1985 XL vs 2023 Lariat

[dklyonsjr]

1985 F-150 XL Regular cab, 5.8L HO 4V, 4 speed SelectShift auto, 8ft Styleside 4x4 53k miles, one owner. Payload: 2345 lb. 6250 GVWR.

2023 F-150 Lariat Crew cab, 3.5L Ecoboost, 10 speed auto, 5.5ft box 4x4, 1k miles. Payload: 1774 lb. 7050 GVWR.

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[Natetroknot]

That looks like Iowa, but if that old Ford looks that nice after 38 Midwest winters I’m Mickey Mouse.

Awesome pic & trucks!

 

[powerboatr]

i had an 1988 with the 5.0 short box 4x4 3.55 gears 5 speed
barely got 14 mpg

it sure looks small to todays trucks

 

[Natetroknot]

I spent a lot of time middle man on the bench seat of my best buddies older brother’s truck back in the day, a reg cab F250 (‘88 if memory serves) with 3 pedals and the 300 inline 6, that ol girl did nothing fast but she didn’t need to. I wish we still got em made the same way.

 

[dklyonsjr]

That looks like Iowa, but if that old Ford looks that nice after 38 Midwest winters I’m Mickey Mouse.

Awesome pic & trucks!

Close! It’s actually S Illinois and it was a cattle farm truck for years, beat to death. But it was kept in the barn when not used.

 

[adt1982]

I had an 88 XLT old farm truck before I got my 21. That one looks nicer than mine did, though!

 

[parkerdog]

I spent a lot of time middle man on the bench seat of my best buddies older brother’s truck back in the day, a reg cab F250 (‘88 if memory serves) with 3 pedals and the 300 inline 6, that ol girl did nothing fast but she didn’t need to. I wish we still got em made the same way.

Middle man was the place to be when I was a kid. When you'd go fishing or hunting with dad and brother you sat in the middle and didn't have to open gates.

 

[Snakebitten]

That's exactly right!
I was the middle child and the middle seat when it was the truck, dad, me, and my older brother.

Great memories

 

[powerboatr]

cross country trip
fl to north texas...bench seat, single cab with 2 adults, a 8 year kid in the middle, and a large dog.
oh those were the days

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