OK, I've been doing a little research, and this seems to be a truck that isn't supposed to be. According to everything I can find, Ford did not offer the Camper Special in a shortbox...either as an F100 or an F250. (Remember that '67 was the last year of the F100 Camper Special.) The body on this truck is definitely a Camper Special, from what I was able to see during my initial inspection. However, it just dawned on me that the missing Camper Special emblems on this particular cab were mounted on the cowl...something not done until '70. The '67-'69 Camper Special emblems were mounted on the lower part of the front fenders. However, this is definitely a '67 cab. This truck also has the factory in-frame auxiliary tank setup, although the tank itself is missing, but it does have the switches for the tanks. And this truck has all 8-lug wheels, and the title DOES show it as an F250, but I neglected to check out the VIN tag on the door to make sure it matched the numbers on the title.
I'm definitely going to have to compare the serial number stamped on the frame with that on the VIN tag. I'm also going to run the VIN through Ford to see what the say about how this truck is supposed to be equipped.
This is strange!
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EDIT: I take that back...the CS emblems WERE mounted on the cowl in '67. They were moved down to the lower front fender for '68 and '69 models, and then back up to the cowl for the '70-'72 models.
So this IS most definitely a CS cab. The paint on the outside of the cab matches the paint on the inside of the cab and firewall. So at the very least, the cab is a '67 Camper Special cab. The paint on the box matches that on the cab, so you'd think that the cab and box are a matched set. However, in '67 Ford did not offer an F250 2WD shortbox....let alone a CS. Heck, the camper would be too small to fit the box!
Now I REALLY want to start comparing numbers. The only thing I can think of (and this is kinda stretching the speculation) is that a previous owner swapped the F250 body onto an F100 frame, and then added the F250 8-lug suspension. Sounds like I'm definitely going to have to check out the number on the frame.
This one's a '67 F250 2WD SWB Camper Special. It's a project truck, but other than an engine and tranny it's all there. This thing is RUST-FREE! The cab corners and front cab mounts are perfect, and the bottom sides of the cab and box are almost NOS! I wasn't really looking to buy this, but I stumbled upon it a couple days ago, and after talking with the owner today, I ended up cleaning out my 'truck funds' account and gave him $350 for everything.
Not sure what (if anything) I can do about those. I'll post some pics next weekend.
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