1978 Ford F-150 Custom 4x4 79K Original Miles! 351M

1978 Ford F-150 CUSTOM Description

If you are looking to do a frame up restore with an all original 1978 F150. This is the truck.
Up for sale is a 1978 Ford F150 Custom 4x4, 351M, Auto, Reg Cab Long Bed with only 79k original miles! I am the third owner of this truck. The first owners, you can see on the copy of the original Bill of Sale / Certificate of Origin. The original owners were farmers and so it sat in a barn most of time. After the original owners passed away, the truck was bought by their neighbors on the estate auction. The 2nd owners planned to restore it due to being an all original truck, but lost interest. They owned it for about 5 yrs and only put 5k miles on it they said. I purchased the truck from them in hopes to restore it myself, but quickly found out I do not have the time to do a complete restore on this truck either, which is why it is for sale.
This truck had sat for a long time without being ran after the original owners passed, and therefore had a miss when I bought it. The truck ended up having a burnt valve. So we overhauled the engine. Below is a list of what we did.

New Pistons, rings, bored .40 over, block was acid dipped, valve job, new cam bearing, new cam shaft, timing chain and gears. New rod and crank bearings. Crank was resurfaced and ground to 10 thousandths under. New water pump. New freeze plugs, heater hoses and battery cables.

Engine was professionally overhauled. 300 miles on overhauled engine and runs like new. Engine bay is very clean

New wheels, tires and Rancho shocks. We have a brake booster on order, but currently on back-order. New owner will get that.

Frame and undercarriage of this truck is in exceptional condition as can be seen in pictures.

Interior door trim panels are original.

Transmission shifts perfectly.

NO AC- AM RADIO

The body of the truck is decent for the age. Most of the rust is surface rust, and when the new owner re-paints the truck, it will be sanded off anyways. Few dents here and there, and front bumper is kinked as you can see in pictures. Tailgate was sanded down at some point, but never repainted. Some rust holes in bed of truck, but if you are a restorer, you already know that they offer replacement panels for the bed.

Original wheels and hub caps will also come with the truck.

Any questions feel free to write me. I have been as upfront and honest as possible about this truck.

Thanks for looking!