Congratulations Donald on your TOTY with such a special truck.

Congratulations Rodger.. I always enjoy seeing and hearing about trucks doing "the job they were bought for".

Awesome truck and win Ken congratulations. The FTF will be well represented by your truck.:)

Extremely nice... congratulations Brad.

Congratulations on a very nicely done ride.

Congratulations... that is a very good looking Ranger.

Congratulations Ken... you have the nicest fleet of Dents around.:)

Thanks Justin and it is good to be back to posting again. They did away with the thirty year exemptions and anything 1976 or newer will always have to be smog checked. The state does have a program that will give about 500 vehicles each year a life-time exemption after a one time smog check, but...

Sounds good to me.:)

Good and surprised actually... here in California they drum into you that if you drive anything older than a 1995 vehicle you should take if off the road. In fact in our county they will give me a $1,000 if I would turn the truck into them, for them to then to crush it and get that terrible smog...

Hi guys.... In answer to your question Doug they do an extensive visual check and miscellaneous other checks, then if that passes then the tailpipe emissions test. I have had to do smog on the truck every two years and 3 different 460s since 1982. Some years it has been very expensive and hard...

Got the truck's every two year California smog check done. PASSED :WooHoo:

Welcome Ozzie and it sounds like a nice find.:)

Congratulations!

Hello and welcome and your deal on your 77 sounds like a win-win for both parties.

I wish they did.

A very nice truck Ryan... congratulations.

Congratulations... you have a very handsome truck.

Congratulations on your win with your very nicely done Bronco.

I very much agree and have enjoyed my time here from day one.:)

A very nicely done truck congratulations.

Happy New Year to you Keith and also all here at the FTF.

Thank you again all for making 2013 such a special year for the truck and myself.Also... I am really looking forward to seeing all the great Ford trucks that will be TOTM and TOTY here in 2014. :)

I am looking forward and I will be very interested in your thread and what you come up with Jssec, as someday I hope to give my 76 Camper Special a rebuild also. :)

Hello and welcome Kevin.:)

You know Mike maybe I should visit Roy's. I am starting to think those cab marker lights might look pretty cool on the old girl. Especially with you cab light aficionados and experts working on it.:cool: :)Also a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to both of you and your families.:)

That's good to know about and I may have to try some Griot's if we don't get some rain soon.:)Thanks for the warning Mike I hadn't thought of that. But I think you are right and there is a strong possibility of that happening at Roy's.;) :wavey:

Sounds good to me... Roy.:)

Mike... actually the weather has been too "perfect" with clear skies and highs in the 70's. But the bad news is we are in the third year of drought conditions here on California's central coast, with only about an inch of rain so far this year. If this keeps up I won't have any water to wash it...