I can't complain about the Twin I Beam. I bought a new1983 F100, and I liked it so much, I'm still driving it today, 40 years later. Mine tracks well enough, and I've taken it on 1,000 mile trips, which I've enjoyed immensely. Plus, it has never needed an alignment. Currently it has 300,000 miles without any major work. It has the AOD transmission coupled to the famous 300 CID six. I routinely got 20mpg highway when it was young. It is a bit less today, but average speeds are much higher today. Regarding acceleration in overdrive, no it doesn't. At least not below 70 mph. The engine is simply turning too slow. That is the drawback of the AOD. Unlike most automatics with a lockup torque converter, the AOD simply bypasses the torque converter completely in 3rd and 4th. That results in a huge change in available torque between the gears, since the torque converter isn't there to act as a bridge between the two ratios. My solution is to drive mine as a semi-automatic. I never let the transmission choose 4th on its own. My goal is to hit 50 years without an overhaul. As of this writing, I only have 9 1/2 years to go.

It's a good looking truck. I would prefer an extended cab. I'd put a camper topper on it. Last one I had was a 86 f150 with a 300 six cylinder.

Nice truck and looking forward to your future videos of the truck. I think the truck looks great as is but it really doesn't come across as is as having a 4 x 4 look/stance. First thing I'd do is get the exhaust routed to the back and add quieter mufflers and maybe lose the headers as they can't be helping the 5.0 very much. I think lose the running boards and and put a set of chrome tubular running boards, just cab length too. You also nailed it mentioning that a bigger set of tires as filling the wheel wells more would help the appearance of the truck. With the bigger tires, say 33 x 10 15's, a set of not too wide wheel flares, just plain black would work without the big nuts showing. Tires, Tube running boards and the wheel flares would let everyone know its a 4 x 4. When I first saw the truck at the beginning of the video at first glance I was thinking it was 4 x 2 until I saw the 4 x 4 decal on the box. As far as a value well that's your expertise with you used car business but I spent 25 years in the car business and still buy/sell a few a year so try to keep current on pricing. I'm thinking the truck is a 16/18K CDN. truck. Low mileage and overall condition short box 4 x4 are the big pluses and very very desirable but the 5.0 engine kind of holds it back bit as well not being a Lariat and no Power Windows or Locks. If people think my pricing is to high then I say go find another as we both know you can't and a new one would be 75K or more. Sorry for the long response but wanted you to know the reasons for my conclusions of the truck.

Is certainly a beautiful example of a minty 90’s f150. Met a fellow that had one,15 or 19,000 on the odometer. Was a 6 cyl truck. Original owner was a farmer that rarely took it out of his garage.

The new trucks in 2023 are not just expensive, they are purposefully made so complex that its difficult for a DIY guy to work on his own truck. They want you to either have a dealer mechanic work on it to help the dealers make some more profit, or they want you to sell off some of the parts and have it crushed so you buy a new truck. These trucks in good condition and having low miles are bringing big prices, and selling fast.

I paid $3500 for a 96 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer edition four-wheel automatic transmission long bed transmission hold 2 gear for a long time 242 thousand miles on it

Yup my wrench told me in 1988 get an f-150 Ford got six and a five speed 4 by two . I would do it again. Nice video . Not near my journals so can't give a fair price yet .Have a great day.

I had a 1993 long bed that was identical in color exterior and interior, but 2 wheel drive with silver painted bumpers. I would love to have another one like it and that one is a very fine example!

Dude the OBS Ford is never dead !

I love Fords, all I've owned is Ford trucks since high school, currently only a 2011 F-150 5.0L FX4 super cab that I ordered from the factory when I was 23 in 2011. That said, my first truck back in those days a 1990 F-150 5.0L with this AOD transmission and a twin I-beam suspension. I always felt the AOD went into overdrive way to early as well. If I was driving that truck anywhere south of 50 mph I would just drive around in (D) and lockout the overdrive gear, because just like this truck here did it'll shift into overdrive as low as 30mph and completely bog the engine down, using drive instead of overdrive remedies that problem. Overdrive in this transmissions is pretty much useless for anything other than unloaded highway cruising, however for that one thing that it's good it, it's very good at. My friend at the time had a nearly identical 1987 F-150 5.0L but his truck had the C6 3-Speed non overdrive auto. His truck was always screaming at highway speeds which here in Texas vary between 65mph and 75mph but realistically most people go 80+. His truck at those speeds sounded like it was going to blow up and single digit gas mileage was normal for him, he may have seen 10mpg or 11mpg on a good day, however my AOD truck would get 13mpg or so in stop and go traffic and I saw as high as 17mpg on longer highway stints as long as I kept my speed under 75mph. In regards to the twin I-Beam suspensions, I never had much issue with alignment or anything in the time I owned that truck, maybe I just got lucky, but it seemed to track just as good as in control arm Chevrolet trucks of that era that I drove, however I did notice the control arm GM trucks did tend ride more compliantly than my I-Beam Ford. If I were building one of these trucks up for myself I would do away with the twin traction beam suspension and put a dana 60 solid axle up front and call it a day personally.

Great vid! I just like Old metal it’s So simple. The equipment is spot on No need for more. When it comes to the gear box the OD is acting up look into it’s controller. Value wise in here this is an Easy 10k+ american$ (located outside North America)

WOW!! What a Sweet ride! Wouldn't mind that in my driveway with the rest of my Fords.

Ya, ya. It looks ok but it's no Yugota!!! Yup. We live in the rust belt of Canada. My brother has had a 2004 F150 for a long time. He loves it. I don't. I have to fix it when it craps out. It was undercoated regularly with gooey, oily undercoating. One day the frame looked great. Next day it was shot. Gone. Toast. I grafted on a different frame from the cab back. He still loves it. I still don't. I had a Ranger that the frame totally disintegrated in front of my eyes. It too was undercoated with oily stuff. I have an older Mazda truck for a plow truck. It was a Ford/Mazda joint venture. The frame is great. Well.. it was a month ago. I better check it! Cheers, Jason.

100% yes I would buy it. Wouldn't pay more than 6k us for it. It's old. I loved my 91. My favorite thing about it was the bench seat. I've yet to find anything more comfortable

This brings back memories. My 95 F250 XL 4x4 reg cab long bed. Loved how it looked, had an exhaust bent up just like this one.. 2 40 series mufflers tucked sideways fit perfect and was way to loud lol. It cost me a fortune to keep going.. everything broke and repeated. Bought with 45k on it and walked away from it at 74k 😢 after the 3rd trans. 2 different sets of exhaust manifolds.. one of them came off in 3 pieces, pulled the engine because it’s the only way to replace the rotted oil pan, front end exploded once. Sad thing is it was a clean truck I actually took care of. Maybe it was a lemon but I don’t see many obs of that specific make on the road anymore. Also chasing the steering wheel and then way the front wheels would camber out ugh! I’d have it aligned an two weeks later it would be cambered outward smh

I own one and I love it!!! Mine is a manual 4x4 long bed

That truck is almost identical to mine except for mine is 4.9L straight Six and dual tank. 1995 xl short bed bought it from ford dealer in 1995 down in Texas and it didn't come with a back bumper I had them install a heavy duty tow/bumper. Original engine of 240K miles, It's showing it age, right before the pandemic I change out all of the sensors. Transmission had it overhauled once. Still purrs like a kitten. Oil change every 3 months regardless of mileage. I've been ask if I'm selling it, and how much, I did state once of 5K and that was before sky rocket prices. Now if asked 10K is my price.

That is a very nice truck. I have a 94 F250 4X4 Heavy Duty with a 5.8 XL and all the features it has except tilt. .It has the rust at the wheel wells and it needs a paint job. I have offers up to $8,000. It's not for sale. So go from there.

Hard to go wrong with an OBS Ford truck. This would be a fun toy hauler

I don’t trust undercoating. I’ve seen plenty of vehicles that rusted through and the undercoating was the only thing holding it together. It actually can trap moisture behind it. But that truck looks clean from the video. 👍

It's nice to have a beater 4x4 as well, get to roll old school and not worry.

I've owned a 94 f150 short bed 4x4 xlt for over 10 years. You shouldn't have to turn off the od to drop a gear. May need to adjust a linkage?

From UK would love to get one - there’s a 1995 Texas edition F150 just down the road from me but £20,000 can’t really pick them up for cheap over here. The new ones are just millionaires money

That is a e4od transmission they are completely electronic controlled most of the time when they experience weird shifting and lockup its a map sensor, speed sensor, tps etc. mine was going into o/d at like 25/30 mph would not come out of lockup unless you flooded it ended up being burnt capacitor on the ecm

Straight axle, king pins, and leaf springs, the best front end. All semis have it.

I had a '95 Ford F150 Enforcer. Nice truck but very plain jane, too plain in fact. It had the 4.9L straight 6, nice engine but gutless. Also it didn't have a/c or power windows, locks or power mirrors which made it somewhat awkward. Otherwise it was a good truck, very simple and straight forward and easy to work on, that's the beauty of these old trucks. Newer trucks have far too much technology built into them that most ppl don't use and when it breaks down your at the mercy of the dealerships in many cases for expensive repairs. I would gladly buy one of these older trucks if it were in good condition. As far as what I'd pay for it I'm not sure maybe $10-$15k?

I saw one of these the other day with 268,000 original miles for 15k I thought that was nuts but I’ve seen these with low miles for as much as 30k 🤷‍♂️…I’d like to own one of these simple trucks as a weekend/fishing, back up daily driver but not at those prices

If you put a significantly bigger tire package on, you should change the gearing too or you'll find out about 'no acceleration'.

Just got a 95 xl 2wd reg cab with the 4.9l

I am in love. Gorgeous and great sound.

Reminds me of my 92 same color inside and out ..the 92 to 96 f150s are very awesome 🤘

Absolute best combo - 1995, oxford white, regular cab, xl trim, fiberglass tonneau, and blue interior. Haha! Those dashes are notorious for breaking there. My truck was like that, pretty sure mom & dad's farm truck is broke there too. I believe CP Addict has a special bracket repair kit that is metal. The stock is a plastic mount.

I think I'd get along with the truck's owner, with that and the town car. Had the 95 TC, but now have 4 panthers 03-06 GM and TCs. and have the 96 OBS F250 for when I need to haul something. Mine being a Michigan truck that was rode hard and put up wet, I'm really envious of how clean that thing is. Mine's got the rusted out cab corners and rockers. Still runs great and will haul anything you want it to. On the trans, I'm not sure, but you might try banging on the dash a couple times. From time to time I get the OD light flashing and the trans not shifting right, caused by a poor connection to the module for the speed sensor in the cluster. I've taken it apart and cleaned it all a couple times, but it still acts up once in a while after taking a big bump. one good wack on the top of the dash over the cluster and it goes back to normal for another month or two.

My dad had a 95 F150. I owned it for 10 yrs, sold it to a friend (would needed a truck) for 1K with a 127K on the clock 2 yrs ago. Fast forward, who needs a truck now and who sold it for something else...

tidy for its age! We are starting to slowly see alot more american style pickups over here ( silverado/ram) . Theyre just ridiculously priced here!

Not a twin I-beam front end on this rig; rather TTB unit and I'm not a big Ford guy. Did you bother to look underneath or just don't know? I'd say it's the latter. No worries...you are clearly a good salesman.

Ultimate park ranger truck?? Ha purple faded tint. But then again I remember green, red and blue tint. I saw a lot of those trucks that were "pimped out" and not like the factory intended

What exhaust is on the truck?

I dont think i have ever watched a truck video worse than this one. It wasn't worth watching.

I purchased a manual six cylinder 3 weeks ago higher mileage its my bucket list truck 🛻 ill keep you updated 🙏🏾

I love this Ford body style I had 5 these models all mine where white that's a dang clean truck four wheels drives are getting hard to find. Id say that truck should go for at least $10-$12,000 id like to know ball park figure what he give for it. id Love to own that truck

Nice truck

Nice truck for sure. Wonder which transmission is in there? Aod, aode or e4od

I love mine

I wish I had a garage big enough for all the good things we had once available to us.. No longer... Newer trucks are crap... Ill take this iron any day... and if it would be a manual better.....

NIce. I have one, my dash is broken plastic, and I have searched the world and cannot find one. What can I do, where do I find one that isn't brittle from sun at the top and will break?

You guys have a lot of 4X4 trucks. We don't. We do have the short bed configuration even up to current day.

I have a 94 F150 and I like mine....

Nothin puts out heat like a ford.

If it's aod you can't turn off od. E4od is the only option the used the od button.

dump the flow-no master,back to quiet or very mild COMPLETE EXHAUST WITH CATS!. LOSE the tint. keep the foglites.nice 95,i'd guessed 300 six!

Hello from California yes I will buy a truck like this one no doubt I think I’ll be willing to pay 8 or 9k how much a truck in this condition it’s worth?

Gem.

Anything can be fix

I own a 1994 made in the Canada plant. ( Love It) I wish I owned this one, absolutely beautiful truck! Especially the original paint Coke white. 40,000+ for that truck!

I'm buying one 1995

Personally I blame squirrels

If I purchase one of these bad boys can I install a newer stereo with Bluetooth? Or is that not a thing lol

Barn oil.

I think looks like a very good truck for 1995 i think something wrong with you

$1 Bob.......thats a Canadaland Dollar.

I can’t understand you you speak too fast then you go into sudden bursts of blurts no syllables just one long 59 word sentence 😢

Thumbs down just for the title.

Why the negative thumbnail ? You throw shade at Ford for views ? Won't subscribe ...earn views for good content....not for talking garbage !

its funny a guy that doesn't know what an automatic kickdown is revewing why he doesn't like how a 30 year old truck isn't as nice as the new one he owns. like bro really?