Not by choice of course, but my grandfather recently passed away and left me his 1956 Ford F100. I thought i would never own an American car, especially not a FORD But my grandfather really wanted me to have it. I like it. Being a 56' i guess its a real classic.

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1983 Euro 240D 277K
2016 Mazda 6
Coming Soon, 2013 Mercedes E350 Bluetec
Formers:
2012- Mazda 3
2007 Outlander- complete pile
1995 E300 Diesel 208K
2007 VW Passat 2.0T 63K SOLD
2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K
2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000
2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold
1984 300 turbo diesel 222K

Is that split window? Dammit man post a pic!

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Pix are required beyond this point.

now that sounds like a really cool truck

Oh my, how distasteful, an American car! You'll be kicked out of the club for sure!

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1993 300E 2.8 185k miles
2006 Mustang Convertible 4.0 Eaton Supercharged

technically an f100 is a pickup

We need pics or we will start adding our own...

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

Those are very cool trucks. Wait until you work on it, you will grow to love it! Everything is metal and you can practicaly sit in the engine bay as you work on the engine! They are not complicated plastic fantastic things like modern trucks.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Dayumm, my favorite pickup.

Very much sought after as well.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

they are one of the most beloved of all 'merican trucks.

one like the picture above might even go for as much as 30k if it is as nice everywhere as the paint looks.

excellent aquisition.

sorry about your grandfather....

you can smile when you think of the excellent taste he had in trucks.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

lowered with whitewalls and pinstriping.. drool

Yea im going to look more at it sometime this week, it wont be on the road anytime soon, thats for sure as gramps had started restoration. With all the rust taken care of, it needs the engine over hauled (big v-8). then put back together and painted. it seems like a big project, but their is only one way to find out

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1983 Euro 240D 277K
2016 Mazda 6
Coming Soon, 2013 Mercedes E350 Bluetec
Formers:
2012- Mazda 3
2007 Outlander- complete pile
1995 E300 Diesel 208K
2007 VW Passat 2.0T 63K SOLD
2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K
2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000
2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold
1984 300 turbo diesel 222K

trade you a 300D for it

Trade you an 82 f150, and a 95 escort for it...


Both run and drive, but 3rd gear in the escort just asked me to join it in suicide. I tried to interviene, but it's dead and gone... It's such a shame, but with all the hell I've put this poor little car through, I was expecting something eventually. RIP 3rd gear, I've now got a 4 speed...

Post up some pics of that badass truck PLEASE

I'm with don on the drooling
~Nate

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95 Honda Shadow ACE 1100.
1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.4 swap, 10.5 to 1 comp, big cams. Autocross time attack vehicle!
2012 Escape, 'hunter" (5 sp 4cyl)

Very cool stc (sorry to hear about your grandfather, though)! Nothing wrong with slumming amongst the common folk every now and then. We're not all bad

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)