The one that got away...

[MossflowerWoods]

This thread is a place to wistfully recall that most awesome truck or tractor that you realize you NEVER should have sold and if possible someday you will find a way to get another one...

Long, long ago like in 1989 or 90, back in Oregon I had traded an amazing 68 0r 69 Ford F-250 camper special 4x4 390 V8 with a 4spd & a 2spd "brownie" for TWO 70's Ford Broncos. One was mostly parts, the other was built 302, 2" body lift, 3" suspension lift, big tires, big hood scoop for the carb, massive home-made channel iron bumper with a PTO Winch! Two gas tanks, a "slam shifter" automatic with shift kit, loud pipes, and a CB radio. 10 mpg but WOO HAA!!!! that thing was so much fun to drive!

I sold the parts bronco first, and then I ended up with a new job and a longer commute so I traded good one for an 85 VW Jetta...

I really miss both the F-250 and the Bronco. But I really would LOVE to have one of those old Broncos just for fun. It would be my version of a sports car or something.

I've owned a lot of cars & trucks, most of them darn fine vehicles, but out of all of them, a BMW, and hot rod Saleen Mustang, etc, I miss the Bronco the most.

Just a few days ago, I was at a stop light a couple cars behind a very nice early 70's bronco and got to dream a little, and show it to my girls, just in case they ever find one for sale...

What did YOU let go in a moment of need or impulse that you REALLY wish you still had?

Be well,
David

 

[scoutcub]

Wow.....someone's up early!!:thumbsup::laughing:
4 PM over here.....

When I was in Washington I bought/rebuilt and sold IH scouts......mostly newer ones, between 76-80. I had 2 I loved, a 79 Terra (pickup) and then an 80 Scout 2 diesel......had em both all fixed up, new everything, new paint, decals, etc.

LOVED those rigs, sorry to have sold them.....definitely a project on the future list!!



Frank

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Frank,

My lil' brother had an IH Scout around he same time as I had my Bronco. I almost bought an IH 4x4 TravelAll (surburban type) but ended up with a 4 door Jeep Wagoneer 4x4 (I seem to recall rebuilding one head on the 390 and selling it).

And I'm always up at 5am every day. Some days earlier...

David

 

[scoutcub]

The 2 I mentioned we kept for several years before selling. The pickup was a deep forest green with a rebuilt 345 and dual exhaust.....that thing was BAD. (good, really:laughing My wife used to drive that, even she loved it.....

The scout 2 was a nissan turbo diesel.....all 101 HP. had some low end grunt and would climba tree, but not a great hiway machine....topped out around 70. BUT, got 24 MPG.....:thumbsup:

I know a guy in Canada that has a scout graveyard......all I need is some $$$$$$....:laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[Toyboy]

My black 1977 El Camino SS w/350 in it.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

My black 1977 El Camino SS w/350 in it.

If I could find an El Camino or Ford Ranchero that would just RUN, I would love to buy it!

I always wanted one!
:thumbsup:
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

My wife had a 1972 Datsun 240z (Black of course) in the mid-1980's before I met her in 1989, and she has missed it ever since.

She did say our 2005 Jaguar sport wagon (awd) was the closest we ever came to as much fun to drive... It was a nice wagon...

Someday I plan to get her another 240z...
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

...all I need is some $$$$$$....:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Boy if that is not the TRUTH for us all!

If only I had some money!

David

 

[CAgnoli]

I'm a little younger than you guys, but the question is easy for me to answer.

I had a 2004.5 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD QC in Silver that I commuted to work in. One day the boss says, we can't pay you mileage anymore, and faced with a $800.00 a month fuel bill to eat, I made a knee jerk reaction, and traded it against a 2006 Nissan Maxima. Seven weeks later, I took a new job, that paid me to commute again.... Loved that truck, 20+ mpg, before all the diesel emissions nonsense. I've regained my senses and currently drive a 2011 F250 SD with the 6.7.

I also had a John Deere 3320 Cab tractor with 72" 7-Iron deck and FEL. Three years after I bought it, like a moron I determined the tractor was too big for my 11.65 acres, and traded into an x748. Don't get me wrong, the x748 is a dream to mow grass with, but it's no utility tractor....so here I sit, with an x748, AND a Kubota B2620

Here's hoping I learned my lesson.

 

[silvertramp]

Here's a beauty. This thang would move some snow.. 302 V8.. 5/8's plate in the back for weight.. chains on all 4 corners.

 

[Diamondpilot]

For me it was my 1999 F-150 XLT, Regular Cab, Short Bed Step Side, 4x4, 5.4L with 4.10 gears.

Loved that truck. It was a stump puller with the 4.10 gears and love the short combo of the regular cab and short step side bed. It was silver with grey cloth. Nothing real fancy, power locks, power windows, cd changer, AC, cruise, sliding rear window, automatic. Just a good truck.

I have looked long and hard to find one like it but all I find are 3.55 gears or 4.6L motors.

Funny thing is the best two features I liked were the front bumper and exhaust. Fords front bumper for a few years had 2 little points that sticked out slightly and the exhaust exited before the right rear wheel instead of behind of it.

Traded it on a new 2001 Super Crew Lariat 4x4, 5.4L with 3.73's. It was a more loaded truck and towed a little better due to the long wheel base but just did not stack up to that 99.


Chris

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Here's a beauty. This thang would move some snow.. 302 V8.. 5/8's plate in the back for weight.. chains on all 4 corners.

I'm :laughing::laughing::laughing: at the plywood fender!!!

Priceless!

It would buff out!
David

PS - Is it available?

 

[rsewill]

Not a truck or tractor.

Around 1974 I traded even up a beautiful yellow '64 Chev Impala convertible with a 409 (but only a two speed Powerglide) for a '66 Mercury Comet 6 banger. It was in the midst of the OPEC embargo and it seemed like a good trade because the 409 was only getting about 5 mpg and was a real dog. I did my own tuneups, etc. and just couldn't get the mileage up. I later ran into the guy with whom I had made the trade. He also did his own work and didn't figure the problem out until one night he raised the hood and it looked like sparklers on the engine. Worn out spark plug wires. he replaced them, took it out for a test and blew out both mufflers. I did drive the Comet for a good five years so maybe it was a good trade.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Frank,

My lil' brother had an IH Scout around he same time as I had my Bronco. I almost bought an IH 4x4 TravelAll (surburban type) but ended up with a 4 door Jeep Wagoneer 4x4 (I seem to recall rebuilding one head on the 390 and selling it).

And I'm always up at 5am every day. Some days earlier...

David

If you look real hard I have an 81 Bronco parked back there,shes waiting on tranny rebuild,4in.lift,warn lockers,35in.tires, and a sweet small block 302

 

[tornadowatchranch]

My '83 GMC Jimmy was nothing special but ran solid and was the first truck I bought on my own. It is currently on my wife's finger as I sold it for a ring. As much as I miss the truck I traded up for sure.

Also had a 94 chevy half that I traded for 5k on the current z71 burban I own. We were about to move to a new city/job and didn't have the room for it. If I would have know 3 short years later we would buy 60 acres I would never have sold.

Hindsight....

 

[Oleozz]

Once out of college I bought a 1969 GTO. Really enjoyed that car, was dark green with a black vinyl roof, had a big Hurst shifter, it could fly.
Wish I still had it.

 

[DABSGT]

The 2 I miss my 64 impala 283 and 84 bronco XLT 351. Lots of fun in both

 

[creekbend]

In 1972, I bought a 1953 Chevrolet PU - 3 speed on the column, starter on the floorboard. I bought it for $300.00, used and drove it for 6 years and sold it for $1200.00. At times the linkage would hang up going into second gear. Then I would reach underneath and use the trusty old Ping hammer. If seems that it only did this while I was driving in bad weather.

 

[silvertramp]

I'm :laughing::laughing::laughing: at the plywood fender!!!

Priceless!

It would buff out!
David

PS - Is it available?

The plywood is actually part of a truss system. The body collapsed over the frame, making the clutch inoperable. I wedged a couple of 8' 2x4's onto the tranny, & jacked it up with a bottle jack at the end of the 2x4's until the clutch worked. I glued & screwed plywood inside & out until it held & then sawzalled the 2x4's off.
Beleive it or not I sold that POS to a guy who claimed he was gonna put it back on the road!
Check out the wall switch screwed to the dash.

 

[RobertN]

I wish I still had my Roadrunner...