BigBrother-84 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Funny facts about Big Brother (from Marti Report): THE 1984 F-SERIES TRUCK Of the • 571,773 1984 F-Series Trucks, • 1,198 were F-350 4x4 Crew Cab Pickup Trucks. Of them, • 484 came with 5.8L 351-2V V-8 Engines. Of those, • 258 had 4-Speed Warner Manual Transmissions. • 6 of them were painted Light Desert Tan, of which • 5 had Tan Vinyl Bench Seats. Of those, • 1 was equipped with a Spare Tire & Wheel. • 2FTJW36G8ECB10514 is that F-Series Truck. Lol! Knowing where Big Bro was going to live (Anticosti, no asphalt, rough gravel highway), it was delivered with a supplemental spare. This truck is really unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Wow! It really IS unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viven44 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Wow that is really cool. 1,198 out of 571,773 is already pretty darn cool!! No wonder we don't see many crew cab bullnoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 1,198 out of 571,773 is already pretty darn cool!! No wonder we don't see many crew cab bullnoses. Man, you make me realize that 4x4 crew cabs were only 0,2% of the whole 1984 Bullnose production! Completely the revese of today’s sales, if you don’t want a Crew Cab, it’s a special order. O tempora, o mores, like they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viven44 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1,198 out of 571,773 is already pretty darn cool!! No wonder we don't see many crew cab bullnoses. Man, you make me realize that 4x4 crew cabs were only 0,2% of the whole 1984 Bullnose production! Completely the revese of today’s sales, if you don’t want a Crew Cab, it’s a special order. O tempora, o mores, like they say. Yes exactly. Back in the day when trucks were actually used as trucks, crew cabs were rare! I haven't seen one in person since I started paying attention to bullnoses Definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Very cool! I like those Marti reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Yes exactly. Back in the day when trucks were actually used as trucks, crew cabs were rare! I haven't seen one in person since I started paying attention to bullnoses Definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Back in the day, when trucks were meant to be used as a work vehicle you could reach over the side into the bed and actually set heavy things in the tailgate. In the late '80's everyone was after me to lift my truck and put big tires on it. But I actually had to move skids of cement and roof shingles. (94 & 88# respectively) Today, tailgates come with a built in stepladder and hand rail! I've considered getting a Marti report for my F350, but it's gonna be less than interesting since I already know it was a fleet truck and didn't have any cool options when I got it. Plus I picked it up in the same county it was sold new in, so I already know most of what a Marti report could give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 1,198 out of 571,773 is already pretty darn cool!! No wonder we don't see many crew cab bullnoses. Man, you make me realize that 4x4 crew cabs were only 0,2% of the whole 1984 Bullnose production! Completely the revese of today’s sales, if you don’t want a Crew Cab, it’s a special order. O tempora, o mores, like they say. When I was looking for a truck to tow our new 5th wheel (my 1977 F150 with the 390FE camper special engine pulled it fine, just didn't like stopping with it), I went to Beach Ford in Virginia Beach and started an order for a 1994 F250 super cab, long bed with a 7.3L Turbo Diesel (pre-Powerstroke) and automatic. Spare was an option and the recommended order was just the wheel so you got the hanger for it. We had left a check for a deposit. Three days later we received a call from Beach Ford informing us that they were balanced out on Diesel automatics and I could have a 5 speed or get a 460 automatic. Needless to say I said no thanks. I towed the 5th wheel up to a campground near Gordonsville VA that we were members of so my late wife could decompress after quitting her job. I left Karen there with the trailer and her 1980 Pontiac Bonneville and went back up the following weekend to retrieve the trailer. She had told me during the week that the man in the next site had a truck he wanted to sell, a 1986 F350 crew cab dual rear wheel pickup. My first reaction was,"It's too big and unwieldy" based on BIL's 1994 4WD super cab being a bear to maneuver. I looked at it, drove it and agreed on a price, well below what it was worth due to body damage and needing repairs. I left a deposit with him and planned on going up later with my Horizon and a tow bar, 16 year old son and our tent. I paid the balance on the truck, drove it over to the tent area, and the next morning repaired the non-functional accelerator pump on the Holley 4 barrel, hooked up the Horizon while Matt took the tent down, plugged in my tow lights and we headed to a friend's shop in Suffolk VA so he could repair the fender damage while I replaced the bad original tie rods. That was in April 1994. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 When I was looking for a truck to tow our new 5th wheel (my 1977 F150 with the 390FE camper special engine pulled it fine, just didn't like stopping with it), I went to Beach Ford in Virginia Beach and started an order for a 1994 F250 super cab, long bed with a 7.3L Turbo Diesel (pre-Powerstroke) and automatic. Spare was an option and the recommended order was just the wheel so you got the hanger for it. We had left a check for a deposit. Three days later we received a call from Beach Ford informing us that they were balanced out on Diesel automatics and I could have a 5 speed or get a 460 automatic. Needless to say I said no thanks. I towed the 5th wheel up to a campground near Gordonsville VA that we were members of so my late wife could decompress after quitting her job. I left Karen there with the trailer and her 1980 Pontiac Bonneville and went back up the following weekend to retrieve the trailer. She had told me during the week that the man in the next site had a truck he wanted to sell, a 1986 F350 crew cab dual rear wheel pickup. My first reaction was,"It's too big and unwieldy" based on BIL's 1994 4WD super cab being a bear to maneuver. I looked at it, drove it and agreed on a price, well below what it was worth due to body damage and needing repairs. I left a deposit with him and planned on going up later with my Horizon and a tow bar, 16 year old son and our tent. I paid the balance on the truck, drove it over to the tent area, and the next morning repaired the non-functional accelerator pump on the Holley 4 barrel, hooked up the Horizon while Matt took the tent down, plugged in my tow lights and we headed to a friend's shop in Suffolk VA so he could repair the fender damage while I replaced the bad original tie rods. That was in April 1994. I don’t remember to have read how you met Darth. Nice story! So, it’s a chance that the Beach dealer wasn’t able to get you a new ‘94 truck! Hey Bill, how’s your back, did you have your surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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