Yes, Its a stunning dark blue 1986 Ford F250. Regular cab. 2WD. Rockin inline 6, 4 speed manual trans. Alpine cassette with seperate EQ (sounds like poo!)Camper shell painted to match. Dog Dish hub caps. And I of course am in love. It is shockingly straight and clean. Can I resist its siren song tomorrow?
I been there
yes, you must own that 
4 cylinder 3/4 ton 2wd? sounds useless to me.. throw a 460 and the 4X4 stuff into it, and it starts to get more intriguing..
6cyl and 4spd manual he said... Did ford even do a 4cyl... Ever?
mndsm wrote: 6cyl and 4spd manual he said... Did ford even do a 4cyl... Ever?
not in any of their real trucks.. they built millions of 4 cylinder Rangers, but not the bigger trucks.
I would love to own another 300 six.
Dooo eeet!
P.S. What the hell, no pics?! 
300ci 4.9 inline 6 Ford? Most fragile engine EVER!
You'll probably end up giving that delicate, high-winding truck to a guy that could use it (me)!
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wish my F150 4.6L was a 300 six
were they fuel injected in '86?
No
I understand completely. I am in love with a '78 F100 stick shift in black. 
ebonyandivory wrote: 300ci 4.9 inline 6 Ford? Most fragile engine EVER!
Yeah! Especially with the 4-speed behind it, that transmission is made out of glass!
Seriously you should buy this, if you don't tell us about it. ;-)
novaderrik wrote:mndsm wrote: 6cyl and 4spd manual he said... Did ford even do a 4cyl... Ever?not in any of their real trucks.. they built millions of 4 cylinder Rangers, but not the bigger trucks.
Right, I sorta want one of the 2.3 ones... I have evil turbocharging aspirations....
I'd rock it.
Great trucks. Just do it.
mndsm wrote:novaderrik wrote:Right, I sorta want one of the 2.3 ones... I have evil turbocharging aspirations....mndsm wrote: 6cyl and 4spd manual he said... Did ford even do a 4cyl... Ever?not in any of their real trucks.. they built millions of 4 cylinder Rangers, but not the bigger trucks.
Engine should go in this Sunday which is when I start rebuilding the old to fit a turbo.
What, no pics?
OK, I'll be that guy. The 300 straight six is an awesomely durable engine, but it had what, 150 or so horsepower in those days? Adequate in an F-150, but in a heavier F-250, you might just end up needing a calendar to time it in the quarter mile. Yeah, I know, torque, but still. Seems to me in an F-250 I'd want a 351 or larger.
That was a smokin 122hp and 255 ft pounds of torque...
Weaker than the efi 302 for '86...
Really can't see why you would get that engine in an F250? F100 grocery getter, maybe.
It's bigger than the chevy 6 you could get in 3/4 tons back then. I drove one of those with a manual and it was one of my favorite trucks ive ever driven. My father in law has a 1980 300/4spd truck and it seems pretty cool to me. It runs but it just sits.
Pretty face...I'd be interested to see what you think ugly means.
Just to give one dissenting opinion, I've always thought the only appeal of the 300 at that time was that the 302 was so weak and leaky, and the 351/400 was weak and terribly thirsty. Looked good by comparison.
Was exploring some old vehicles in a field after we finished a HVAC install on an old farm house. I was expecting a big block when I popped the hood of a F-700 railroad truck, still had the track wheels on. I about E36 M3 when there sat in the engine bay a 300 I6 w/ single barrel carb. Ho-lee crap. 
Farmer had a chuckle over that.
BWTM:
http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/01/22/top-10-engines-time-4-ford-300-i6/
The 80s ones are pretty fugly, but the 94-97s are some of the best looking trucks ever to grace our highways!
It is not a new Diesel teknoracertruck. This is just a simple old TRUCK that happens to be very well preserved. Makes me smile, that's why I like it. Likely has a 3.73 or 4.10 so should pull some old Saabs around just fine. The shifter throws are V E R Y L O N G. I will try and get it bought again tomorrow.
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