It was built and sold in the San Francisco Bay Area and has never left.
#1975 FORD ENGINE CODES ZIP#
Ironically this truck never made to the showroom and was dealer traded to a dealer across the bay in Burlingame California and has spent the last 43 years in one of the most expensive zip codes in the Golden State Hillsborough California at the time home to people like Bing Crosby and Shirley Temple Black not a typical demographic in 1975 for a 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive pickup. The 1970's was an era where small dealerships in expensive areas relied on high profit items to offset the lower sales volumes (and this was about as expensive of a pickup that was available at the time) and in 1975 when many people were shifting to more fuel efficientimport vehicles it would not be uncommon to see a top of the line Mustang convertible in a rare color like medium green glamour glow or yellow green metallic but quite unusual for a heavy duty truck which was designed to bring the people in by having something special or unusual on the show room floor. This dealership in Lafayette was a small low volume Ford dealership in a upscale community 20 min east of San Francisco.
(Other special order vehicles that were DSO codes built in San Jose same are the original Mustangs Fastbacks that were shipped from San Jose south to the Shelby factory at LAX in Southern California) The one thing for sure few Highboys were made like this Ranger and common sense would dictateeven fewer 4 decades later stillexist This 1975 Ranger "Highboy" is a true California survivor having been a loaded up special ordered "DSO Code" direct from the (District Sales office #72) at the San Jose California factory from Don Young Ford in Lafayette California just 30 miles to the North.
#1975 FORD ENGINE CODES PLUS#
They made a lot of Ford F series trucks in those years and has been the number one selling vehicle in the country for decades however the majority being the 2 wheel drive model 1/2 tons which account for about 82% of the F series sales in comparisonthe much heavier duty F-250 3/4 tons were sold as work trucks and fewer were built with only 18% of the F-series production being 4x4s and in 1975 when increased fuel cost was an issue for all auto sales in America the majority of heavy duty 4 wheel drive trucks were sold by dealers for use in areas where 4WD was needed for snow and rough terrain and even though many were built in California for the entireWestern region most were shipped to places like Montana or Idaho and 4 decades plus later most of those were used up and are long gone or riddled with rust from exposure to salted roads and years of heavy duty use. The next collector boom is going to be vintage 4x4 trucks accordingto Fortune magazineand Hagerty Insurance the largest collector car Insurance company in the nation who has a vested interest in collector car trends and have said the 1973-1979 Ford F series trucks are on the way up the most valuable being the more limited production 4x4 models. People in places like Wyoming or Michigan bought them for a purpose and over time used them up. The demand has gone up as the supply has dwindled. Vintage 4 wheel drive classics were limited to a need basis were conditions required 4wd for snow and ice or an overall harsher enviromenthowever places like sunny California 43 years ago people simply did not buy 4x4 trucks as they do today where a 4x4 truck is the norm the best example of supply affecting demand for vintage 4x4s are the 1966-1977 Ford Broncos or the old Toyota FJ40s which have skyrocketed in value in the last few years. In the collector car market value is all about supply and demand and rare vehicles that were built in limited supply are rare because fewer were built. P=4.55 RATIO DANA SPICER MODEL 60F WITH POWER STEERING X02812= SEQUENTIAL PRODUCTION NUMBER 5/75 BUILTī4= 4.10 DANA 9SPICER) MODEL 60 LIMITED SLIP MED GREEN GLOW GLAMOUR PAINT WITH HATTERAS GREEN METALLIC Up for bid is a unique opportunity to buy an original 1975 Ford F250 4 wheel drive 3/4 ton pickup Highboy pickup that would be nearly impossible to duplicate and is possibly a one of a kind.į262 133 CUSTOM STYLESIDE PICKUP WITH 4X4 OPTION ~Once in a lifetime time capsule that cannot be duplicated ~Sold 43 years ago in Lafayette California Medium Green Glow Glamour over Hatteras Green Metallic ~ Special factory ordered built in San Jose California SPECIAL FACTORY ORDERED GLAMOUR GLOW PAINT
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