1977 Ford Ranger Camper Special XLT New 460ci 4x4 3/4 Ton w/Ford Canopy

Ford F-250 1977 Description

My father bought this truck new in 1977 and special ordered the Camper Special XLT with the Ford canopy. This was the top of the line truck in 1977 with all the chrome detail as well as locking bins on the side of the truck for accessories. He used it a few times per year and miles were held down because of that and it has been in the family since new. I acquired the truck several years ago, it originally had a 400ci engine, however, that engine was problematic so I opted to take it out and installed a freshly rebuilt 460ci Ford engine (Have all receipts). The truck has nearly new tires, big meaty Coopers with less than 4,000 miles on them. The truck has 88,165 original miles and the engine currently has 1788 miles on it, still being broken in.

The truck has storage bumpers that have been added to the front and back of the truck, for tools, etc. The front storage bumper has a top of the line Ramsey Winch that is fully functional with wired remote. My father paid nearly a $1000 for this winch many years ago and it is barely been used. If you desire to go back to original, Ford bumpers for this year are readily available, but I have left the custom bumpers as they are so usable.

This truck has been freshly painted in original color and also besides the new engine has a new Holley 650 carburetor (exact replacement for the original, a new distributor, new starter, runs like dream with awesome power. It has the factory radio in it that is AM/FM CB from Ford, again originally ordered. It has factory air conditioning as well as power steering.

The truck had some fading to the original paint, so I had the truck re-painted and stayed with the original color, bright medium blue. It has custom wheels with blue inserts to match the truck.

The truck also has the original Ford canopy, these are incredibly well made and very very hard to find. It also has been repainted to original. Just a beautiful truck, you simply will not see this top of the line truck in this shape again, don't miss this rare opportunity.

The truck books currently on NADA in this shape at $21,870 and that does not include a new engine or the original Ford Canopy or the top of the line Ramsey Winch.