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1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

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DanielAndrew

1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD On Ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276279799771?

grumpin

Re: 1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

That's nice!

Lot of money.

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gary Lewis

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Yes, it is a lot of money. And a surprisingly complex system with two front diffs and driveshafts.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

1986F150Six

Re: 1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

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Very nice!

grumpin

Re: 1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

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Two front diffs? What am I missing? I only see the one.

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gary Lewis

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My bad! I think the NAPCO conversions on the E-Series vans had two diffs, but apparently not on the pickups. I saw two driveshafts but didn't think about one being input and the other output to the front.

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grumpin

Re: 1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

Oh ok. I did not know the vans had two front diffs, interesting.

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

1986F150Six

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grumpin wrote

Oh ok. I did not know the vans had two front diffs, interesting.

https://www.blueovaltrucks.com/tech-articles/the_vemco_v-drive_system/

salans7

Re: 1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

I would rather pay 39,000 for this than a 1997 Ford F350 crew cab 4x4 longbed with a ZF5 and a 7.3 Powerchoke.

That super long front driveshaft is likely due to a divorced transfer case. I wouldn't call this a "highboy" per say, but it's the beginning of them.

Gary Lewis

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Thanks, David. Yes, Vemco instead of Napco. At least it had a "co" in it.

And yes, this looks kinda like a Highboy. And they had divorced t-cases as well.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

grumpin

Re: 1960 Ford F-250 Original NAPCO 4x4 4WD

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Thanks David, I do remember those after seeing the pictures!

I agree Shawn!

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

1986F150Six

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It takes a team....

BigBrother-84

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It is really nice!

The problem with such a (expansive) truck is that you’ll do nothing with it.
A museum artifact.

The owner-collector needs quite place for storage.

No manure hauling.
No tractor hauling.

And no road trip.

Jeff / 1984 F350 Crew Cab 4x4/5.8L w351 4V/ T18/ D50 4.10 front/ 8' bed.
Restored 2019-2022.
Nicknamed «Big Brother 1984», due to its soooo-looong shape & nod to George Orwell's 1984 famous novel.

Gary Lewis

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Amen, brother! And don't forget that there'd be no Moab, or elsewhere, offroading. Not a chance I'd take it on the Jeep roads around Ouray, nor the forest service roads in Arkansas where Big Blue pushed back saplings to get through.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile