69 F100 SWB 4x4 - Yard Sale Find

[Poorhouse]

Yardsaling with the wife and 2 year old Saturday morning.

Looking through the usual junk at our first stop when I hear someone asking the seller about an old white truck by their barn.

Seller advises it is for sale and to make offer. The guy asking says his son is into Fords and he will send him over.

I walk out back and see a mossed over white bumpside with few dents, but no real rust.

F100, short bed, 4x4, 4spd.

I'm interested (we got rid of our last truck when we sold our house, the home buyer really wanted it, '75 Trailduster with a Western Plow) we have a few
stumps to move and some brush and some other things.

The wife is interested thinking we can move all that junk listed above. The 2 year old is over the moon looking at the truck.

I go find the seller, confirm still for sale, she says go ahead and take it for a drive. It starts right up, is a little loud due to the rotted mufflers, we take off.

Runs good, shifts good, stops nice and straight, no rattles, everything seems to work.

Check under the hood 360 V8 mated to the 4spd.

Drive it back, make a deal with the seller and take it home. They are the second owner have had it since 1990, used it for errands and dump runs only. 136k miles is verified with repair receipts. Driven a couple times a month and always maintained. They've put 24k miles on it in 22 years. They bought it from the original owner in California.

Bring it home and haul 3 loads of junk to the dump.

Wash it with the wife and kid that afternoon. All the moss and mold washes off no problem, its not a bad looking little truck.

Floors are solid, bed is surface rusted but no perferation, needs a tailgate and there is rust on the left inner fender at the hood hinge mount. That's it.

Start looking on line and decode the build info on the door.

Made in San Jose.
Wimbeldon White over Light Blue - Repaint in original color, looks like just 1 repaint. Seat is torn up, dash pad cracked, both door pulls cracked.
Original AM radio works, sun visors are nice and tight, rubber floor mat is good.
360, 4x4, 4sd, 4:11 non locking axles.
Base trim with white grill and bumpers. No side trim. Rear bumper is a non step type.
Interesting little truck.
From my online looking it appears it might be rare too.
It looks like Ford made 7950 F100 4x4's in 1969 - How many were SWB's optioned with the 360 and 4spd?
I'm guessing not to many.
I could order a Marti report, but I'm not $250 curious, just idle curiousity as I figure out what we bought.
I like unique vehicles and may have happened on one by accident.

[Calfdemon]

Sounds like and awesome find!!! We love pics!! And if you get the $50 marti report, it will tell you exactly what you are wondering with how many were built with various options... You dont need to spend the $250 for that info. And !! A wealth of info is here for anything you might happen upon with your truck. As well as a great source for parts you might be looking for.

[kf7mjf]

Pics, or it didn't happen dude! Nice score, very nice score indeed. Congrats!

[Poorhouse]

Couple cellphone pics are all I have right now.

On the test drive:




Post wash back at the dump:

[Ranchero50]

That's a good looking little start to what ever you want to do with it.

Jamie