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HomePick of the DayStill Ford Tough: 1983 F-150 XLT pickup in original condition

Still Ford Tough: 1983 F-150 XLT pickup in original condition

The Pick of the Day is a low-mileage all-original survivor

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The Ford F-Series pickup truck is American icon that has been around since 1948 – now in its 13th generation.  On top of that, for 43 consecutive years, the Ford F-Series pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in America. 

It’s hardly even a competition:  In 2019, Ford sold 896,000 F-Series pickups.  The next closest contender in the top rankings was the Ram with about 633,000.  And in third place was the Silverado with 575,000.  America loves its pickup trucks. 

Despite selling in such large volumes, the number of original trucks that remain in nice condition 30 or even 20 years down the road is relatively small, because these trucks were built to be workhorses. 

The Pick of the Day is an exception, a 1983 Ford F-150 two-tone, long-bed pickup with the XLT package, and it has been driven only 29,000 miles.  Aside from cosmetic patina that comes from being all original, it’s showing very little age. 

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The seventh-generation F-Series that launched in 1980 and ran through 1986 came with a full redesign both cosmetically and mechanically.  The largest engine available at the time was a 5.8 liter, 351-cubic-inch V8. 

This F-150, advertised on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is powered by the more fuel-friendly (yet peppy, according to the seller) 300-cubic-inch straight six, coupled to a four-speed manual transmission.  It is said to be “fully serviced” and has brand new tires. 

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The selling dealer reports that the pickup is totally rust-free and it runs and drives beautifully.  It has cold air conditioning, the seller says, as well as sush classy accessories as bumper guards, “California” mirrors and running lights.

This unusual find is priced at for $11,500.

To view this listing on ClassicCars.com, see Pick of the Day.

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Tyson Hugie
Tyson Hugie
Tyson Hugie is a Phoenix-based automotive enthusiast who has been writing for The Journal since 2016. His favorite automotive niche is 1980s and 1990s Japanese cars, and he is a self-diagnosed “Acura addict” since he owns a collection of Honda and Acura cars from that era. Tyson can usually be found on weekends tinkering on restoration projects, attending car shows, or enjoying the open road. He publishes videos each week to his YouTube channel and is also a contributing author to Arizona Driver Magazine, KSLCars.com, NSX Driver Magazine, and other automotive publications. His pride and joy is a 1994 Acura Legend LS coupe with nearly 600,000 miles on the odometer, but he loves anything on four wheels and would someday like to own a 1950 Buick Special like his late grandfather’s.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Nice truck, price seems fair. My ex girlfriend’s dad had one in two tone blue he bought new. When he died in the early 90’s it only had 13,000 miles on it.
    God bless America

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