Paulco wrote
.... Actually you made me feel better knowing that other folks use old trucks as daily drivers doing 25 plus miles a day each way.
"Can you use a 40 year old truck as a daily driver?" is one of those questions where I honestly feel like the answer is "If you have to ask the question, then no, it isn't." Yes, old trucks can be reliable daily drivers, and many of us here do that. My main "old truck" is my '97 which is trying to go down for a restoration, but I pulled it out of mothballs after sitting for 15 months to drive it 160 miles round trip to cabin. And my summer daily driver is a '71 Bronco that I recently took for a 300 mile round trip in a pretty remote part of Utah on a 95° day.
But those of us that use old trucks like that know that we can do that. I saw one YouTuber that sold T-shirts that said "I am the warranty."
That's not to say that new people can't join our ranks. But do know that you will have to be your own warranty!
Bob
Sorry, no '80 - '86 Ford trucks
"Oswald": 1997 F-250HD crew cab short box, 460, E4OD, 4.10 gears
"Pluto": 1971 Bronco, 302, NV3550 5 speed, Atlas 4.3:1 transfer case, 33" tires
"the motorhome": 2015 E-450-based 28' class C motorhome, 6.8L V-10
"the Dodge": 2007 Dodge 2500, 6.7L Cummins