20 Rare Ford Pick Up Truck Commercials from the 1980s! (F-150 and Ranger)

[@ClassicCarChannel]

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[@BigRobChicagoPL]

Ok what did I learn today? a) Independent Front Suspension b) 80's car commercials were actually good c) I know what type of truck I want

[@fr4nheick491]

Ford cheap brand with gm parts

[@fr4nheick491]

Gm had independent suspension in the 50s along with 4x4 self-locking disc brakes Ford only in the 80s

[@haleroofing8150]

Independent front suspension is what killed Real Four Wheel drive and Ford trucks. Straight axle was the best 4x4 . I did own an 83 F-100 3 on the tree. 300 six cylinder. 2 wheel peel I would love to have another..

[@fr4nheick491]

@@haleroofing8150 the 300 engine was also a copy of the chevrolet 292 of the 58 or the 194 the same as the v12 of the 50 it was copied in 94 the ford

[@C.H.V.]

FORD BUILT TOUGH

[@GeneralLee131]

Wow i didn't realize there was a time when commercials would actually make you want to buy something. I totally want an 80's Ford pickup now.

[@okigojuryu]

GeneralLee131 me neither, and I hate ford for that pos ecobich, but I want a old ford now lol.

[@youngillinoisan4270]

same

[@proto4747]

I'm still driving my 87. Good truck, man.

[@MrErikw26]

Best body style they ever discontinued. Back then a Lariat was like 20k, not the 70k it is today.

[@brockparker9198]

Yeah no kidding

[@eliassilva9159]

Ford: let’s throw it off a plane Chevy: let’s throw a tool box on it

[@NigelMontezuma]

A toolbox...Really?

[@TheDuck2255]

Why is this true?

[@natekielar944]

Yeah it's true Chevy threw a toolbox on one there truck beds and got damaged badly it was funny

[@MrErikw26]

Chevy: let's talk shit about a competitor using aluminum bodies. Also Chevy: lets build cars out of plastic

[@thomasporter2459]

Elias Silva your gonna need a tool box for the Chevy when it breaks down

[@shikataganai6338]

What i liked the most was the lack of a stupid professional driver closed course do not attempt message

[@tdubh666]

Ass face

[@doranhosteen1751]

@@tdubh666 no u

[@jonjohnson102]

Winston Smitherz meanie

[@shikataganai6338]

@@tdubh666 who ?

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

The closed course do not attempt message just makes me want to do it more

[@Mario_Gillette]

I don't know how many of you noticed, but those Fords had independent front suspension!

[@juanete838]

WOW I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT. Even tough the man kept saying it in every comercial

[@carlarodgers5011]

Mario Gillette. they are junk. when you park and backup. toe in and out is screwed up

[@baldtiresandmisfires9718]

Mario Gillette it's the only selling point

[@Theboss-rp9pb]

My opinion is that if you want a 4 by 4 you want a solid front axle it just makes more sense

[@jeremiahwelliver7002]

the drop off was only like 5 feet

[@natesabyss5.086]

We're going to haul a chevy while towing this dodge and a gmc too 😂😂😂

[@ChineseChicken1]

FordMan8801 with a Toyota on its back.

[@X-Fantasia]

They still do that today

[@yakuzalucax]

They forgot toyota

[@xtemplarx]

I love how aerodynamic the ford cabover is. It's a BRICK, but it's aero!

[@mtlnascarfan]

Seriously. It's as aerodynamic as an elephant.

[@ras4782]

xtemplarx lmbo bro I was on the floor

[@pmm4177]

it's not as aerodynamic as your awesome afro!

[@Sid-xx4bz]

xtemplarx if you look at any of the cabovers back in the 80s Peterbilt Kenworth Freightliner this was the most aerodynamic truck

[@gordonliddy9418]

we had a ford cl 9000 loved that thing

[@tlfm8334]

I am brazilian and i love the america and pickups. Nostalgic years. Please, don't let america lose its essence

[@andrewcooper1565]

don't worry I see more older trucks on the road than newer especially bricknoses

[@qm9262]

Bring back a diesel ranger

[@politicalrebel9666]

Can't wait for the new ranger or bronco

[@politicalrebel9666]

A true petrol-head not in America they come back to the us in 2020 I think

[@mopar21]

Lol they have to recall and repair all of the one's they already built.

[@rufs6468]

@silverbird58 what?

[@rufs6468]

We have diesel ranger in NZ and Oz dunno where else it's sold though

[@ohyeahthatsright3155]

I’m gonna head to Home Depot and try the block climb.

[@TheKingOfHalo]

I'm in FL and my local Home Depot removed theirs.

[@Gary-rb7wx]

you could do a MythBusters episode with every one of these commercials

[@noone-nd4ml]

Pretty much

[@borax4339]

Season

[@ethanbeier3443]

biker932012 it’s called a manual. And any ford of that year bigger than a 351w has plenty of power to do it.

[@northmanlogging2769]

Chevy did some BS log load pull about the same time, they forgot to mention it was down hill, Ford on the other hand could plausibly pull off any one of those stunts, Hel I've done the equivalent in my own trucks hauling fire wood out of BFE or pulling stuck machinery out of mud holes, the trucks take it and keep going... chevy's not so much

[@northlander4370]

Chevy: "look at that Gay tailgate step on the F150 " , twenty years later , Chevy engineers : "Hey , lets put an over-engineered tail gate step on our 3rd best selling truck !

[@X-Fantasia]

🤣🤣🤣

[@yamahaguy1732]

Northlander just because something is best selling doesn’t mean it’s the best look at McDonald’s

[@X-Fantasia]

Yamaha Guy17 you do know that food is based on quick decision, right? With cars, people have choose with diligence. If you choose food the same way you choose your car, then I feel sorry for who you end up dating.

[@Ruined6Seven]

That multi step tailgate from GM becomes immediately usless as soon as you put a trailer hitch in the rear. They never thought that the step function would hit the hitch 😂😂😂

[@michaelflores2318]

Dodge should have kept making the 440 and the 426 Hemi for their trucks then Dodge would have been the best selling pick up Not Ford

[@dennisgt479]

chevy must have laughed when they seen how many of their trucks ford had purchased.

[@carlarodgers5011]

Dennis gt. they needed to get to work.

[@matttarter2117]

Sorry im just dying of laughter hold on

[@evanjeffries1398]

Dennis gt all rentals lol

[@Doomzdayxx]

Yes but consider how many more FORD trucks were sold because of the commercial. All they had to do was buy a few chevy trucks here and there. Then on top of that, they totally shit on the chevy brand, likely decreasing sales, to a certain extent. So I'm not too sure GM were laughing...

[@Drake-Edwards]

At least ford could afford to buy those Chevys lol . Unlike GM getting bailed out by the government every so often .

[@risingembersgaming7740]

2:15 aerodynamic design? It’s literally a box

[@muertefin]

Rising Embers Gaming the best shape

[@larrylaffer3246]

It's a very aerodynamic box.

[@emergencyresponsevideosand4423]

Yeah huh? So now were gonna see fire trucks that say “aerodynamic” (only flat cabs i can think of rn)

[@errolpoxleitner7901]

I'm 66 years old and I remember all of these commercials and owned several of these trucks.

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

I fucking love the 81-86 F150s. One of my favorite trucks ever.

[@bonnellford2434]

Best truck ever 🇺🇸

[@mattkane357]

Man I've been looking for these rare commercials forever. Thank you so much. I'm an avid Ford lover ;)

[@deannamcv8869]

My husband just sent me this link... I really hope he's wiping the drool off his face. Oh my Darrell n his truck!... OMG! :) Love you Ford!

[@zaq55]

Legendary voice-over artist Don Morrow on most of these ads.

[@NiteshKumar-tn8xt]

2:16 "Aerodynamic design" Literally a brick

[@keeganfoster1792]

Oh what I would do if I could buy a brand new 1980s ford I would be the happiest man alive! Especially today with something that primitive and so much better than today’s stuff it would be ground breaking!

[@dustypeppers1358]

Find 96 model with low mileage. Not an easy search.it was the end of that design. No frills just tough as nails.

[@15Jeep]

I tend to think the 1973 - 1979 were the better trucks of that era. Dang sure was not the 1980 model year......the F-150; F-250; F-350...and even the Bronco all had "swiss cheese" frames. Virtually impossible to find ANY 1980 Ford model year trucks on the road.

[@michaellee8442]

I have an 87 F150 10 out of 10 wouldn’t recommend. It has all kinds of electrical issues and drinks oil like BP wants it back

[@15Jeep]

@@michaellee8442 Although I do not doubt your comment.....statements like this are meaningless unless quantified with some details.....engine type? mileage? maintenance records? etc. Same is true with Chevrolet, GMC and Dodge trucks. That said...there are certain models and certain years of those models that all 3 manufacturer's have made that are both 'good' and 'bad' vehicles.

[@michaellee8442]

Two45s its an 87 lariat xlt 5.0 v8, 4 spd auto 2wd drive actual mileage unknown some where between 71,898 and 471,898

[@TroutFink]

29mpg highway? Why does my 2017 f150 get 26mpg highway?

[@lapancaki6548]

TroutFink regulations

[@yermoffroad]

Na they're we're full of shit back then. There's no set up that would get that millage of that era in these fords

[@afastcuda1970]

Trucks were 1000-1500 lbs lighter back then and also the national highway speed limit was 55 mph.

[@chancelane8700]

I drove a total of 140 miles on 15.00 in gas with my 88 bronco ii going 75 mph

[@sbmcole6622]

TroutFink new trucks are fucked

[@thankyou9085]

7:13 i wish ford could still say that, every dam f150 i see has an ecoboost badge on it, but hey times change

[@Pao234_]

They don't sound nearly as musical and the mileage isn't much better, but they produce less emissions, that's what ut's all about nowadays

[@GonkaGonkaGonka]

honestly I've seen tons of "new" trucks that haven't seen an hour of hauling or towing, we all know that big trucks arent for work anymore, it's for daddys money squatted bro-dozers, and they dont need any of the cool stuff like 4wd or v8s because they spend their entire lives in car show parking lots and scrap yards after the engine gets deprived of oil from being tilted back for so long

[@kevinrichards3288]

Ford F-series have been the #1 selling fullsize pickups since 1977.

[@xxnamharxx2k187]

todays commercials is just about Chevy Silverado that fucks around with ford f150 about its aluminum body

[@jeffersonstateofmind4057]

Born and bred GM guy, was recently given an 81 f350 4x4 and this Chevy dude is in love... don’t tell the chevys in the driveway though.

[@strangetar2833]

I don’t like old Chevys because in my opinion they just drive different

[@matthewbaierl1126]

Had to watch 2 commercials before I could watch this commercial

[@SKULL0fD3ATH.]

21 to 31 mpg my ass LOL, you'd be lucky to get 16 to 18 mpg with these older pickups

[@Lawnmower-os5pg]

My 300 6 cylinder gets 18 highway so yeah they’re full of shit but hey it’s still better than most new pickups 😂

[@popeyeandstraussmx4165]

SKULL0FD3ATH nope it’s a tumor wrong. The 5.0 liter v8 and the 4.9 liter 6 cylinder both got 21. And I have a friend with a 2.9 liter bronco II and he says on highway it gets 27. And it gets less because it’s a bronco it’s heavier

[@scdevon]

Ford made lots of bogus MPG claims back then. They're still the best older trucks, though.

[@seoulkidd1]

More like 8 or 10

[@Johnkoth]

But Sunny your almost new truck has alot more parts that need to be replaced. It cancels out any money saved on gas. The repairs makes it even more expensive. The only thing that lasts longer now is the spark plugs.

[@michaelmartin9382]

3:30 how many ankles were hurt while building that mountain

[@IrishWannabe]

Ford is literlly roasting chevy in most of the ads lmaoo

[@Eventwow]

3:37 look at that body tweak in and out. cab vs bed.

[@HiltsyAdventure]

That is because the frame is not a full box, it is designed to flex. If you drive one off road or on a bumpy road it makes it smoother.

[@AliAlShehri507]

After this year's I won't to ask the work group for this video about this shit 😂

[@spongebob6956]

They actually used real Sky Divers to perform this commercial... Damn the Marketing Budget Back Then Was HUGE

[@juniorvaldez2022]

I own a 1980 custom f250 and it's still kicking ass in the Rocky mountains... 👍👍👍

[@yesnoztr]

4:06 best suspension back in the day..

[@00700556]

I’m more mind blown with how the lied about the gas mileage!!! 29MPG? Let’s try 12! 😂😂

[@buleyauto]

Man, Ford sure loved stacking things.

[@flyingturtle3384]

“Some terrific pounding huh?”

[@stardemonspacecat]

@6:20... "Nice driving, Brad." Yeah... you just put several construction workers' lives in danger, FFS !!! ...Lol

[@matchoo4050]

The cynder block climb looked like fun!

[@jaimefavela443]

Esas si eran camionetas y no las mamadas de plastico que fabrican ahora

[@brodeymiller8497]

Back when commercials were about power and durability not luxury

[@bobcollinge4292]

My 95 ext cab F-150 5.0L 302 had no business hauling anything lol..barely towed a two horse trailer haha

[@GAEC1234]

9:00 that's how much a truck like that can pull

[@Random12231]

I genuinely didn't know they used to advertise their commercial line. Good stuff 👌

[@jegr3398]

When the Ford carried the Chevy AND towed the dodge up the mountain of boulders 😂🤣😂😅... That was great

[@15Jeep]

Even better.....when the Ford hauled the Chevrolet...towed a Dodge and a GMC up the hill of boulders.

[@jegr3398]

@@15Jeep True lol that was awesome

[@leeobrien3205]

Much better then today’s cars

[@reed6959]

Ok I’m triggered because I personally own a 1983 Toyota 4wd import

[@mauricemotors8207]

@Eli Kenitz Who gives a shit

[@gamesandstuff5170]

@nissand21 I think he was making a joke lol

[@popeyeandstraussmx4165]

Nissand21 guy it was a joke lmao. Dont get so offended Nissan guy

[@seoulkidd1]

Hell even Toyota was better back then LMAO

[@enumrob771]

No engines or transmissions in those trucks. I have a 1986 F250 Diesel over 250,000 miles. Engine runs awesome but the truck is literally falling apart around the engine.

[@theq4602]

old 6.9s they run fine

[@carlarodgers5011]

Enum Rob. detroit diesel will outlast the clummins and ratteling 7.3 navistar. if they can't build their own diesel,don't try selling pickups

[@fallu2]

Fords engines are great, old fords can generally take a beating, but the drivetrains fricken suck, and new ones....my 06 has 145k on it, no rust, yet its always finding new ways to fall apart, my 97 with 250k still purs and takes whatever abuse i put it through, and if i smacked the same cement platform as hard in my 06 as i did in my 97, she wouldnt walk away, my 97 though, it just didnt care, and its that personality that makes the old fords worth it, I've tried to kill my 97 a few times, and shes still going strong, pretty sure she has more rust than paint at this point, in the end i traded the reliability of the 4.6 for the power of the 5.4, and im regretting it

[@desertfox8057]

Enum Rob same here

[@radioguy1620]

Geez , it's only 32 years old, not too shabby

[@metalfoxssmallenginerepair3181]

It's cool to see how well they sold these trucks. Today we don't even try.

[@gabrielzackery5704]

When vehicle advertisements didn't actually annoy the fuck out of you.

[@spudtatorson5528]

Great granddad bought an 86 4x4 f150 xlt lariat new for 12 thousands. He gave it to me when i turned 16. I got it runnin and been driving it ever since. I got ran off the road and rolled it on 1 side like 6 years ago and its fine except cosmetic stuff. These trucks now probably wont last long enough to get handed down like that.

[@popeyeandstraussmx4165]

This is why I miss eye beam suspension

[@versuliu1424]

wish they still did the stunt jumps and stuff lolol

[@robertchase8691]

Half way through I realized that ford had a big problem in the 80s with stacking and making mountains lol

[@stvynix3687]

Love that Ford 460!!

[@rhettstr3971]

stvynix i have one in my 67 galaxie 500

[@stvynix3687]

Rhett Str Haha... I bet it's a beast!! :-)

[@wildbill23c]

Close to 500k in my 88 F250 pickup...and still doing a lot of towing/hauling duties.

[@spartan005u8]

Damn they beat the shit out of these things in those commercials

[@bullsomicplays2369]

Ford: How should we show our trucks gas milage? commercial design guy: Lets fu*king ramp it into a net. Ford: your a f*cking genius.

[@chuckshade7959]

a time when commercials were cool

[@gabrielmendoza1125]

I gotta admit if they would have dropped a chevy like that the frame would have cracked

[@bigtextrucker1825]

It's a shame the MPG is pretty much the same as it was back then...

[@cm01]

As we get new safety mandates we get new weight. Totally nullifies all the engineering toward fuel efficiency. You'll notice none of these come with effeminate looks or an air dam or anything, so really fuel economy has gotten worse.

[@jonathansmart3763]

Plus new trucks have a lot more horsepower

[@robkenna2795]

ford "twin wear a tire beam" front suspension, they were a nighmare to keep aligned and were very hard on tires, whoever came up with these mpg numbers were smoking crack, our early 80's ford vans got 15 mpg on a good day

[@Nick-ue7iw]

Regular tire rotation is mandatory! Even with new bearings and mounts keeping those tires aligned is a full time job. Tough as nails though.

[@digitalmagicAR]

I've always liked GM better than Ford but Ford has made a ton of rough, tough remarkable commercials. Here's a Ford carrying a Chevy up this monster mountain of boulders while towing a Dodge.....and GMC pickup too! LOL. They just kept topping themselves. In the 60s and 70s they showed Ford trucks going airborne in huge jumps. They sucessfully instilled the message of being being Built Ford Tough. Thanks for sharing these vintage ads. Car manufacturers used to really put a lot of creative effort into marketing their products.

[@jackdripinson4843]

1:09 The slow-mo guy!!

[@turbinegraphics16]

Many of those junkers at 8:02 would be good to have right now, some don't even look that old.

[@cutweldngrind]

I want to buy a Ford now, wait...I just bought 1 Friday. I now have a 2012 3500hd and a 2012 F250. Time for testing.

[@crazyredneck0416]

I learned that if you want to sell a truck stack them on top of each other

[@marklafeverii3696]

This should be sent to ford.

[@empathninja541]

"Tough Van" DEEP GUMBO MUD!!! FEW HILIGHTS.

[@_AlejandroGonzalez_]

This is great

[@rhettstr3971]

alejandro gonzalez lol u have a ram symbol as your profile pic

[@_AlejandroGonzalez_]

Rhett Str im not here cause of the brand but because its an old car commercial

[@rhettstr3971]

alejandro gonzalez oh. youre not a ford guy then?

[@_AlejandroGonzalez_]

Rhett Str not exactly

[@stvynix3687]

It's hilarious!! I love Fords, but you know it's hilarious!!! :-)

[@deathmetalmachine]

A 1000 dislikes from Toyota truck owners because they're mad at full size Fords pulling them like they were nothing 👌🏻

[@Videostoredontgo]

My 88 4 cylinder manual transmission ranger never got near 33 mpg. It was 6 years old when I bought it.

[@HighwayDrive717]

They should've been used in Hills Have Eyes movie

[@jorgeamchz6942]

Nacidos Ford nacidos fuertes diría un lema de Ford México. Greetings from Guadalajara México.

[@Wtfsazerk]

I can promise that truck doesn't get 21 mpg

[@reyfuentes4572]

inline 6 cylinders and v6's can get 21+ mpg...

[@acedelixer126]

Makes me want to get a old ford

[@LethalDentCompany]

Good to know cl9000’s brick design was aerodynamic!!

[@luckeycat_]

I think I'm more impressed by the tires. Wow. Also, that 80's gas. It's just not like that anymore.

[@MellowCorn-xs8bn]

8:00 Bruh, those were collecable.

[@salvadorosorio6877]

overkill on the mpg.. yeah right!

[@landonfranklin1170]

Salvador Osorio No regulations. More Mpg

[@derekh7468]

fuck those commercials were corny

[@MG-vx3vh]

Makes me wanna go buy one on Craigslist

[@joseangelfuentes3665]

I love FORD !!!

[@webmastersof]

Makes me want to go right out and buy a brand new 1986 Ford F-150

[@luccavirgallito4014]

8:40 had me dead!!!!

[@jonathanbuffy3522]

My mom had a 81 f150 it had almost 300k miles on it and still ran the body fell apart very good truck it was

[@aztekwarrior518]

I like how all the mileage ratings are substantially higher than the "fuel efficient" junk they make today

[@mauricemotors8207]

Those were B.S no way a 351W is getting 18mpg

[@aztekwarrior518]

@@mauricemotors8207 I've had a few big body old school cars that saw well over 20mpgs when you were easy on em

[@jaredrenaud5835]

When trucks were trucks

[@connor3288]

1980s ford commercials: barrel rolls, extreme offroading, carrying a toyota, flight of the valkaries 2000s Ford commercials: Ford F-150 best selling blah blah blah

[@winforworkgroups]

Not gonna lie 33mpg doesn't seem to bad even for today!

[@b52crewchief]

I remember those commercials

[@gregoryg.402]

Ford loved their independent front suspension. If didn’t noticed

[@issacnuri5924]

Steel cant beat Chevy like a rock commercials

[@siangetz8808]

*"of all the pickups in the market, one carries them all"* *_ooff_*

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

None of these are aerodynamic. But mpg doesn’t lie, that’s not that bad by modern standards

[@justinsinclair6962]

Yo i fucking died when they said aerodynamic

[@justgrayyy105]

WOW! FORD TOOK THEIR COMMERCIAL ALMOST TO THE MOON!!!

[@sspain2149]

Not gonna lie those cinderblock / lumber hills looked like they were fucking that suspension up.

[@PusswhipBanggang69]

I had '88 and '91 ranger and '95 F150. they were great trucks! 👍