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1962 Ford F-100 “Ol' Red”
About the 1961–1966 Ford F-100
from the generation archive
The 1961-1966 Ford F-100 was the fourth generation of Ford's F-Series and is best known for two features. The first was the integrated cab-and-bed "unibody" design offered from 1961 through 1963 on two-wheel-drive Styleside trucks, in which the cab and box were a single continuous structure rather than separate units. Ford dropped the integrated body partway through 1963, and the 1964 Ford F-100 returned to a conventional separate cab and bed. The second feature was the Twin-I-Beam front suspension, an independent front layout Ford introduced for the 1965 model year on the two-wheel-drive F-100. Engines spanned a transition: the 223-cubic-inch Mileage Maker six and 292-cubic-inch Y-block V8 carried over from the previous generation, and for 1965 Ford introduced the new 240-cubic-inch and 300-cubic-inch inline-sixes that would serve the F-100 for years, joined by the FE-family 352-cubic-inch V8, which replaced the 292 Y-block. Horsepower in this period was quoted in SAE gross figures, before the 1972 move to net ratings.
The story
Got the truck from the second owner. He was an old friend and I am a machanic. He wanted me to put a motor in his 85 Blazer, but he ended up not having the money to pay me for the labor, so he signed over the title to the truck. I drove the truck home and it has been a daily driver for over a year now. The only thing that I have done so far is tune up the engine and replace the master cylinder. Not too bad for an all original 40 year old truck. That just shows that it is true when they say "Built Ford Tough!" — Steve Seitler
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