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This is what I went to pick up on new years day. A friend had it for sale and I needed a truck so we made a deal. 78 f150 4 speed 351. I think my wife has reservations about the color because she asked me this morning if I was gonna paint it. My telling her I thought a wild multicolor flame job would be good didn't seem to help any. (spam) Someone needs to buy my old van in the classifieds. Make an offer, I wont be insulted.

 

Tell your wife you are going to flake the top. Flake always makes the ladies feel better. Reminds them of nail polish or something

 

i like that color. It is similar to the top of my 78 Caprice.
Lil Joe

 

Looks great and should be easy to find in the parking lot.
Chuck

 

Nice! I am redoing a '72. Maybe put some more white on it, like paint the lower half or maybe the molding? It would tone down all that yellowness.

 

Or I could get state road dept. stickers and buy a shovel to lean on.

 

I think red and purple flames would set it and your wife off nicely !!!

 

And a shovel to lean on ! That was funny.

 

You can't retire the van.....it's a classic.

 

i had a 79 with a 302/auto. it was great old truck. mine was NOT pretty. it was very rusty and beat up but thats what i liked about it. i used a piece of 4x6 1/4" wall tubing for a rear bumper. i welcomed tailgaters but strangely never got any . that was a good ole work truck

 

Hey, watch it with the ODOT comments! We're lazy, but not THAT lazy!

 

Paint it all white...Uncle Jessie style!

 

Here ya go: primer, a chop & wheels make all the difference...

 

I bought a new F250 in '78, great truck. Mine had the 400 - 4 speed w/ Ranger XLT trim. IMHO 1979 was the last year Ford made real trucks. In '80 they went to much lighter steel bodies. I remember denting my uncles new '80 F250 by leaning against the door. I do remember the 351M motor having some valve guide problems back then. My brother bought a new '77 F150 w/ a 351M in it and it had valve train noise the whole time he owned it.

 

MercMan1951,
That looks amazing but I have two projects already I need to work on so it's probably gonna stay yellow and get used.