1968 FORD F250
Visit www.geocities.com/deweylillard for complete history of the truck, pictures, and sound files. The F - 250, 3/4 ton, 8 ft. full bed, two door, 5 speed on floor, 360 cubic inch V8, all white, Ford pickup was purchased by my father, Lester B. Lillard, in April of 1968 from Eddins Ford Motor Company here in Madison, Va. Also included were West coast mirrors, and a walk-in white and gold bed camper; all for the price of $3,800. Dad died intestate in March of 1969, and my mother, Eleanor D. Lillard, became heir and owner. The truck engine is a typical 360 cubic inch, 5 speed, V8 with the following modifications when restoration was completed. Headers were installed along with dual exhaust exiting on the sides of the truck bed. Gas mileage for that year and model truck ranged between 7 and 9 miles to the gallon of gas; after modification the engine opened up and gas mileage increased to 18 miles to the gallon. Standard horse power was 220; after modification it increased to 250 H. P. The restoration was an involved process because I wanted to ensure that in the end, the vehicle would be just like it would have been in 1968 and last for another 40 years problem free! Even though the body was in great shape for a 40 year old truck, there were certain problem areas common to all models of Ford Trucks for the years 1968 to 1972. For this high humidity area there was little rust and rotten metal to repair. The entire truck was dismantled, piece by piece; the only thing left on the frame was the motor (which had already been restored), and the cab. The frame was sandblasted and painted with three coats of under body paint. The cab was stripped inside down to bare metal, sandblasted, primed, and painted. Dual walls were primed inside with Red zinc oxide primer to ensure rust control. All dash, ceiling, dash cover, seat upholstery, arm rests, and sun visors are original to the truck. My mother housed the vehicle in a large unused chicken house away from the sun, and installed a new seat cover every 2 years to protect the seat; thus all these items are like new! All rubber gaskets around the windows and doors were replaced, as well as the rubber floor covering. The floor mat dates to 1968 but is not a Ford product since they did not offer a full mat covering at that time. The A.M radio was replaced with an A.M., F. M., tape deck with speakers in the dash (as the original were) plus added door speakers. After restoration in 1997, the truck was taken to a professional antique car appraiser in Stafford County, Va. This person also does restoration as I have described before and after looking over the truck, ascribed a value of $21,900.00 to it saying that he couldn't have done it any better, and that it would only appreciate with age.
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1968 FORD F250 for sale can be seen here.
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| YEAR |
1968 |
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BODY STYLE |
Pickup |
| MAKE |
FORD |
|
MILEAGE |
3639 |
| MODEL |
F250 |
|
EXTERIOR COLOR |
White/Red |
| PRICE |
$32000 |
|
INTERIOR COLOR |
Grey |
| LOCATION |
Madison, VA Ph: (540) 948-4614 va |
|
ENGINE |
V8 |
| PHONE |
918 906-4047 |
|
TRANSMISSION |
5 speed |
|
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|
DOORS |
2 |
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
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