1969 Ford F-250 RANGER Blue

1969 Ford F250 "Highboy" 4x4 pickup "Ranger" package 100% original FORD sheet metal. Absolutely ZERO rust ANYWHERE! Just finished a nearly 2-year frame-off restoration. CLASS WINNER at the 2019 F100 Grand Reunion. INVESTMENT QUALITY! Skyview Blue body Wimbledon White roof Onyx Black interior appointments 390 V-8 4-speed manual transmission Power steering Power disc brakes AM/FM stereo.....and more. First, and most importantly, this truck had ABSOLUTELY no rust repaired during its restoration and there is NO body filler in it. I started with a 1969 F250 "highboy" 4x4 pickup . It spent its entire life in the same small town and has 79,000 original miles on it. Although the chassis was in exceptional shape and the frame had NO rust on it, the body was beaten and banged pretty much all over. I searched for quite some time and found a completely rust-free 1969 F100 Ranger 2WD pickup from the western desert. I used that entire body on this chassis. FYI: The VIN on these trucks is stamped on the frame, not the body, so changing the body has no bearing on the legitimacy of the title. The VINs match on the title, the identifier tag and the frame, so this is a real (F26 VIN) 1969 F250 4x4 with a CLEAN TITLE in my name, showing the 79,000 original miles. Literally every system / function was either refurbished or replaced. I took the original 360 V-8 from the donor truck and sent it to the machine shop for rebuild. At that time, the crank and rods were upgraded to those from a 390 and the block was bored .30 over. I added an aluminum Edelbrock intake and brand new Holley 750 cfm carb (electric choke) at that time. I wanted to keep a mostly original appearance, so I painted the intake and utilized the OEM air cleaner. The cam was upgraded to an "RV"-style cam with a slightly higher lift and duration. I replaced the points with a Pertronix electronic ignition (all hidden under an original-style cap). The engine breathes through a set of Sanderson ceramic-coated "shorty" headers, dual 2.5" pipes (all welded) and dual Flowmaster Series 40 mufflers. The transmission and transfer case were both sent to a local driveline shop for rebuilds and re-sealing. The clutch is brand new and the flywheel was resurfaced. The driveshafts were balanced. All the u-joints are new. Both axles were completely refurbished as well. The front axle was upgraded to a 1976 version of the Dana 44 low-pinion, so it looks just like the original, but now has front disc brakes. The spindle steering joints and all other steering parts are brand new as well. Every single brake part is brand new; lines, fittings, hardware, calipers, pads, shoes, hoses and drums turned. It has a brand new CPP brake master cylinder / power booster / proportioning valve combination setup. The steering was upgraded to power with a full (brand new) kit (gear box, pump, hoses, pitman arm) from Benchwork Steering Products. The tires are reproduction 9.00 x 16" bias-ply mud / snow traction. The suspension is also all brand new. The springs were taken to a local spring and suspension shop where they were dismantled, sandblasted and re-arched. They installed all new bushings and supplied me with all new shackles, u-bolts and hardware. All four shocks are brand new, too.