1967 Ford F-100
| Owner: |
Richard Cherico (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors) |
| From: |
Round Rock, TX, U.S.A. (Other registries in TX) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1967 Ford F-100 (Other Ford F-100s) |
| Avatar: |
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| Clubs: |
SuperFord.org (Other vehicles in this club)
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| Nickname: |
First love |
| Mileage: |
200000 |
| Engine: |
1975 460, Edelbrock 1406 carb |
| Drivetrain: |
C6 tranny, Ford 9" rear end |
| Notes: |
This was my first vehicle, and the truck that I learned a lot of my wrenching skills on. It was a gift when I was 15; my parents' friends had built it up and didn't really have anything to do with it.
It had a custom interior, tinted windows, and power steering. At the time, I had never driven a vehicle with so much raw power (I had been driving SBCs).
I spent way too much time working on it, learning all of its ins and outs. I added power brakes soon after I started driving it regularly.
On a Sunday in February 1996, it came to a tragic end. The carburetor stuck open, and not knowing what else to do at that age, I tried to put it into neutral. Instead, it went into park at 100 mph, locked the rear tires, and I went off of the side of the road. The truck ended up in three widely-spaced areas in a field--the cab, the frame, and the engine/tranny. My then-girlfriend (wife now) was following me in her truck and was frantic until I came out the window of the truck. I walked away with a torn tendon in my hand and painful memories.
It was a very painful learning experience, and I still agonize at the loss of a very unique '67. Many of the parts from that truck are either in storage or have made it into my '68. |
| Last Updated: |
7/4/2007 |
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My wife and I, circa almost a decade ago. And the truck.
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Here's what the floor/defrost diverter looked like on my '67. It was a handle that you had to turn by hand rather than a cable-operated one like the '68s.
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I drew a crowd; lots of emergency vehicles, but I walked away. I went to the ER for the pain in my hand, which took a month or so to heal.
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My brother-in-law's apartment maintenance worker happened to be driving by. He stopped and took pictures for his own curiosity, having no idea who I was. Amazingly, he showed them to my brother-in-law, who got copies for me. I still don't know why...
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