1968 F500 Utility Truck

[dolinick]

[image]DSC07822 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr[/image]

[image]DSC07829 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr[/image]

[image]DSC07832 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr[/image]

[image]DSC07797 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr[/image]

[dolinick]

300 CID engine
Kansas City
132" wheelbase
Holly Green
Charcoal black crush vinyl and charcoal ladder pattern vinyl interior
Conventional Cab
Transmission NP435
Axle: ??

GVWR 18000
District: Houston
139 Horsepower at 3600 RPM


If I am decoding this correct...

[dolinick]

The lady said she would have all her personal things removed by Friday the 13th of March. I am not in a super hurry to
move it but am anxious to see if she has a good running engine. My buddy has a yard where I am gonna tow it before
hopefully driving it home.

My wife said I can get AAA to tow it for me. It is about 30 miles or less. Otherwise I need to figure out how much
a tow company will charge for this "oversized" vehicle. I could tow it with my f250 but need to rent or borrow a
trailer.

[dolinick]

Today I got the paperwork for the F500. Monday I can get the title transferred.
Also, the lady(previous owner) sent me a message this morning that the truck was ready to pick up.
She had to remove all of her husbands things from the bed. It has a utility bed with lots of storage.
I went by this evening and took a few more photos. She is nice but has some rust holes here and there.
Some rust where the bed topper is bolted to the utility bed. I also noticed that she left the vice. Really nice
looking vice as well as the hoist. I guess it will need a new hydraulic cylinder but I can put engines and things
in the back if I want I suppose.

I talked to a towing service that will tow the F500 43 miles to my house for $85 hook up plus $3 per mile $129+$85=$214
He has a rollback truck that can handle the weight and size of truck. I was thinking of finding or making a tow bar and
drag it home with the F250 but that plan has several flaws.

I am going to have to slow down and take it one truck at a time. I don't know if or when I will get either truck on the road yet.
I am just trying to get them both secured and parked in my back yard. I'd like to build a wooden carport for now to keep
them out of the rain. I'll upload some photos soon.

p.s.

Also, I for some reason bought an old 1983 F100 SWB. It's got dents here and there but I think fixable. I'm not sure
if the three speed column shift is not worn out. I don't know much about it yet except that it's covered in oil.
The engine bay. It has a new starter relay and battery cables. It's equipped with power steering, power brakes and
air conditioning. But that's for another forum. I want it to be my daily driver if I get it running. Well not really
a daily driver but I can see me not driving the 2003 F250 every day to work and stuff.

[hfdco4]

How is the drive from where the truck is to where you are going to take it? If it is fairly flat and back roads I might try. Take a real good look at the tires and see if the brakes are free first! 214 may be a bargain if you have a problem.

[jzjames]

Check a few more places for towing. Price seems high. Check garages / gas stations that also do towing.

[dolinick]

How is the drive from where the truck is to where you are going to take it? If it is fairly flat and back roads I might try. Take a real good look at the tires and see if the brakes are free first! 214 may be a bargain if you have a problem.

It would be a certain amount of piece of mind to have it home safe on a rollback. San Antonio is right in the middle of point a to point b. Either interstate driving or lots of traffic lights along the way.

[dolinick]

I got the truck home today.

[image]1968 F500 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr[/image]

1968 F500 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr

DSC08914 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr

DSC08926 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr

DSC08915 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr

DSC08911 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr

DSC08928 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr

[jzjames]

Way to go

[The Bandit]

That's going to be a great project!

[hfdco4]

Awesome news, looks so much better there too!

[sargentrs]

home!

[DuckRyder]

Cool, i like it...

Can we put a tunnel port 427 in it?

[dolinick]

Cool, i like it...

Can we put a tunnel port 427 in it?

I don't know what that is but it sounds awesome!

I siphoned out about 4 gallons of murky orange/brown gas. I guess we're going to pull the gas tank.
A friend of mine wants to come over and check for spark on Sunday.

I didn't know the roof slid open on the top of the bed. I thought it was missing when the truck got home.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2iFGezu][img]htt ... .jpg[/img]DSC08931 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr[/url]

[dolinick]

DSC08935 by Daniel Olinick, on Flickr