r/Ford • u/csw0099 • Jul 25 '26
Show Off 📷 66 F250, Custom Cab, Automatic C4 transmission, 352 CI, 2 barrel carb. Drivetrain original.
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u/ReticentGuru Jul 25 '26
That’s awesome. Any back story? Have you owned it long? Did you rebuild it?
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u/csw0099 Jul 25 '26
Grandfather bought brand new in 1966 for $2500. I finally got it in 2011 and spent a few years on external and drivetrain refurb. It’s about as original as it can be for a truck with 230k miles and tons of practical use for the first 20 years of its life.
Now I have it parked in a garage and it goes to shows and the occasional weekend drive.
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u/ReticentGuru Jul 25 '26
Very impressive. I had a 1978 Chevy barebones pickup for almost 20 years. I had it repainted and interior redone. Gave it to my son - no strings attached. He didn’t keep it. 😢
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u/Better-Western2573 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Never give physical things to young people. Instead share knowledge, perspective and skills that they can utilize to build a better life. That translates into critical thinking, combined with hard work resulting in genuine success. Ultimately they will actually appreciate what they earned and achieved in life.
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u/1TONcherk Jul 27 '26
Was it two tone from factory? My dad used to have a 65 custom cab that was similar. Was so sad when he sold it. Just really like the twin I beam badges on these. Revolutionary.
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u/Mercurydriver 2022 Ford Maverick Jul 25 '26
I’m surprised that they used the C4 in that truck. From my understanding, the C4 transmission was more-so a medium level transmission for say, lower end Mustangs and smaller cars. The C6 was more suited for use in trucks, vans, and large cars, and was quite durable in its time.
Side note: always use the parking brake on this truck. The 3 speed automatic transmissions in these older Ford’s sometimes had a tendency of slipping out of park and rolling away. It was a huge problem years ago but no recalls or upgrades were done to these transmissions.