Dravec
Unashamed 400 addict. Best. Trucks. Ever.
Well, now that I've started the process of prepping this girl to come home next week, I guess it's time to start a thread on her.
This is my 1972 Ford F-100 that I inherited from my Grandpa when he passed away. This was his first ever new vehicle, that he bought after his neighbor/coworker bought a month or two earlier. It's a very uncommon "Explorer" trim package, which was very similar to the Ranger XLT package that year, but with different fabrics on the seat and at a slightly cheaper price point. This one has the "D" level Explorer package. She's dressed in Sequoia Brown Metallic paint, with a full trim package, with a Ginger interior. Drivetrain consists of the original numbers matching FE block 360, C6 automatic, and 9" rear with 3.50:1 gears. I'm unsure if it has the Trac-Loc differential or if it's an open diff.
She's been off the road since '93 or '94, and hasn't moved from the hole she was sinking into since pretty close to then. A handful of times over the years my Grandpa and I would get her fired up and running for a few minutes or so, sometimes longer. When the tires would go flat, he'd always just throw on a used spare tire from the trailer that we had, and then replaced the bad tire with another used tire. I just in the last week or so got 4 brand new tires on her, the first ones I think I've ever seen her wear in my entire life.
When I finally got the paperwork sorted out from the will, and got the title transferred into my name, the ladies at the title office had never seen an original 1972 Texas red title before. So that was cool to see them all gather around to gander at it, and they were nice enough to make me a copy that I could keep, since it had my Grandpa's name on it. I am officially only the second owner ever recorded in this truck's history.
Plans are basically to start with a very basic restoration, just enough to get her running and driving again, before eventually doing a full nut and bolt, frame off restoration. I'm unsure of what mods, if any I will wind up doing. Part of me wants to change a few things and customize her a bit, part of me wants to restore her to showroom original condition, how he would have brought her home.
This is my 1972 Ford F-100 that I inherited from my Grandpa when he passed away. This was his first ever new vehicle, that he bought after his neighbor/coworker bought a month or two earlier. It's a very uncommon "Explorer" trim package, which was very similar to the Ranger XLT package that year, but with different fabrics on the seat and at a slightly cheaper price point. This one has the "D" level Explorer package. She's dressed in Sequoia Brown Metallic paint, with a full trim package, with a Ginger interior. Drivetrain consists of the original numbers matching FE block 360, C6 automatic, and 9" rear with 3.50:1 gears. I'm unsure if it has the Trac-Loc differential or if it's an open diff.
She's been off the road since '93 or '94, and hasn't moved from the hole she was sinking into since pretty close to then. A handful of times over the years my Grandpa and I would get her fired up and running for a few minutes or so, sometimes longer. When the tires would go flat, he'd always just throw on a used spare tire from the trailer that we had, and then replaced the bad tire with another used tire. I just in the last week or so got 4 brand new tires on her, the first ones I think I've ever seen her wear in my entire life.
When I finally got the paperwork sorted out from the will, and got the title transferred into my name, the ladies at the title office had never seen an original 1972 Texas red title before. So that was cool to see them all gather around to gander at it, and they were nice enough to make me a copy that I could keep, since it had my Grandpa's name on it. I am officially only the second owner ever recorded in this truck's history.
Plans are basically to start with a very basic restoration, just enough to get her running and driving again, before eventually doing a full nut and bolt, frame off restoration. I'm unsure of what mods, if any I will wind up doing. Part of me wants to change a few things and customize her a bit, part of me wants to restore her to showroom original condition, how he would have brought her home.
