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My godson who is like my son (I have no kids of my own) and hunting partner turns 15 in March and gets a learners permit...he loves old ford trucks...I found this yesterday and after checking it out, I bought it. Runs and drives great, inline 6 with 4 speed manual. He has never drove a manual before but he started driving my trucks in the pasture across from the camp house at age 9 and has been driving on the club roads etc since about 12. It needs paint, new floor for the pickup box and some other stuff but surprisingly in great shape for 27 years old,I figure he can work on it and I will help and hopefully he will appreciate the whole car thing a little more than just handing him something when he turns 16. Have any of you semi restored a old truck have suggestions, thoughts? 
�A free people ought to be armed.� George Washington
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That inline 6 is near bullet proof. That could make a really sharp truck with some work.
" I do view Jim Waltz as a really good Presidential candidate"
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Dependable and safe. All other things as your budget allows.
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It was the guys everyday driver and has news brakes etc...but I plan to go through it and verify the safety.
�A free people ought to be armed.� George Washington
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I think the Ford would be a great truck. I like steel frames and bulk vs. fuel economy. This is my 16 year old about 2.5 years ago. This past July it was passed down to my other 16 year old daughter. 
Take your kids hunting instead of hunting your kids.
I'd rather be LOST in the woods than FOUND in the city.
Drive a hybrid, I need your gas.
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He would have liked to had a Bronco but they haul to many people so I wanted to eliminate that from the get go.
Bill, I think your right it should make a great truck.
�A free people ought to be armed.� George Washington
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I think the Ford would be a great truck. I like steel frames and bulk vs. fuel economy. This is my 16 year old about 2.5 years ago. This past July it was passed down to my other 16 year old daughter. Thank god more people think like this. I never will understand why some parents are more worried about fuel economy than the safety of their kids.
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My godson who is like my son (I have no kids of my own) and hunting partner turns 15 in March and gets a learners permit...he loves old ford trucks...I found this yesterday and after checking it out, I bought it. Runs and drives great, inline 6 with 4 speed manual. He has never drove a manual before but he started driving my trucks in the pasture across from the camp house at age 9 and has been driving on the club roads etc since about 12. It needs paint, new floor for the pickup box and some other stuff but surprisingly in great shape for 27 years old,I figure he can work on it and I will help and hopefully he will appreciate the whole car thing a little more than just handing him something when he turns 16. Have any of you semi restored a old truck have suggestions, thoughts? Good job dad! Safety first
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I think the Ford would be a great truck. I like steel frames and bulk vs. fuel economy. This is my 16 year old about 2.5 years ago. This past July it was passed down to my other 16 year old daughter. Looks exactly like my oldest first vechicle except hers was black.
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Make sure what ever you buy has airbags!
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The most important thing, no matter what you buy them, is to instill defensive driving practices and under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are they to use their cell phones while driving. Especially texting.
A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Fuel economy is not a factor, it's merely a nice bonus.
Airbags, anti-lock brakes, and electronic stability control are HUGE safety gains.
With due respect to the poster above (and I mean that, I'm not trying to be personally critical), the SUV may not be the safest choice. I understand the argument for bulk, but SUVs sit high off the ground and have a much greater propensity to roll than a vehicle with a lower CG.
Couple that with the fact that SUVs have very wide tires (like the one I drive). Wide tires have a much, much greater tendency to hydroplane than small, skinny tires.
It has also been my personal observation that long-wheelbase, tall SUVs are inherently unstable in a skid--very difficult to recover by steering into the skid like you can in a car.
So...you've got a rear-wheel drive vehicle that wants to hydroplane and then skid because it's being pushed by the driving wheels, is unstable when it gets into a skid, and wants to roll when it's sliding sideways. Not good.
I know all this stuff because it happened to me.
For a teenager, especially a teenage boy, I would buy (and indeed did buy) a small car (fewer passengers) with a weak-ass 4-cylinder. It is not cool and you couldn't hot rod in it if you wanted to. It has anti lock brakes and electronic stability control.
Preach smart behavior to your child: No texting, no drinking, drive defensively.
Don't scrimp on tires! Worn tires hydroplane and skid. Bite the bullet and replace your tires as soon as they get close to flunking the penny test.
That is all.
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You don't have to be a NASA physicist to figure out if a Silverado and a little 4 cyl.try to occupy the same space at the same time who is gonna come out of it the best.
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Fuel economy is not a factor, it's merely a nice bonus.
Airbags, anti-lock brakes, and electronic stability control are HUGE safety gains.
With due respect to the poster above (and I mean that, I'm not trying to be personally critical), the SUV may not be the safest choice. I understand the argument for bulk, but SUVs sit high off the ground and have a much greater propensity to roll than a vehicle with a lower CG.
Couple that with the fact that SUVs have very wide tires (like the one I drive). Wide tires have a much, much greater tendency to hydroplane than small, skinny tires.
It has also been my personal observation that long-wheelbase, tall SUVs are inherently unstable in a skid--very difficult to recover by steering into the skid like you can in a car.
So...you've got a rear-wheel drive vehicle that wants to hydroplane and then skid because it's being pushed by the driving wheels, is unstable when it gets into a skid, and wants to roll when it's sliding sideways. Not good.
I know all this stuff because it happened to me.
For a teenager, especially a teenage boy, I would buy (and indeed did buy) a small car (fewer passengers) with a weak-ass 4-cylinder. It is not cool and you couldn't hot rod in it if you wanted to. It has anti lock brakes and electronic stability control.
Preach smart behavior to your child: No texting, no drinking, drive defensively.
Don't scrimp on tires! Worn tires hydroplane and skid. Bite the bullet and replace your tires as soon as they get close to flunking the penny test.
That is all. I can argue with you all day on this but I do agree with 2 things you said. Smart behavior and defensive driving is a good thing.
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
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When my Son started driving, I gave him my Nissan truck. No Horsepower to get him in trouble. He's now driving a GMC Sonoma with the Vortec 4.3 six banger. Lots of power, but he's got a few years under his belt now.
Got my Daughter a nice Honda Passport.
Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer.
My luck has been so bad lately, it could be raining pussies and I'd catch one with a dick broke off in it.
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Used 4Runner with side air bags - both the wife and daughter drive one - truck frame with some height to it so if they get t-boned they stand a better chance.
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams
He alone is educated who has learned the lessons of open-mindedness
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The most important thing, no matter what you buy them, is to instill defensive driving practices and under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are they to use their cell phones while driving. Especially texting. The truck is going to come with a written contract that will include all of those things and a few more 
�A free people ought to be armed.� George Washington
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O God, you are my God; early will I seek you. Psalm 63:1
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