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1961 Ford Ranchero - Daily Driver on 2040-cars

Year:1961 Mileage:50793
Location:

Garden Grove, California, United States

Garden Grove, California, United States
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 For Sale, a very nice 1961 Ford Ranchero with 200 straight 6 engine. This little truck is ready for the road. The engine was rebuilt when we got this truck for our son in 1999. Has low mileage on the engine. When the engine was rebuilt the odometer was at approx. 41,000 miles and it is now at 50,978. A little less than 10,000 miles on the engine. I have the Pink in hand.

Our son drove it for a year and a half, then got a 1966 Mustang Fastback, so the truck went into storage in 2003. May 2013 we brought it out of storage and had it completely checked out. The miles on the rebuild consisted of him driving back and forth to high school for about a year and a half and me driving around town for the last year. The body is straight and the floors sound.

When we brought it back the engine was complete checked and seals replaced, brakes completely replaced, radiator pressure tested, gas tank cleaned and re-coated, new carpet and seat reupholstered, new starter and electric ignition put in. Carburetor was replaced and much more. The paint is in pretty good shape and would not need immediate painting. I have all the receipts for work done on this truck. We have receipts for all the work we have had done on this truck.  Floor is sound, floor has not been cut and replaced.

It has a new radio (retro shaped) that fit right into the space. The radio has a auxiliary jack so you can connect your MP3 player or phone. Oh yeah, it has 3 on the tree.
We have receipts for all work done on this truck since we purchased it in 1999.  If you live in the Orange County/Los Angeles County area and would like a closer look, please contact me and we can make arrangements for that.  Thank you for your interest.

List of items replaced when brought out of storage.
Starter and Starter Solenoid
Radio
Newly upholstered Seat
New Carpet
Strut bushings
Carburetor
Gas Tank cleaned and resealed
Replaced seals and gaskets
Water Pump
Thermostat
Transmount
Motor Mount.
Gas Tank sending unit
Clutch fork
Turned Fly Wheel

This work was done when we brought the truck out of storage, where it had been in a garage and covered for 10 years. It is  a sweet ride. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me before bidding. If you want additional pictures please ask.  The vehicle is 99% rust free. There are a couple of small areas where the cab meets the bed and along the lower edge of the tailgate, where all these vehicles tend to get rust. If I was going to keep this vehicle I would have the bed and tail gate sprayed with rhino skin.  I am selling it because my knees don't like the shifting anymore and in Southern California, there is a lot of shifting to drive the streets here.  If you live in the Orange County/Los Angeles area and would like to look it over please contact me and we will make arrangements for that.  Thank you for your interest.

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