New guy in Middle Tennessee with Papaw's truck *PICS ADDED*
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Re: New guy in Middle Tennessee with Papaw's truck
Great looking originalBump!
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1972 F250 Ranger XLT/390/Longbox
1968 F100 Ranger longbox (project)
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Grampy's truck looks pretty nice, and it should be running pretty good too!
Keep up the maintenance and repairs, and it will do well by you. "Ford Tough".
Keep up the maintenance and repairs, and it will do well by you. "Ford Tough".
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Re: New guy in Middle Tennessee with Papaw's truck
Good evening Wesley,
What a beautiful looking truck you've got! How recent is the photo you've posted?
I noticed that you mentioned preferring all downhill routes for driving your truck; why's that?
Thanks for the excellent story Wesley,
Robroy
What a beautiful looking truck you've got! How recent is the photo you've posted?
I noticed that you mentioned preferring all downhill routes for driving your truck; why's that?
Thanks for the excellent story Wesley,
Robroy
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Thats a great truck, the history makes it even better.
Welcome from East Tennessee.
Welcome from East Tennessee.
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Thanks for the welcome's and hello's! The truck has resided in Lenoir City, TN since June 30, 1968. Here are some exterior and engine shots.
I replaced the valve cover gasket and fixed the leak last weekend. I need to clean the oil off now!
Engine tag from factory.
I replaced the valve cover gasket and fixed the leak last weekend. I need to clean the oil off now!
Engine tag from factory.
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Here are some interior shots including one of the original owners manual, temporary owners card and one of two original owners warranty cards.
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The truck is in Loudon County. Hopefully I'll have it over here in Clarksville in the next week or two!basketcase0302 wrote: from Choo-Choo town.
Whereabouts in east Tennessee?
That is one sweet looking truck.
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Re: New guy in Middle Tennessee with Papaw's truck
Hey Robroy, the picture in my first post was about 1 year old and the pictures on page two are from this weekend. As far as the downhill part I was going to let it coast and save on some gas money!robroy wrote:Good evening Wesley,
What a beautiful looking truck you've got! How recent is the photo you've posted?
I noticed that you mentioned preferring all downhill routes for driving your truck; why's that?
Thanks for the excellent story Wesley,
Robroy
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Re: New guy in Middle Tennessee with Papaw's truck *PICS ADDED*
Beautiful truck, great story. Glad the grandson got it.
Welcome from Georgia.
Welcome from Georgia.
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