In 1979, Ford was ending the last year of a major era in pickups. In 1980, Ford was releasing an all new line of pickups. The body and design of the pickup had been barely changed since 1973, with the exception of a different front grill design that was introduced in 1978. The 1979 F250 Highboy, had only two big block motor options for 1979, the 400 and 460 cubic inch motors. Although the 400 and the 460 were the only engines offered the last year, many other engines had been offered in earlier years in this body style. Engines such as the 360 and 390 big blocks, are known for their longevity. The F250 was offered with either an automatic or standard transmission. The automatic transmission was a c-6, which is a three-speed with overdrive. The standard transmission was a regular wide ratio four-speed.
The 1970's Ford pickups are known for their toughness and longevity. During the 1970's, Ford was one of the first automakers to start using galvanized sheet metal in their vehicles. Galvanized steel, which is steel with a coating, prevents the likelihood of rust occurring. This decision increased the quality of all of Ford's pickups to the point that in 1976, Ford took the title of selling the most pickups in the country that year. It is a title that Ford has retained since. In 1979, the F250 as it was known was ending forever. After that year, Ford pickups were never so purpose built for sheer toughness and strength. It was the end of an era.
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My grandparents had an old Ford truck from the 70's. I'm not sure the year or series, but it was a great truck that lasted forever.
first of all your information is totally wrong. a 400 is not a big block. Its the same block as a 351, which was also available in that those years. I should know, I own a 78 and a 79 both which have a 351 small block.
and the c6 auto which is in my 78, is a two speed with an overdrive making 3 speeds total. A 3 speed overdrive would be a 4 speed.
^ lol this guy, next he's gonna say all fords after 2002 are more american then toyota. Early model trucks are the best, all american, built like boulders. My 96 f-350 7.3 can smoke these new 6.7's any day (literally) and my 78 highboy with the 400cid 6.6L engine wil DESTROY any new truck. My 2001 f-150 330 triton 5.4L will send your girl runnin my way.
The Hiboy was made from 1967 untell mid 1977.F250.
If you have a 1978 or 1979 hi boy they would be worth a lot of money.
If you have the F100 or F150 hiboy. Get them certified because they would be worth more than my 1973 F250 highboy. If you don't know what you have google it.
That 79 is a beautiful truck even though it is not a hiboy. Find a real hiboy look at the front bumper there's a steel plate from leaf to leaf. Divorced transfer case.
Here is a list of Highboy engines: 240 1V Six (1967-1974) 300 1V Six (1967-1977.5) 351M 2V V-8 (1977) 352 2V V-8 (1967) 360 2V V-8 (1968-1976) 400 2V V-8 (1977)
Highboy, High Boy, Hiboy, Hi-Boy, and HB are slang terms used by enthusiasts, and are not official or correct Ford terminology. If your goal is to use correct Ford terminology, then Ford referred to the 1967-1977.5 F-250 4x4 as a "Factory High Rider" in print advertising (the advertisement was in 1969). Additional terms that are not correct Ford terminology, but are used by enthusiasts, are 1977.5 to denote the mid-year end of the Highboy, bumpside refers to the fifth generation (1967-1972) F-series, and dentside refers to the sixth generation (1973-1979) F-series pickup trucks. The enthusiast terms are used here.. If you have a 79 hiboy we need to see it posted where we can see pictures . Post it on Ford truck enthusiasts . I have been driving fords since 1974.
I got 79 f250 with a 300.
Happy Thanksgiving today I'm picking up a1979 Ford 250 step side hi boy with a 460cid came that way from factory this truck has 36s and is really tall. I do t care if it's a real hb or not the truck is bad ass.
Happy Thanksgiving today I'm picking up a1979 Ford 250 step side hi boy with a 460cid came that way from factory this truck has 36s and is really tall. I do t care if it's a real hb or not the truck is bad ass.
Brian the 79 you're buying isn't a "highboy" and it didn't come with a 460 from the factory unless it's a 2wd.
The amount of misinformation in this article astounds me.
in the 73-79 F series era "Highboys" were f250 4x4's built before serial number Y20,001 (73-about mid 77). Some of the characteristics are a narrower rear frame width, front cross member behind the bumper, in cab gas tank, divorced transfer case, and low pinion axles. The engine options were a 360, 300, 351m(77 only), or a 400(77 only).
Ford has never referred to a 73-77 F250 as a highboy.
Other wrong statements worth noting in this article. There were no 460's available from the factory in a 4x4. The C6 is not an overdrive transmission, it is a 3 speed with a final drive ratio of 1:1. Ford has also never used the terms "big block" or "small block", those are Chevy terms, Ford refers to their engines by family name (FE, 335, 385, Windsor, etc.)
Lastly in reference to one of the comments, the 400 doesn't share the 351 block, the 400 came out before the decline of the 351 Cleveland. After the Cleveland was discontinued Ford de-stroked the 400 to a 351 and called it the 351m which isn't a small or big block, it's a 335 series engine. The 400 and 351m were both available engines in f-series trucks after 76.
does it come with or can you put a 7.3l powerstroke diesel in a f250 highboy?
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