Top 3 things You Like About Your Bumpside

[Subzero]

Those are some great reasons and I'm sure we could all make a HUGE list of why we like are trucks. but I wish I could say the same. No offerse to anybody from Canada or Canada itself but it would be cooler if my truck wasnt Canadian. I live about 35 min from the closed Norfolk truck plant too. I also sometimes drive a 2002 F150 FX4 that was made there but even though its "American" I still have to use metric tools to work on it, something that the F100 doesn't need

[sargentrs]

Don't feel bad, Sub! Mine was built in Canada, too, but its being rebuilt in Georgia!

[Subzero]

That's cool! My truck may have been built in Canada but it was a Georgia truck for most of its life like yours ( sold there originally too) ,then a Tennessee truck for awhile and now its an east coast truck. Hopefully one day down the road I can do a rebuild like you are doing but for now im keeping the truck going by replacing what I need to have a good, dependable driver.

[rjewkes]

She starts after 7 months of sitting with no problems.

[colnago]

1. Its styling is classic, but it still says TRUCK.
2. I can work on it without having a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering.
3. I don't have BMWs zipping in front of me in traffic (their paint jobs are shinier than mine, and their fenders are thinner!).

Joseph

[Whateverman]

Those are some great reasons and I'm sure we could all make a HUGE list of why we like are trucks. but I wish I could say the same. No offerse to anybody from Canada or Canada itself but it would be cooler if my truck wasnt Canadian. I live about 35 min from the closed Norfolk truck plant too. I also sometimes drive a 2002 F150 FX4 that was made there but even though its "American" I still have to use metric tools to work on it, something that the F100 doesn't need

my ol'pig was built in san jose so i threw a merc hood on it to lessen its american-ness .... ..and don't get me started on the metric system

ANYWAYS: top 3 things i like about my Ol' Pig :
(1)The dash is flat and makes a great table when i grab a coffee or some burgers and junk and go park down at the beach
(2) the way it looks,especially the big wall of chrome grille that blinds oncoming traffic as well during the day as my poorly aimed headlights do at night
(3)the way that when i open the sucker up and get the glasspacks rapping away or manage to get the 5.0 to bark or smoke the tires i feel just like i did 20-ish years ago doing the exact same thing in the exact same old truck (well ok the trucks changed a fair bit over the years but its still my ol'pig)

[Mancar1]

No smog test required
No smog test required
No smog test required

[Craigerf100]

SWB my fav.
the grille
the bump
the bucket option
my 10inch wide wheels.

[Damon23]

The originality
The size even though it is a 2wd shortbed
The big inline 6 and rowing the 4 speed with the granny gear

Mine was Canadian built for Georgia. Been in Georgia all its life and was rebuilt in Georgia.

[crazyhorse]

This is some of the things I like about Ol RED.

1- Ford.
2-Truck.
3-Short bed.
4-72 Ranger XLT.
5- 429 .
6- C6 automatic.
7-Power steering.
8-Power brakes.
9-Cool tint glass.
10-Diamond tuck interior.
11-3" dual exhaust.
12-17" Ford Lighting wheels.
13-P275x60x17" Firestone Fire Hawk tires.
14-Trailer hitch.
15-72 Ranger XLT wide wood grain chrome.
16-72 Ranger XLT wood grain tail gate trim.
17- Kenwood stereo system.
18-Automatic electric fan with fan shroud.
19-Carpet.
20-MSD 6 AL ignition box, MSD distributor, MSD coil.
21-All electrical cut off switch.
22-Drives good.
23-Runs good.
24-Rides comfortable.
25-Very dependable.
26-Ford Performance Red paint.
27- American made.
28-I can work on it.
29-A 31 spline rear end.
30-Sounds good.
31-Earns her keep, pulls her side of the work load.
32-I like the looks of it.

Sorry , forgive me , I didn't mean to be so long but I could not stop at 3.
OL Red has been too good to me to leave it at that.

1-Don't like front transmission seal leaking.
I have not found the time to fix it.

Other than that I like OL Red.
We get along good together.
I got OL Red in the early 1980's.

We have roamed the hills together.
We have traveled many a mile.

Mr Stepside, I forgot to mention.

33-No smog test.
34-Plenty room in the cab.
35-Big steering wheel.
36-Dimmer switch in the floor.
37-Room under the hood.
38-Cargo light, (gives off a romantic view).
39-Jack under the hood, (easy access).
40-Looks OL Red gets when we go strolling by.

Did I mention that I sorda, kinda, just a little bit, in a small way , like OL Red my truck?

HHHHMMMM I know I'm missing something.

[68 Ford Stepside]

This is some of the things I like about Ol RED.

1- Ford.
2-Truck.
3-Short bed.
4-72 Ranger XLT.
5- 429 .
6- C6 automatic.
7-Power steering.
8-Power brakes.
9-Cool tint glass.
10-Diamond tuck interior.
11-3" dual exhaust.
12-17" Ford Lighting wheels.
13-P275x60x17" Firestone Fire Hawk tires.
14-Trailer hitch.
15-72 Ranger XLT wide wood grain chrome.
16-72 Ranger XLT wood grain tail gate trim.
17- Kenwood stereo system.
18-Automatic electric fan with fan shroud.
19-Carpet.
20-MSD 6 AL ignition box, MSD distributor, MSD coil.
21-All electrical cut off switch.
22-Drives good.
23-Runs good.
24-Rides comfortable.
25-Very dependable.
26-Ford Performance Red paint.
27- American made.
28-I can work on it.
29-A 31 spline rear end.
30-Sounds good.
31-Earns her keep, pulls her side of the work load.
32-I like the looks of it.

Sorry , forgive me , I didn't mean to be so long but I could not stop at 3.
OL Red has been too good to me to leave it at that.

1-Don't like front transmission seal leaking.
I have not found the time to fix it.

Other than that I like OL Red.
We get along good together.
I got OL Red in the early 1980's.

We have roamed the hills together.
We have traveled many a mile.

I don't think you left anything out. LOL

[crazyhorse]

[240 Six]

This is more then three...

Three on a tree everyone thinks im crazy when driving and no one knows how to drive it but me and a few other people.
Manual steering with a big steering wheel.
Easy to repair and maintenance with the 240 straight six and still running points.
It has that classic Ford look and looks damn good.
Easier on gas with the 240 straight six.
Rubber matting easy to clean.
It's a long bed.
I put a camper shell on it.
Manual widows, window vents and floor vents. No power windows going out on this thing. It aint no pimp ride.
No one knows how to open the tail gate but me and other Ford guys.
Easy to drive, can't figure out the new trucks. Too many gadgets and distractions to get into a wreak with and three times bigger then my truck, plus I look like a midget in a new one.

[Southcoast Bump]

1. The rumble of the 390 through the true duals and glasspacks.
2. The fact that it can haul in more ways than one.
3. The fact that it's 42 years old, original and still gets compliments.

[Truckee250club]

Oh man... Where to start....


1. You'll never see a Prius jolt back into his place faster than when you throw in the clutch and rev at him for trying to cut me off.
2. No one wants to drive it, on account of the 4 on the floor, and old Ford steering.
3. PERFECT platform (in my opinion) for a cummins swap.

There's certainly more, but those are my top three.