What is unusual/ wrong with these Pickup Trucks?

RobertRyan wrote:

rjstractor wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

rjstractor wrote:
The F150 in the top photo is a 1987-1991. 1998 was the second year of the all-new F150 with the Triton modular engine and independent front suspension

Thanks, I knew it was pretty well end of the F150 model run here

When did Ford stop exporting them to Australia?

1998

See RHD steering wheel, we also had some lightenings here as wel, but they were private imports

Slownsy wrote:
Ford stopped importing the F250 in 2006 it had the 7.3 international harvester engine an was build in Brazil I believe with the right hand stirring wheel, not sure about F150.. we had a F100 with the 4.1l inline 6 and later a 2006 F250 with the 7.3 still very popular hear in OZ. Since then had aF150 with the 5.4 gas, a F250 6.2 gas , and now a 2015 6,7 diesel.
Frank.

Not that popular Frank, Ford stopped selling them in 2007. Best selling Pickup by far is the Ranger. None of the others even got near the Rangers current success

rjstractor wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

rjstractor wrote:
The F150 in the top photo is a 1987-1991. 1998 was the second year of the all-new F150 with the Triton modular engine and independent front suspension

Thanks, I knew it was pretty well end of the F150 model run here

When did Ford stop exporting them to Australia?

1998

Ford stopped importing the F250 in 2006 it had the 7.3 international harvester engine an was build in Brazil I believe with the right hand stirring wheel, not sure about F150.. we had a F100 with the 4.1l inline 6 and later a 2006 F250 with the 7.3 still very popular hear in OZ. Since then had aF150 with the 5.4 gas, a F250 6.2 gas , and now a 2015 6,7 diesel.
Frank.

RobertRyan wrote:

rjstractor wrote:
The F150 in the top photo is a 1987-1991. 1998 was the second year of the all-new F150 with the Triton modular engine and independent front suspension

Thanks, I knew it was pretty well end of the F150 model run here

When did Ford stop exporting them to Australia?

Bedlam wrote:
I agree that most trucks of that era only had standard cabs with a single bench seat for three. IH was one of the early manufacturers of a crew cab in the mid 50's and these first models really were set up for work crews. Once Dodge introduced the extended cab in the early 70's, you started to see a family in the cab rather than in the truck bed, truck camper or trailer.

Back in the day, your average passenger car was a beefy body on frame with a V8 and rear wheel drive...it was a decent towing platform (all be it anemic by today's standards) that could take a family of 4 camping.

Also, I recall as a kid, it wasn't uncommon for kids to ride in the pickup bed with a cap on it.

As cars moved toward uni-body and 4 banger engines, they became less suitable for towing. That drove people to trucks which retained good towing capabilities. As it became unacceptable to ride in the back of a pickup, that added further push to create cabs suitable for a family camping trip (among other uses).

For a while, full size vans held their own but with family sizes shrinking, a 4 door pickup offers similar MPG, similar towing and enough space for passengers, so body on frame vans are a dying breed.

rjstractor wrote:
The F150 in the top photo is a 1987-1991. 1998 was the second year of the all-new F150 with the Triton modular engine and independent front suspension

Thanks, I knew it was pretty well end of the F150 model run here

RobertRyan wrote:

This is when US Pickups were sold from Ford Dealerships in Australia. A 1998 by the looks of it F150, with a 351 cu in engine, I took this photo in Dec 2017

A Silverado with a Caravan

A Dually notice the Bull bars in the front

The F150 in the top photo is a 1987-1991. 1998 was the second year of the all-new F150 with the Triton modular engine and independent front suspension.

This thread is about GM's Bedord Trucks that were built in England and what happened too them? They did sell some in Australia

What led to their demise was the failure to capture the British Military Contract for Trucks, they lacked the teachnology of the mainland European Companies. Margaret Thatchers meddling also helped their demise

A Ford 250 Ute very obvious from the Bull bars, most F250's were used as " Utes" towing a very secondary consideration, if at all. These were sold in Ford Deslerships

RobertRyan wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
Are you talking to me? If so, I am not a member of any TFL forums. The only forums I have been active in in the past few years that are vehicle related aside from this one is the Cummins forum, a few Ram forums, and a few BMW diesel forums. So I am afraid you have me confused for someone else, again.

Really??? Keyser Soze, posts the same Ford Graphics and Cummins infirmation like you, must be your twin. Heveven uses the same phrases

Sorry, not me. Like I said, I am only active here, in the Cummins forum, in a few Ram forums, and BMW diesel forum. I used to be active in a few F150 forums, but that was over five years ago when I had my F150. I don't have a membership to the TFL forums, and I do not know anyone that does.

This is not the first time you accused me of being someone else from some other site. If I were these other people you keep saying I am, believe me, I would be more than happy to say so.