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[@zgzg2183]

A waste of a perfectly good ford body.

[@QUICKIRONS]

The rear axle doesn't line up with the wheel wells.

[@tommiraeko8541]

Good catch. The price is just ridiculous

[@shaun9118o]

I can’t un see it now

[@Reefgeeks]

Came here to say the same

[@scubatrucker6806]

I was thinking the same. Front and rear.

[@hunter23453]

They are like that from factory, my 77 is forward of center

[@truckerman9836]

Their pushing it because being a dodge the transmission is probably already burnt out.

[@elowe5937]

TRUCKS! did one similar but purposefully used the manual swapped for newer HD clutch and replaced the tailhousing/gears/shaft for this exact reaaon lol

[@notsure8041]

You'd think they could have figured out how to make the rear axle fit more center in the wheel well.

[@PainRanch]

I was thinking the same

[@Terk131]

They are designed like that. Even though this is a ford on a dodge chassis, ford did this from the factory as when loaded the back end would drop and the wheel would be then center .

[@nighttrain1565]

@@Terk131 oh look, a fellow lonesome mechanic

[@WayneMarion]

@@Terk131 Gee, Ford must have forgotten to do that to my F-350 and my F-100, and my F-250.

[@Terk131]

@@WayneMarion Snd how high was your truck ?

[@xidropkillzx3246]

Just saw a boat dealership near me selling one full cab full size possibly f250 instead for 17,000$. Killer deal because it looked almost exactly like this

[@dantiffanyfrost2517]

I say no matter what, the guy who did this is pretty darn smart and talented. He must like to tinker with old vehicles and fix them up. We all should have a hobby! May he inspire you to do something out of the ordinary and make it work!!

[@xidropkillzx3246]

@@dantiffanyfrost2517 200 grand though? Was it a charity auction? 😂 just kidding lol some rich guy really loved it and said whatver it costs I’ll buy if

[@Bluebottlenose]

Where is this boat dealership located?

[@justinschooler6243]

200,000?!? I should start building these lol

[@OriginalMomo]

It’s a Fummins! Beautiful truck.

[@19504x4]

Somebody put an awful lot of money into it without measuring the wheelbase. Where else did they cut corners?

[@canadajointops]

Someone mentioned here that that was how they were stock.

[@ellajames8770]

If you would’ve actually done your research before you automatically assumed something and criticized it then you would know that this model of 1979 Fords actually come like this original from factory. They’re about two inches closer in the rear wheel making then originally off centered.

[@bewilderment9268]

​​@@ellajames8770 That is a RAM truck with a Ford body, not factory.

[@bigredc222]

Just because Ford screwed up making it doesn't mean you have to keep it that way.

[@LayzeeGiant]

@@ellajames8770I own a ‘79 F-350 Ranger and that offset is too forward. There is a slight offset from the factory but now to this extent.

[@cleetismcdougall5425]

It’s called a Fummins……and this is an awesome example.

[@scubatrucker6806]

😯😯wow that's crazy $200k for a 2004 Ram F350 .

[@DatBlueHusky]

stupid people with money

[@TheGamingChad.]

30K for restoring from top to bottom is more than enough

[@duradim1]

I bet buyer's remorse will set in when he thinks about it later on. It looks compromised on the outside.

[@sethwitts1823]

It's not even a 12 valve and that transmission is likely not a good option. This truck looks poorly done to me 210,000 ridiculous.

[@nofortunatesonII]

A Ford and a Dodge combined. What would you call it? Would it be a Forge?

[@redbarchetta8782]

So it really is a F.O.R.D. ;)

[@eharris6347]

No it’s really Dodge Ram

[@chickenman298]

That's crazy. That thing isn't worth more than $25,000-30,000

[@davebrittain9216]

LOL obviously your mistaken.

[@mongoose1788]

They did say it was custom built. And to top it all off it was at an auction.

[@chickenman298]

A 23 year old body put on a 18 year old truck. Myself I wouldn't pay over 10,000

[@everythingallin4905]

25 to 30k isn't as much these days as it was then. Maybe that's why your wrong?

[@davebrittain9216]

@@chickenman298 Now there you are correct! I would not pay anywhere near what many of the vehicles go for at auction too but that is the going price hence what they are worth. You and I just don't have the money to throw around like some other people.

[@TheTypicalAmerican]

They should have kept the original frame, axles, suspension, etc. and put a 7.3L IDI in it.

[@Terk131]

Modern suspension and braking is what you want. I guy near me did this kind of cab swap on a modern Super Duty chassis that had a swapped Cummins in it. I would have done it that way.

[@MXvsATV144]

Shoot had I known Trucks can sell for that much I would’ve went through with building an old 1950s Ford F5 and tossing it on a 1994 Dodge 1 ton chassis with the old 12 valve 5.9

[@raycecil4643]

This truck was obviously more than "tossed" together my friend

[@jaycalhoun4900]

I was at my parents house when that was on, they don't get the drive train & price, nothing I could say justified that "old truck" xoxo

[@boogrrgaudry3722]

As a Chevy man I don’t like ford but why put a beautiful truck on a garbage chassis. Ha

[@Fisherguy01]

Cuz it's got the best engine and is head and shoulders above the Mickey Mouse IFS GM uses.

[@lutomson3496]

when the vapor equity in homes goes away like it did in 07 and 08 these prices will drop like a rock...and they will been there done that through different economic cycles

[@paxhumana2015]

I would totally convert one of these trucks, or one of the 1960s ones, particularly one that has just two tires in the front, as well as two tires in the back, and a long pickup bed, into a retro Excursion-like truck, that is, weld the pickup bed to the cab, add the seats, some more carpeting and interior touches,another row of custom made seats or two in the extended truck bed/new rear section of the custom made SUV, some more electronics, including a nice booming stereo system, a more powerful engine, possibly a good V8 or V10 engine under the hood, maybe even that super good V10 engine that is in the Excursion, make it have a lot of power and torque, as well as useful in a practical sense, but also have a lot of gadgets and features, as well as make it ultra luxury, like beyond HongQi, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston-Martin, Morgan, Brabus, Rezvani, or Bugatti luxury levels, and also make it impossible to have rollover as well. Ford totally should have done that with this truck in the 1960s onward to compete with the GMC/Chevrolet Suburban and the International Harvester Travelall, and Chrysler should have also done that with not only their Dodge trucks, but also made them for Fargo, Plymouth, Chrysler, De Soto, and Imperial, and sold all of them in the USA as well, and GMC should have made Buick have an SUV during this time as well that is essentially a badge swap of the GMC/Chevrolet Suburban, but call it the Lucania instead.

[@Justforfun-ek7et]

Someone just spent $200k on trans ⚧ truck. The world really is going insane.

[@stackula99]

Musta been a phone bidder cause that thing was all kinds of squirrelly at the back end...wow

[@Trueknowledgeisfree]

One of the first things I noticed along with the rear tailgate. Seems a little too spaced.

[@Revelationthankful]

I was just given a given a 1969 f350 crew cab 4X4 4speed 427cj. I wonder what it’s worth and if it’s factory?

[@PaticusMD]

Cool truck. But way to much

[@arthurok327]

Just another Frankenstein.. WAY to much !! Peace

[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

$200k what the heck!? i would spend that amount of money for that grey Ferrari behind it, not for a truck!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Bet that goes for under 50K

[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

@@isaacsrandomvideos667 they confused the cars🤣👌🏻 which one is the truck and which one is the Ferrari?

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

@@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks. yep!

[@raycecil4643]

For $200,000 id expect to have that rear axle line up with the wheel wells....I mean how much more work would it have been to stretch the frame another 6" or less there??

[@backachershomestead]

How ridiculous!😢😢.could've stretched frame 4 inch for that time and money

[@kevinberry5793]

Have people lost their minds?

[@highly.not.likely]

Collectively

[@linkhatchet]

Lol what a waste of money, not because the truck is bad, it is pretty cool, but not for $200,000.

[@johnnycole7990]

Best selling truck in America pretty much my whole life

[@Terminxman]

Did you listen? It’s just a Ford body on a ram 3500 airframe. It’s gross.

[@rusty299]

commercials suck these commercials are starting to suck all channels have too many commercials we don't need any more commercials.

[@kimberlybrooks5832]

I’m a die hard Ford man and I would never drive that thing it’s a dodge not a Ford all it is the sheet metal not even the original frame

[@davidblair6306]

i hate to say it because I'm a ford guy but it gives the name f over rebuilt dodge comments come true lol

[@eharris6347]

It’s not even an all original low mileage vehicle wtf Way to much $$$$

[@benheatherkrieger79]

More money than brains, but as soon as I win the lottery I'll be doing the same!!

[@MXvsATV144]

Would’ve been better on a newer 4th 2014+ Ram chassis.

[@DrDennis]

Insane

[@triedproven9908]

Some would call that sacrilege.

[@jesusisreal3209]

Would have been better on super duty frame and axels

[@bigtsperspective5831]

That’s a terrible build . I got a hog in a dress ! Wanna see

[@killsalltires156]

Ya takes alot $$ to build a truck proper! That huge $$ for build!

[@dumuzi9662]

I guessed $84,500. A forrd ...doodge...a ...Forge

[@ZERONEINNOVATIONS]

Forged price tag

[@stevecraft1423]

I agree I feel sorry for the person about it

[@davidcarter8119]

Somebody's got more money than sense....

[@za4710]

They lost me at “dodge transmission”

[@abcanimal]

Interesting combo. $200000 interesting? Maybe not. 😕😕😕

[@nobodynothing9950]

I was trying to hunt down a 12v the other year. Gave up cuz everybody overpays just like this. But it is a nice truck

[@echardcore]

Chevy but with a Mopar cam is good too.

[@aaronsoutherland364]

Frodge F2500: Built Ford Tough with Chrysler stuff

[@terrygugel3803]

I'd rather have my ORIGINAL 79 Ford Bronco!

[@Pickelfartlightning]

What do you call it the commentator says.......I'd call it a fordged.

[@JohnnyAFG81]

Great, first it was the Chevy OBS trucks now it’s Fords.

[@ET74019]

Why disrespect a ford with a dodge motor🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Byepolar619]

Because you ACTUALLY want the FORD to run!!!!!

[@ET74019]

@@Byepolar619 😂 7.3 would have been better

[@AkioWasRight]

It's a Fodge, or a Dord.

[@drakon480]

It's a fodge!

[@willb3018]

or a Dorge

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

F o r d g e

[@miketate9901]

That's what I was going to say

[@caverunbassmaster7659]

Who built this?

[@ronnymjs758]

Perfekt aurus engine

[@jesusisreal3209]

they didn't even center the rear axle

[@rogerclay1501]

I would keep it on the og frame instead of doing the junkins swap running gear keep it og nice 557 big block and a good old 4 speed

[@ellajames8770]

If you would’ve actually done your research before you automatically assumed something and criticized it then you would know that this model of 1979 Fords actually come like this original from factory. They’re about two inches closer in the rear wheel making then originally off centered.

[@williampulley]

It's not a defect. It's a 'feature'. Got it.

[@TheAdventureLog]

If you actually watched the video you would have realized that it’s a 79 ford body on a 2004 dodge frame. 🤦‍♂️

[@ellajames8770]

@@TheAdventureLog I did watch the video and I know this. They tried to make the truck as original as possible even with a 04 dodge frame therefore they used original factory measurements

[@duradim1]

Seems your right about that. But I will stick with my first thought and comment because it was my first thought and comment, before I read it from most others.

[@oilburner7584]

Yeah No. I owned 3 F350 crew cabs before they got big and pricy. They DID NOT come like this. I have done 2 cummins swaps myself in these trucks. My crew cabs were 77-79 long bed and they were not like this from the factory. Stop the spread of ignorant information. This is equivalent to saying my truck came from the factory with dents. In the bed.

[@williamweiss6128]

Go through all that, and it's not a manual......

[@twosocks9002]

Commentator’s really over selling this one eh lol

[@shannonmcatee9610]

It's nice but 200k nice geesh

[@johnbehneman1546]

I LOVE IT!!! SO BEAUTIFUL AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!

[@jonspence6782]

Waste of good sheet metal

[@DrewskisBrews]

This is out of control

[@mr.intensity2685]

It's a FODGE!

[@CWO3-uscg]

Stupid money,

[@Oshinut28]

Call it a Fudge!!

[@dantiffanyfrost2517]

I say no matter what, the guy who did this is pretty darn smart and talented. He must like to tinker with old vehicles and fix them up. We all should have a hobby! May he inspire you to do something out of the ordinary and make it work!! Great job!

[@MrOvlov02]

cool

[@mesomemore97]

I'll pass....

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

American homologation.

[@Terminxman]

Gross

[@terrysanders592]

Probably $180000 more than it's actually worth but who cares it's just money right!

[@tkipiani91]

Why?

[@rickygonzalez4962]

It's a forge

[@TheKiing81]

Fododge

[@lucasblanchard47]

“Fordge F-3500”

[@arnulfob3454]

I guess if you can pay that much for it you can afford 7 dollar diesel

[@anthonygendron9737]

Forge custom

[@yannisgouras4482]

Built Ford tough with dodge stuff

[@j.m.8193]

Wow

[@tylermartin5560]

Nice

[@noxema2000]

D0RF

[@extremesheep5986]

I want it

[@drakon480]

Fummins!

[@yagamiD3]

🤣

[@jamesmurray6348]

Wouldn't give a thousand dollars for that

[@mavee461]

I have question is the ford fummmins diesel if it is a gas nope thanks 🤔🤔

[@14ccs]

Fummins= Ford+Cummins also if u actually watched the video it says dodge cummins turbo diesel right on the valve cover

[@MJorgy5]

Need a longer drive shaft.

[@djsabourin101]

There's lots of money out there, spent in way stupider ways!

[@inmate666]

I call B.S. probably just friends bidding it up to get exposure. With such a bad installation of the running gear not being on center with the body is a deal killer for me.

[@opmechgamer1431]

This truck is called the Fordge

[@jjppsanchez77]

Rear axle is like 4" off 🤦

[@michaelalexander7293]

You know every sense mecum Auction started he has definitely Found these rich guys that Completely stunds me with their Stupidity And that is why us average Joe's got a scrape to get up the money because you're auction house just threw the prices of these cars and trucks ridiculously out of sight...peace out

[@ellajames8770]

Or these people truly love old cars and want to preserve them instead of letting them sit and rot away

[@eharris6347]

Trash Waste of a great truck body