1976 Ford F-250 Ranger 4WD Highboy Barn find NO RESERVE

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~One Of A Kind~Rare factory optioned Red Ginger Metallic/Wimbledon White with Black Interior~Very Powerful Built 7.5 Litre Lincoln 460, Holley Carb~Dana 60 Rear~Dana 44 front~13 Inch Clutch~Power Front Disc Brakes~Divorced Transfer Case~Senior Owned~West Coast Survivor
TAKE THIS ONE OF A KIND "HIGHBOY" FOR A RIDE....


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Up for bid is a 1976 Ford F-250 Highboy 4 Wheel Drive Pickup that would be nearly impossible to duplicate and is truly a one of a kind that is being offered on aNO RESERVE AUCTION.

This is a very rare optioned “De-Luxe Tu Tone” ¾ ton truck was special factory ordered in Hot Ginger Metallicover WimbledonWhite exterior with a Black interior.

This outstanding example is a very original senior owned vehicle with only one exception, the engine. The original owner was a “John Deere” tractor mechanic and replaced this Highboy's original 145 horsepower 360 2 barrel with a stout built 7.5 liter460 V8 with about 400 horsepower from the “B” family of Lincoln 460's.

The engine swap was done over 20 years ago and the truck was only driven less than 40k miles in that time and then was put into storage for about 14years with all the fuel drained. We put a new battery and a new Holley 600 on it and some new fuel and fired it up as well as a new power steering pump. It fires up instantly and quietly as you would expect.

I cannot give it justice because my information is second hand but this was a low mile engine that was rebuilt with a high performance cam, some head work, Holley 4 barreland a 13 inch clutch. It is unbelievable how powerful it is with its 4.10 Dana 60 Power lock rear end. This engine feels new and has the power to spin the back tires.

Cosmeticallythis truck looks fantastic. The body is very clean. The inside of the bed has a very nice Raptor spray on bed liner, it has several dings and dents around the curved inner fender wells, the bed a had a vintage plate in the center that was removed and a small round hole the size of a tennis ball from the plate that has a small plate tht was tack welded to cover. The interior of the truck is nice for the age. The dash cap looks new as does the interior seat. It does have the original rubber floor mat which has a few cracks. The fuel gauge is inoperable. It has an aftermarket oil pressure and temperature gauge. It does have the original moldings. The door panels do have speaker holes but there are no speakers and the headliner is cracking. The strikeron the passenger door rattles. Both doors do need the rubber weather stripping replaced. It does have a Pioneer aftermarket radio.
Mechanicallythis truck is very original with the exception of the built 7.5 liter460 Big Block V8 engine which is estimated to be close to 400 horsepower will pull a trailer up the hill as fast as it will pull it down. It does also have dual exhaust with Flowmasters that sounds fantastic. It has a new Holley 4 Barrel carburetorand a new power steering pump. The engine has approximately 40,000 miles on it. It runs very strong. The transmission shifts well and the 4 wheel drive works great.
I have described this truck to the best ofmy knowledge and have included many photos as well as a video. Please remember it is a 41 year old truck. If you have any specific questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I will respond ASAP.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE 1976 FORD F250 HIGHBOY:

From 4Wheeler magazine

In 1976, the era of the highboy truck was over and Ford was the last holdout. “Highboy” describes the stance, but the reason for that stance isn’t clear to everyone. A true highboy has a divorced transfer case, meaning it is separate and connected to the transmission via a short driveshaft, rather than being married to the back of the transmission as is common today. Among other things, that divorced layout necessitates a very long front driveshaft and, for clearance, the ride height of the truck must be higher.

In the early days of 4x4 pickups, virtually all were in the highboy club because the first 4x4 pickups were conversions of a 4x2 chassis. It was simpler and cheaper to utilize the original 4x2 transmission than to design an adapter to marry them. Those first highboys were even higher than later trucks because there were often clearance issues between the front axle, driveshaft and the engine. The end result was a much higher cargo loading height versus that of a 4x2, more entry/egress effort for the human cargo and a higher center of gravity. This is one reason why the Camper Special option was nonexistent for highboys because they didn’t want to encourage their use with a super-high center-of-gravity truck.

Starting in the late ’60s, a conscious effort was made to lower the stance of 4x4 pickups. Jeep started the ball rolling with the intro of the ’63 Gladiator line. Those trucks were notably lower than the competition and that was a pretty big selling point. GM got on the same bandwagon with the ’67 models. Dodge was fully lowboy by 1975, and International Harvester had not changed over by the time the light trucks were discontinued in 1975. Ford was the holdout and wasn’t fully changed over until the beginning of 1977 (some sources say the end of Ford highboy production was February, 1977). The ’70s-era Ford F-100 or ’76-and-up F-150 do not qualify as highboys because they had married transfer cases and a much lower ride height.

Ford had a limited presence in the 4x4 pickup market through 1973, with only a couple of models available. By 1976, the company was set to explode upon the market. Ford had short and long wheelbase F-100 4x4s, an F-150 4x4 (which was basically positioned as a higher GVW ½-ton) and theF-250. There were noF-350 4x4soffered until 1980.

For 1976, your outfitting choices for an F-250 4x4 were pretty narrow compared to the 4x2s. The base engine was the 300ci inline-six, which was offered only with the NP435 manual trans, part-time NP205 transfer case and 4.10:1 axle ratios. The only engine option was the 360ci two-barrel V-8. That was frustrating because the 4x2s were also offered with an optional 390 four-barrel (190hp) or the new 460 four-barrel (230hp), both of which were substantially more powerful than the 145hp 360, in addition to the 300 Six or the 360. If you opted for the 360, it came standard with the NP435, but you could order the C6 “Cruise-o-Matic” automatic. Also optional, only with the automatic and V-8, was the NP203 full-time four-wheel-drive system, which had been available since 1973. It used a divorced version of the NP203 full-timer and was noted for driveshaft vibration.

Axles were the low-pinion Dana 44 up front and a full-float Dana 60 in back. A Dana Powr-Lok was optional in the rear. The ’76 Ford Data Book says that only a 4.10:1 ratio was available in all F-250 4x4s but some sources list 3.73:1 as well.

Functional options not previously mentioned included power steering (which was an old-style ram-type on the tie rod versus the more modern integrated style), extra cooling or super cooling, 60-amp alternator (versus the standard 40-amp), larger battery, manual locking hubs, heavy-duty front springs, heavy-duty shocks, progressive rate rear springs with overloads, three GVW ratings (6,850, 7,600 and 7,700 pounds), rear limited slip, 9.50R-16.5 off-road tires (lots of others), below-bed storage box, Northland Special Package (block heater, more antifreeze protection, the bigger battery and alternator) and a bunch of little stuff. An auxiliary tank was not available for the 4x4 F-250, unlike some of the 4x2s and the F-100/F-150 4x4, because of the divorced transfer case location.

Cosmetically, besides the trim options, you had four optional two-tone paint combinations and 16 different colors, plus accent stripes. A sliding rear window was on the options list,

Though there were reputedly ’77 model year F-250 4x4 highboys built, Ford transitioned to lowboys early in 1977, so the ’76s can be considered the last full year for the Ford highboy trucks. It’s interesting to note that back in the day, the highboys were not the most popular rig on the block due to loading height issues. Today, they are among the coolest of the cool in old 4x4 pickups.

AND EVEN MORE INFORMATION ON THE 1976 FORD F250 HIGHBOY 4 X 4

What is a Highboy?
The Ford Highboys were built from 1967 to 1977.5 and were only Ford F-250 4x4 Regular cab or Crewcab light-duty pickup trucks with a divorced transfer case and narrow frame
The Highboy got its name from sitting higher from the factory than other
Ford pick-up trucks. Thedivorced transfer case(Dana 24,NP203, or NP205)
caused the front-end to be higher, so the rear-end had 4-inch lift blocks
to bring the rear-end up to the same height. Once Ford switched to married
transfercasesin mid-1977, people started referring to the 1973-1977.5
divorced transfer casetrucks as Highboys and the 1977.5-1979 married
transfer case trucks as Lowboys. The previous generation, 1967-1972, was
essentially the same, and has been included in most definitions of
Highboy as well.

The Highboy front axles were a closed-knuckle design from
1967-1975, and open-knuckle design in 1976-1977.5. The open-knuckle
design is preferable.
Rear axles were an 8-lug full-floating Dana 60 with 16 splines (1967-1975)
or 30 splines (1967-1977.5), but both were the same 1-5/16" diameter.
In 1976, HD external hubs became standard.
All Highboys had 4.10:1 gear ratios.

The body sheetmetal became thinner in 1973, when the F-series began its
sixth generation (1973-1979). The fifth generation (1967-1972) became
known as bumpsides, and the sixth generation became known as dentsides.
Even though the sheetmetal is thinner on a dentside, Ford put a corrosion-
resistant coating on it and used more galvanized metal. Bumpsides
typically have rusted-out inner fenders and core supports, compared to
dentsides.
Highboys had drum brakes on allwheels(1967-1975), or a combination of
front disc brakes and rear drum brakes (1976-1977.5). Highboys had either
manual brakes (1967-1977.5) or optional power brakes (1973-1977.5).
All Highboys were Regular Cab or Crew Cab. There were noF-2504x4
SuperCabs until 1978, possibly because SuperCabs don't bolt to the narrow
frame. Because of the narrow frame rails, a Highboy's rear cab mounts are
outside of the frame rails.
Highboys have a unique frame, not shared with other trucks. Like theF-350
frame, all Highboys have a narrow frame, which is 33.5-inches wide. Fifth
generation (1967-1972) F-series trucks had narrow frames as well. Sixth
generation (1973-1979) F-series trucks had wider 37.5-inch rear frame
rails, except for the 1973-1977.5 Highboy frame and the 1973-1979F-350
with 139-inch wheelbase. This frame rail width is measured directly
behind the rear bumper, from outside of rail to outside of rail. TheF-350
frame was narrowed for duallies. The Highboy frame does not bend to the
left or right (unlike the other F-100, F-150, orF-250frames), though it
does bend up and down to accommodate the cab. Afrontcrossmember,
positioned just below the front bumper and visible while standing in front
of the truck, separates the Highboy frame from the bumpsideF-350frame.
No other truck had this crossmember. Since Highboys have a frame that is
different from other F-series trucks, Highboys require different beds than
other F-series. The Highboy frame was never used on another truck.
The Highboy Regular Cab frame is the strongest for its wheelbase, tying
with some F-350's at SM=5.58, though it breaks the tie because it has an
additional crossmember that is not taken into account, as it shouldn't be,
when calculating section modulus. The Highboy Regular Cab frame is 28.8%
stronger than the Lowboy Regular Cab frame, and theHighboyCrewCabframe
is 9.8% stronger than the Lowboy Crew Cab frame. The Lowboy SuperCab is
the strongestF-250frame, and theF-350Crew Cab has the strongest frame.
### Chrysler/GM Comparisons
1975 Dodge W200, 131 WB, 3.88 SM
1979 Chevrolet K20, 3.92 SM
There are no 1973-1979 FordF-250frames, whether 4x2 or 4x4, that are as
weak as the 1975 Dodge W200 131-inch wheelbase, or the 1979 Chevrolet K20.
Highboys came only with in-cab gas tanks, and optionally, with anadditional side-mounted gas tank, but never with areargastank. A rear gastank is too wide to fit between the narrower 33.5-inch-wide rear frame railsof the unique Highboy frame, and can only fit between the 37.5-inch-wide non-Highboy rear frame rails.

All F-series light-duty pickup trucks during 1956-1972 had in-cab gas tanks. In 1973, Ford moved the gas tank to the rear under the bed, except forHighboys. 1977 was the last year for the in-cab gas tank, because US vehiclesafety standards outlawed it. Make sure the filler neck grommet remainscompletely sealed against the cab, and occupants will not smell gasfumes. If both the cab and gas tank are breached in a serious collision, the occupants probably will not be alive to worry about the potentialfire. In this respect, the gas tank is safer in the cab, since itis less likely to be breached in the cab than under the bed, especially whileoff-roading.

Highboys were manufactured from 1967-1977.5 (assembled before serialnumberY20,001). The last Highboy was produced in February, 1977.

The Highboy is significant as the most desirable factory 4x4 of its eradue to its stout frame, increased height compared to other light-dutypickup trucks, anddivorcedtransfercase. Chrysler and GM did not have acounterpart. The Highboy is also historically significant as the basis ofthe first monster truck: Bigfoot 1.Highboys had frontleafspringswith 5-6 leafs (depending on GVW) thatwere 3 inches wide. Highboy frontleaf springswere more arched thannon-Highboy frontleaf springs.

Highboys had progressive-type rearleaf springswith 9 leafs that were2 1/4" wide, compared to non-Highboy rearleaf springs, which were 3 incheswide. Highboy rearleaf springswere 48-inches eye to eye.

Many people refer to Highboys as trucks with afactorylift, which isincorrect. Although Highboys were taller than other trucks, thesuspensionwas not lifted. The frontsuspensiondid not have aliftblock, and wastaller to accommodate thedivorcedtransfercase. The rearsuspensionhada block between the axle andleafspringsto lift the rear of the truck,but most trucks had a rearliftblock, so it is incorrect to refer toeither Highboys or most trucks as factory lifted trucks.

Highboys came with tall, thintireswith an off-road tread. Many peopleput largertireson them. A stock Highboy with itssuspensionin goodcondition can handle 37-inch talltires, as long as thetiresare fairlynarrow, such as 12.5-inches wide, and thewheelshave appropriateback-spacing. Some people have managed 38-inch talltires, althoughusually, this is the point wheresuspensionor body lift is required.

Highboywheelswere 8.00x16.5 inches, and are often replaced with 16-inchwheels.

All Highboys had divorcedtransfer cases, as opposed to married transfercases. A married transfer case is bolted directly to thetransmission. Adivorcedtransfercaseis bolted onto its own cross-member, and isseparated from thetransmissionby adriveshaft. Highboys had Dana 24part-timetransfer casesfrom 1967-1973, and either the standard NP205part-time or optionalNP203full-timetransfercasesfrom 1973-1977.5.The NP205 is the strongest and most desirable factory transfer case.

Highboys had either a 3-speed Ford toploader manual (1967-1971), theNP-435 4x2 4-speed manual (1967-1977.5 -- yes, the 4x4 got the 4x2transmission), or the optional Select ShiftCruise-O-Matic C-6 in1973-1977.5. The reason that 4x2 transmissions were used in these 4x4'swas due to thedivorcedtransfercase. The NP-435 was optional in1967-1971, and standard in 1972-1977.5.

An example Highboy VIN is F26YRTxxxxx. F26 designates aF-250 4x4. AllHighboys begin with F26.

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