By most standards, this is just an old, brown F150. A quick look at the interior shots, however, shows why it’s here on Oddimotive. Some owner at some time ‘crafted’ an interesting center stack and some sort of custom electronics box. Also, this truck has a lot of brown. We like brown.
This truck was donated to an Orange County charity and might represent a deal if someone needs a cheap shop truck – and likes brown. This seller often has interesting finds mixed among the lame Chevy Luminas etc.
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Orange, CA
$370 with 11 bids and about two days to go
Exterior is run of the mill early 80s truck. There’s nothing wrong with that, especially in brown and tan.
Side view shows running boards and Cragar Pro-Tech (or imitation?) wheels. Any enthusiast from the 80s should remember these wheels by name – along with the Centerline Champ 500.
Rear view shows custom bumper with some bend. Not much else exciting here, except that it’s rare to see a truck without big, custom dual exhaust.
Some owner was a fan of stick-on reflectors.
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Up for auction is a 1981 Ford F-150 Custom 2WD that was just recently donated to a national charity and is now being sold at NO RESERVE.
THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN ORANGE, CALIFORNIA.
This F-150 Custom is equipped with a 5.0 Liter 8 Cylinder engine and Automatic Transmission. 5 Digit Odometer reads 47,089 Miles. It appears to have all the standard equipment. The exterior is Brown in color and is showing some signs of wear in places. Also present are some scratches, minor dings and scuffs. Please see photos for more detailed description of vehicle and its overall condition.
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
VEHICLE RUNS AND DRIVES
(TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, ADVISABLE NOT TO DRIVE)
5.0L 8 CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CLOTH INTERIOR WITH SOME WEAR (SEE PICTURES BELOW)
TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE 30% ROAD-LIFE LEFT
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING NEEDS WORK, MAY NEED REPLACING
TEMPERATURE GAGE DOES NOT FUNCTION
BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
SOME SCRATCHES, MINOR DINGS, SCUFFS, PAINT FADED (SEE PICTURES BELOW
CLEAN CALIFORNIA TITLE
VEHICLE REGISTRATION STATUS: JUNE 2012, NON-OP (RENEWAL FEE IS $91 ACCORDING TO ONLINE DMV)