So I bought the C-700 I had been eying up for the last 9 months or so. I talked to the owner and he said the truck originally came with a 289 but had a transplant of this 352. I'm yanking it out in favor of a diesel (econ-power) and have no use for it (I'd keep it if it was the original).My...

Ok, so I picked it up. Talked to the former owner and he said it is indeed a 1955 C-700 "big Job". He also told me it had a 289 when new and now has a 352. I guess it was used at a mine up north Wis. and he bought it in 1978.

I have been scratching my brain and scouring the net to find out what the truck is that I'm going to be buying tonight. I don't know the exact year but I know it's not a '57. It's a COE I'm guessing 53-56 but from what I'm seeing is that Ford didn't make a C-700 "Big Job". I hopefully...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site but not fords. I have a Sport Trac, I know an SUV, but I've worked it more than most F-150s out there. I had a pinto but it was smashed in a shed collapse and I'm looking to buy a new truck tonight. I definitely will have questions with building the new truck...