1973 Ford F350 Ranger Super Camper Special Junkyard Find

[@rayeddy528]

If you notice, the rear wheel wells are moved to the rear about 18 inches. The F350 Camper special was on a longer wheel base . Thank you for sharing !! Be safe and God bless !! Have a blessed Thanksgiving !!!!! Eddy

[@chrislambert2889]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@googleusergp]

Here we go again with posts disappearing..... Whoa Nelley, it's a camper and it's going into the hamper...... Yes, pretty rare. "Specialty" chassis like that have to be ordered that way. Not all trucks can handle a camper, and this was one that could. Same with Ambulances today--you have to order them with the Ford option code "47A" to outfit them as an Ambulance. That tank was probably used to fuel equipment in the field on the farm where it was likely used. JB Ellsworth makes similar tanks now. Yup, we got it.....We got the VIN, we win: F35 for 2WD F-350 pickup, H for 390 V8 with two-barrel, K for Kansas City, MO assembly, aka "KCAP" (Kansas City Assembly Plant) or Claycomo assembly (which as noted still assembles F Series trucks today and has done so since the 1950s), and the rest is the production sequence, lining up with a 1973 model year truck. We got the tag, we can brag: 140 for the wheelbase of the truck in inches, X8 for Durango Tan (X) and Tampico Yellow (8) two-tone exterior paint, F355 for F-350 pickup with 8,350# Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, looks like P for four speed Warner manufactured manual transmission, 4 for 4.57:1 rear end ratio, non-locking, F350 for the basic truck model, 8350# for the maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, and 52 for Dallas, TX sales district. Eddie Kidd Ford was owned by Eddie Wilburn Kidd and opened around 1970. Mr. Kidd died in 2018. Later on the dealership was known as "Eddie Kidd and Associates" and was possibly located at 121 Greenwood Cutoff Road in Weatherford, TX. Whoa Nelley, sold by Eddie Kidd and took a skid. '73 and it's over for thee. 3-9-0 and gotta go. My Lord, it's going soon to be a (very flat) Ford. Durango Tan and soon to be a soda can. That's it, time to quit. Going to be flat, and that's that. Happy Turkey Day to all, this one is going to take a fall. Going to get squished and the outdoor Camper Special FOMOCO faithful are going to be pissed.

[@SJS-wq5wg]

Claycomo is like a village (don't think it's incorporated) w/in Clay County MO. NE of KC metro area. Ford plant is basically all Claycomo known for.

[@googleusergp]

Yup pretty much.

[@Ka9radio_Mobile9]

Thanks for that wealth of information that you provide! Happy Turkey!! :-)

[@googleusergp]

@@Ka9radio_Mobile9 No problem, you too.

[@pierregaillard7049]

All right, all right Benny... 👍😎👌

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

Like the old trucks

[@walterbatman7949]

May she Rest In Peace it probably gave many years of great service

[@patricksullivan9254]

Rest in peace old friend....😪

[@mikel.laughridge9480]

quite a truck in the day! Camper special was on a longer wheel base. Carrie the overhead camper great.

[@richardmackow6990]

No another classic.bites the dust!in the crusher.it brings me to tears.in my head.less and less classics,on the roads.

[@manfacilitymetalworks1296]

I'd love those mirrors for my van. They are cool

[@457rick]

My friend had one with a 390 and nitrous. With the granny low four speed

[@derbymankg]

Aw man that's painful to see that there!

[@CR7659]

You pick those side badges and dealer badge too? I see an oil or power steering fluid cooler down under there also.

[@googleusergp]

Most of the time, you get two with trucks as they put them on both sides. That would have really irritated me.

[@D4x4Bronc]

Wonder how long it has been sitting by how rotten that upper rad hose is. Not sure if the spare tire setup is factory or custom.

[@EYE_SPIDER]

Awww man I would buy it!

[@OrangeBoss-ww8eb]

that is 10 times better shape than my rusty 83 f 250!!

[@gerrikupicki4060]

🤔😥1973.F350👍👍👍🙂

[@garymckee448]

Benny have a great Thanksgiving and also Google. Thanks 😊

[@googleusergp]

You too.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Cool!!!!!!!!!!

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Dang I wish there I take it/it be perfect for our farm 🚜 classic truck 🛻

[@kc0lif]

nice

[@dowen1511]

Don't see them in the yard cause they last forever body is durable as hell on them era Ford's ! If it has running engine your good to go can put well over a million miles on them chassis .

[@tonyfriend7413]

this truck will soon be becoming a new tundra for Toyota Jan..

[@robbyparsonson2051]

Is it still available?

[@ClassicRideSociety]

Didn't see it when I went back. My guess is they crushed it

[@gertraba4484]

Ranger was a option on those years pudkup

[@outcastprojects6733]

Neat old truck, cowboy or gmoney one gonna get it i bet!

[@oliverpetroski4205]

My fav. Ford Truck. Its savable, but overpriced for that condition. I wish they were imported in my country.

[@wileecoyote5749]

Conservatively worth $600K the way it sits

[@gerrikupicki4060]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Scrapy-ih7ob]

Wish I could save them all , they can crush all the Tin 80's up come on save the classics. I need one, Guage cluster, have dead spot. Need hood as well.

[@gerrikupicki4060]

😥😥😥😥😔

[@nathankerry3256]

Those old ford truck are cool but not my favorite I still take an old dodge over it lol thanks for sharing Benny

[@tonyfriend7413]

at nathan kerry.. amen sista..

[@seanpool8028]

Too bad someone didn't want it classic ride society

[@autosalvage]

They are rare well with 850

[@lutomson3496]

cowboy crushes up a lot of classic autos to bad you cant get there earlier so someone can buy one

[@criaderotonala2924]

Nice ford i have all i need for the dodge 72 friend i one give thanks

[@tobiaswillson5900]

omg grab the front brakes

[@alexbaker9967]

Please save the truck from the crusher

[@gerrikupicki4060]

🤔😥👍V8. V8

[@mariomillin8387]

West Coast mirrors worth $200 to $300….what a shame….

[@wileecoyote5749]

$850? The way it sits easily can get $675K

[@UsefulEntertainment]

You think thats funny, my buddy riley just bought a 71 in a similar color. We were just bombing it around last night, 302 - 3 on the tree. Ill have to do a video on it.

[@TheSamplebridge]

Could've used that bed

[@UsefulEntertainment]

@@TheSamplebridge bro hes in Texas, you wouldn't get the bed

[@googleusergp]

Ok, my posts are disappearing again, so I'll try tagging on to another as a response...here we go: Whoa Nelley, it's a camper and it's going into the hamper...... Yes, pretty rare. "Specialty" chassis like that have to be ordered that way. Not all trucks can handle a camper, and this was one that that could. Same with Ambulances today--you have to order them with the Ford option code "47A" to outfit them as an Ambulance. That tank was probably used to fuel equipment in the field on the farm where it was likely used. JB Ellsworth makes similar tanks now. Yup, we got it.....We got the VIN, we win: F35 for 2WD F-350 pickup, H for 390 V8 with two-barrel, K for Kansas City, MO assembly, aka "KCAP" (Kansas City Assembly Plant) or Claycomo County assembly (which as noted still assembles F Series trucks today and has done so since the 1950s), and the rest is the production sequence, lining up with a 1973 model year truck. We got the tag, we can brag: 140 for the wheelbase of the truck in inches, X8 for Durango Tan (X) and Tampico Yellow (8) two-tone exterior paint, F355 for F-350 pickup with 8,350# Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, looks like C for three speed Ford manufactured manual transmission, 4 for 4.57:1 rear end ratio, non-locking, F350 for the basic truck model, 8350# for the maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, and 52 for Dallas, TX sales district. Eddie Kidd Ford was owned by Eddie Wilburn Kidd and opened around 1970. Mr. Kidd died in 2018. Later on the dealership was known as "Eddie Kidd and Associates" and was possibly located at 121 Greenwood Cutoff Road in Weatherford, TX. Whoa Nelley, sold by Eddie Kidd and took a skid. '73 and it's over for thee. 3-9-0 and gotta go. My Lord, it's going soon to be a (very flat) Ford. Durango Tan and soon to be a soda can. That's it, time to quit. Going to be flat, and that's that. Happy Turkey Day to all, this one is going to take a fall. Going to get squished and the outdoor Camper Special FOMOCO faithful are going to be pissed.

[@podunkpennsylvania292]

Fummins , that is all I can say

[@limpy8175]

call me tomorrow

[@ClassicRideSociety]

I can call you now of you want

[@gertraba4484]

Ranger was a option on those years pudkup

[@thomasshort1784]

@ger traba And the top-level trim package was the Ranger XLT.