I'm tempted to keep the truck..

[Mikey P]

The Steamway is currently mounted in this thing. Other than being a older Ford, some dried rubber around the windows and a dashboard that was pilfered of the stereo it's not a bad truck. No idea of the mileage or age yet..

 

[Chris A]

the patch panels are kinda mad max, but other than that it looks pretty clean, that truck would have disintegrated by now here in NEOH

 

[The Magician]

I would keep it in the truck. Not bad looking. Mini big truck vortex.

 

[Becker]

Your neighbors will really love ya then.

Looks like a POS, 1991 or older.

MPG about 10 would be my guess.

 

[Mikey P]

That bad eh?


meAt was trying to tell me Ford's get great MPG.

 

[Jay D]

SWEET!!!!! A coat of paint and shes ready to go. Probably has a 460 cu in big block. sucks gas but is durable.

 

[Becker]

Focus gets good MPGs.

A large dually box is gunna suck the gas.

Won't maneuver near as good that the vortex, so if ya send a tech away in it, be sure he knows how to drive.

MY 06 1ton on the highway gets about 17- 18 depending on speed, in town about 14 or so.

 

[Dolly Llama]

That bad eh?


meAt was trying to tell me Ford's get great MPG.

dude, that's an old box truck
not a cargo van with Triton V-8

My E-250 extended Super Cargo w/5.4 V-8 gets 18mpg hi-way fully loaded

if that thing has a 460 in it, you'll get 6 to 10MPG
If it's the small block, you might get 11 or 12..
going down hill...
with a tail wind..


..L.T.A.

 

[Becker]

If ya buy it take it to a shop and have the front end checked out.

 

[Mikey P]

Yikes.




Cargo Trailer here I come.

 

[hogjowl]

Plenty of room for that melon of yours in that truck. Good appearance match too.

 

[Chris A]

put the same vinyl on this truck as on your v, and you wouldn't notice the panels, with as much as its gonna get used, is fuel even a big deal? You're probably not gonna do too much better with the truck pulling the trailer.

 

[Mikey P]

True.

 

[Becker]

Was that a true to Marty?

 

[Jim Martin]

just paint it a mustard yellow and put to big "S" on the side.........

 

[Greenie]

um....it's a BACK UP truck, as long as it runs, keep it. Ripping out and re-installing will be worth that alone for this year.

Besides you can park it at Carpet King, he'll never notice.

 

[The Great Oz]

We used to have two of those. One with a 460 that got 10MPG and was solid, solid, solid. I wish we'd kept it. The other had a 302; way too small for the bulk and only got 11MPG because you had to floor it all of the time.

Just don't use it for jobs 50 miles away and the fuel use won't matter.

PS: If it has a 302 or a 351 and idles funny, it's because Ford forgot to install the spacer between the carburetor and the intake manifold.

 

[KevinL]

Looks like my 88 chevy box with 85,000 miles. Just put the Terminator in it for a back up truck and to carry wdr equipment. 454 gets about 10mpg.

 

[Desk Jockey]

We use to have 1991 like it, it was a great truck.

It handled better than the newer trucks. Keep it if they don't want much for it.

 

[Ron Lippold]

well it probably need a full service 1500.00 dash and weather stripping 500.00 ac will need work 1000.00 minor body work and paint 1000.00 and a wrap or lettered 500.00-4000.00

 

[FB7777]

lots of great input, how much do you think you'll need the Steamway?


If it is just the spare then a trailer or a really used cargo van would be more practical.

Repairs on a 20 year old, unknown mileage Box truck can eat up the benefit of a cheap price initially.

Plus, insurance, registration and cookie trays for underneath the engine so it doesn't leak where it is parked for 99% of its life