Faux SWB for sale
 

Saw this on CL. What a strange look. I think a section of the bed behind the rear wheels was removed.

http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/2426903661.html

http://images.craigslist.org/3n93kd3...12e6ef1d4d.jpg

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Last truck I saw like that was red still looked wierd...

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I think one of the board members has one like that.

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Would make a good sled pulling truck

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bobbed a long bed... the 4X4 guys do it for departure angle... looks better on a lifted truck.. but still a little off....

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too ugly for me

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Like it or not please do not turn this into a bash fest.

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Now I've seen everything. :)

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Ford offered that setup as an option back in 70's or 80's. Helps distribute the weight better rear to front. Worked well with large slide in campers.

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If Ford offered such a bed it had to be a horrible idea! GM certainly wouldn't even imagine doing that!
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Ford did actually do longer wheelbase truck with a modified bed. It must have been fairly rare though, because you just don't see them anymore. Most of the ones I have seen were used as pulling trucks in the local county fairs. I'm not really a Ford guy, but I think they were only produced in the mid 70s. I don't recall ever seeing one with the 78-79 updated front end?

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I remember as a kid putting together a model kit of a Ford truck and thinking they really got the fender proportions way off. I think the kit had something to do with Firestone? Later I realized there were two different versions of the truck in real life.

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Didn't GM make altered wheelbase trucks also? I seem to remember seeing some C/30s in the pre dually days that had the rear axle moved toward the tailgate. The bed was the same length, so it was not a longhorn. Anyone else have any pics or knowledge?

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If you go to the actual ad and look at the other picture, is that a shadow or is that a Longhorn bed?

LockDoc

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I kinda dig it.Definitely different and would get mobbed by ppl with questions.Could be a nice ride.Thanks for sharing Joseph.Be good:chevy:

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That truck was ahead of its time. Look at the modern cars, they have the wheels close to both ends for better handling and weight distribution.

It does look a little odd though compared to what we are use to seeing on older vehicles.

That is what is interesting about being into old vehicles is seeing different styles.