r/classictrucks

Went out to my van and there was glass everywhere. Its parked in front of my house in a smaller town.

The females said to call the cops because they assume someone smashed it. Nothing is missing. I said what are the police gonna do about it -nothing they can do.

Its an '84; have old windows been know to blow up by themselves?

This was my first truck. 1979 F250 Supercab long bed. Had a 400C and maybe got 10 miles to the gallon. My broke ass couldn’t fill one tank let alone both. I no longer have it unfortunately. More unfortunate was that my dumbass at 20 bought a way overpriced hunting rifle and ambassador fishing reels with the money I sold it for. Life lessons learned.

Had the cab corner rusted out as well as a couple spots in the bed. All fixed up and looking good. Bonus picture of the engine we dropped in last year. 5.7L crate engine.

I’m working on getting the flashers functional. The truck has a flatbed with trailer LEDs that stay solid when you hit the turn signal. I’ve replaced what I thought were the front flasher bulbs and still can’t get them to illuminate so I’m trying to troubleshoot one step at a time and disconnected the rear LEDs.

I was able to get *a* turn signal to come on, just not the one I expected. My truck has small rectangular lights behind the grille that I assumed were running lights because they come on when I pull the headlight switch (see the arrow in the picture) but I was getting a slow blink for a few seconds then nothing.

Is this really the turn signal, or do I have a modified setup? And if so is it stock from 1977 or is it an aftermarket addition? They look like they could be from that era but I’m not positive.

Thanks guys!

I still need to remove the overspray from the tires, but I think they make the truck look much better already. I will probably work on the rear wheels this weekend and next week

Decided to see how the new Chevrolet tailgate letters would look on my squarebody. I'm diggin it.

We all love the beauty shots but I would love to see any pics of this sub’s old trucks doing work/haling/etc. Share them here! Here’s my great grandfathers F1 I now own taking my kayak for a little jaunt.

First Time Poster on Reddit,

I have started browsing/researching in an effort to make a decision on purchasing an older model pickup. I’ve been looking around 70s-90s Chevy, Ford, and Dodge models. I’m not very savvy mechanically and was hoping to get some insight from those with more knowledge on things to watch for that the average joe might overlook when making such a purchase (spotting rust, engines to avoid, red flags, etc.). This will ideally be an automatic transmission, 4x4, both gas/diesel are fine, and extended/crew cab preferable but not a deal breaker. This will not be a daily but would use it as needed. I’d like to stay around $25k but open to exceeding for the right deal. The pics are not mine and solely for ideas/context. Anyway, thanks in advance for the insight.

Signed,

Millennial Who is Tired of Overspending on New Trucks

Hey everyone, I recently bought my first classic truck, a 1977 F250, and I’m getting a lay of the land. There are a couple of components that after going through the manuals I have, I’m still unsure what they are. The one on the driver side had two clipped wires coming from the studs that I removed.

Thanks in advance!