966. Note that Ford never made a “Stepside” bed. That was a Chevrolet monicker. Ford used the Flareside and Styleside marketing jargon to describe their truck beds.
Kind of new to all this but wanting to get a truck for a daily driver and work on it as I go. I’ve worked on bikes and cars but new to the older trucks. Lots of great info on here and much appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
'58 352 Police Interceptor was beginning of Ford's performance era. You can get some good power gains out of it if you like or drop in 390 package later. They make good torque at lower engine speeds. Exactly what you want in a truck engine. Good luck if you decide to buy. Joe
That's way too much for that truck. You can do better, especially for that series. That truck is ****! Run!!!! If it does not look right, it ain't right. Lets go down the list, shall we. Although there were factory produced "wrongbed F100s (1961*-1963**)" this truck has been heavily modified. Somebody has cut several inches off a long bed truck... Run. It's a Custom Cab truck due the bright window trim. The bright grille and mirrors have been painted over. Run. Look at the paint job. Run. Look at the modifications. Run The front fender fit is Horrendous this can mean big trouble for this series. (this is a sign of collapsing front cab mounts due to sever rust damage. Run! Look the pride or lack of it...over sprayed taillights. Ask yourself this, If they don't care about the stuff that shows, what about the stuff that does noes not? They did not even remove the bed liner to spray it, Hell! They didn't even tape it up!. Somebody walked around that truck with a couple of cans of Krylon. At least rust is honest. Run from it like you covered with honey, running from Covid19/Aids infected Murder Hornets with Leprosy. It's a piece of junk. ^^^ This is what one of those trucks is supposed to look like. * The 1961 one piece Styleside was not a good seller for the more conservative truck buyers. These buyers either bought tried and true Flaresides (Stepsides) or purchased another brand. In response Ford used the Stepside cab on a 57-60 bed. These "Wrongbed' trucks could possibly date to late in the 1961 Model year. By far most are 1962 and 1963. ** 1963 was the last year for the "Wrongbed F100/250 2wd. In 1964* a new Styleside Bed debut and it was a great seller. 1964,65** and 1966 Ford 100/250 used the "new and improved bed after the "Unibody" was discontinued. Some 4x4s continued to use the "wrongbed" through 1966. * 1964 was the last year for the Y Block V8, 223/262 six cylinders and straight front axle. **1965 was the first year for Twin I beam and the 352V8 and 240/300 six cylinders.
I agree with F-ONE .... stay away..... For that money you can find a nice 67-72 ish model as a daily driver..... The one you are looking at is a long wheelbase truck so the frame has been cut to accommodate that "custom" bed... The short bed won't fit and you will have to fab the rear of the frame to return it to being correct and fitting the long bed. This one sold at bringatrailer.com for $5900 last year and it is original and clean and how it should look... Just my $.02. I have a '62 unibody... Love these trucks, just not that one!
I agree. The subject truck is a lwb, long bed that a self styled customizer chopped up by cutting the frame and bed aft of the rear axle in an attempt to convert to a short bed. People used to do that for work trucks like tow trucks, etc if they wanted no overhang, but those were generally 1 ton or maybe 2/4 ton trucks, not a low capacity F100. Looks awkward the way they did it.
Most are right , I would stay away from that truck !!! 292 motors are bolted in the truck with a mount under the harmonic balancer, and mounts off the bell housing . 352 are mounted by mounts off the side of the engine and a transmission cross member. Who knows what he has done to scab the engine in the truck !!! These trucks are not cheap to buy good parts for anymore ..... Mine is a 64 .straight axle removed 65 twin I beam attached . 292 y block removed ,390 installed 62 will not have a crossmember to attach the side mounts of a 352 .
Looks like a long bed that has been bobbed. Judging by the pics I’d say I has a least a gallon of bondo in the bed. Most of the f100 “wrong beds” were 63 models. But there may have been some made in ‘62. While I’m a fan of the 61-64 f100s I’d recommend walking away from this one.
Since F-ONE blew up the pics, even I can see on this wind up I-phone of mine that I’d p*** on that one. And that’s takes a lot for me to say that
P*** on that one you can find much much better for the money. Don't waste your time when so much better is out there, maybe cheaper. Take mine for instance... 20638843_10210061010938680_7763083619531741752_n by Travis Brown, on Flickr ^^^You have to know what to look for. The guy priced the truck above to me for $800. He would have took less. I gave $1000. Why? Because I could see it was really a good truck and I'm not an ***hole. Fw: by Travis Brown, on Flickr With some elbow grease, that old joker shined back up! Fw: by Travis Brown, on Flickr Even the bedsides! The truck looked like heck but it is solid. Study these, know what to look for. I really do like these 4th Gen F trucks. The Two Tone Custom Cabs either in the 61-63 Uni and the later 64-66 F100 SWB are the prettiest Truck ford ever made in my opinion. Keep in mind there are really two families of this Fourth Generation F Truck Series. The "Old Trucks"... 1961-1964 These trucks have stepdown cab floors and use a single straight axle parallel leaf spring front suspension. These years also use the "1950s" engines. For the V8, the 292 Y block was used. Two six cylinder engines were offered, the standard 223 and the rare and optional in 63-64, the 262. These are highly sought after. The "New Trucks"... 1965-1966 These trucks have a flattened cab floor with no deep step. These trucks use Ford's Twin I Beam independent front suspension with coil springs. These trucks used the FE 352 V8. The I6 offerings were the 240 standard and the optional 300. Basically this same platform was used until 1996. In search of a project? Be very careful about the parts interchange. The old trucks vs the new trucks only swap "some sheet metal". They do not swap frames. They do not swap cabs and steering.
Thanks for the information, I’ve been looking for awhile and just seems like people are asking crazy prices. I have no issues paying for something that’s got good bones. Anyways I appreciate all the information and learning a lot here. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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