If there is one thing I know for true and for certain, it is what this guy is telling me right here.
The best ones were married to a 4-speed manual transmission and a granny gear. Want to haul a cattle trailer to the sale barn with a load of heifers? No problem. Need to get an overloaded hay trailer out of a field? No sweat. Oh, there was sweat in the hay field, but the engine could handle it.
The Ford 300 cubic inch straight six was a beast. Bulletproof, reliable, It was the perfect engine for a pickup truck. Your do-it-all, around-the-farm rig.
My son has one in his barn, promising to rebuild it and put it in a clunker. I can't wait to see it growl back to life.
True that!!!
ReplyDelete"Ford 300 cubic inch straight six" There is a Hot Rod TV show where the put a supercharger on one for 500-HP !
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ReplyDeleteThousands are still in use today in industrial applications.
ReplyDeleteI have one in an old broke down F-150, engine was still strong, the rest of the truck wore away. been out back for at least 15 years
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about an old F150 with a strait 6 today. Will be my next work truck.
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