Built Ford Tough: 1965 Ford F-250

Although the 1965 Ford F-series trucks looked more or less the same as their 1964 counterparts, a key change that you couldn't see heralded the future.

 

Like the full-size Ford cars of that year, the F-series was treated to a brand new frame - a frame which would serve the F-series until 1979. Due to this major design change, many items from later trucks can be added to the 1965/66 trucks, which were the last fourth-generation F-series models.

 

In 1967, the F-series' exterior was updated, with styling that would last through the fifth and sixth generations (1967 to 1979) and heavily influence the look of the F-series until the 1996 redesign.

 

In 2015 there's a huge range of engines and configurations for the F-series, but in 1965 the choices were more limited - just three engine options, two big straight sixes and a 352 V8, and not that many different models. The F-100 was the bottom rung (the F-150 didn't arrive until the late 1970s), with the F-250 (3/4 ton) being the next rung up.

 

Like all F-series trucks, they were simple and durable machines - and built in huge numbers. Even examples this old are still a common sight.

 

©2015 A. Kwanten.

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