The future of 67-72 trucks?

[ken's1971]

With gas prices going up what do you forsee for the future of our trucks. So far in my area their are scads of these trucks being sold. Gas price here is 2.59 for good gas. Your thoughts....

[ken's1971]

I hope prices go down and stay down, see alot of new pickups for sale too. I remember when i first bought my pickup it was the equivalent was expensive for such a beater but now i saw a old chevy(yes i know) for 250 in the paper and they said it ran good! My hope is they come down and stay down in price i think i'll wait awhile before i buy another pickup if i do that.

[Joe Kriston]

Lessee what the crystal ball says....Eely beeny,chili beany,the spirits are about to speak...

I'm no analyst,but I certainly like to anal-yze...I've noticed on eBay,the '67-72 F-250's don't seem to really be moving too well...I think most of our era trucks still serve some sort of a utility purpose---even if it's just transportation to work and back...For 20 years now my everyday vehicle has been a pickup-usually a heavy duty one(I'm a roofing contractor)...I've thought good gas mileage was something only people in France and Taiwan enjoyed...The temptation is there to get a smaller,more fuel efficient truck for daily driving,but I figure sooner or later gas prices will stabilize...

Compared to the costs of housing,lumber and even cigarettes,fuel costs today are really not that out of line(20 years ago,I paid $1.05 for a gallon of regular and $.99 for a pack of smokes;a $90,000 house in 1987 is now worth about $330,000 out here)...Trouble is,gas went up so suddenly,people are starting to freak out,since there appears to be no end in sight....

More to the point,and my anal-ysis ,I think shortbeds will always be in demand,there's so much you can do with them...The big,lumbering longbeds and 3/4 tons may take a hit for a while,and only used by people who really need them,but that just means they'll be more scarce if and when fuel prices stabilize....The Highboys and Crewcabs?....They are their own subcult among themselves ...I don't really see a change there....

[4x4x4crewcab]

Lessee what the crystal ball says....Eely beeny,chili beany,the spirits are about to speak...

I have heard chili beanys speak but never from a crystal ball
Yeah this might be a good time to buy? I don't think I would want a parking lot full of them. But it maybe a very good time to look for that one specific or special truck you may have always wanted?

[cdeal28078]

I won't ever be without my 71 F100 if I can help it.
The way I see it gas prices will have to get alot higher before it's worth it to me to buy something more effecient. When I consider having a new car payment plus insurance and taxes I can buy alot of gas before I would start saving money.
I'm luckey thought that I work in my shop behind my house so the only driving I have to do is picking up supplies or when I'm doing an install. Plus just the normal everyday BS we do.
I'll bet these people riding around in these $45,000 SUV's and pick-ups getting 10-12 MPG are really sweating.
If gas stay up or gets worse I will pull off the HP stuff on my 351w and go back to a 2 barrel and 3.25 gears. I used to be able to squeeze 18 mpg on the interstate if I drove 60-65
clint

[jzjames]

Hey, does anybody ever contemplate WHY the gas prices are so high and what we could do about it.
That gets a little touchy now, doesnt it.

[Chasbod]

One thing: lack of refining capacity. The environmental and regulatory controls are so onerous the refining is going overseas. We are strangling ourselves with our own noose. Look at the age of our refineries. That's my

[72hiboy4x4]

I'd say a big part of that is the greeners that think no-one should ever go into the wilderness (exepting themselves, of course), so in no way should there be anything done to help create our self-reliance in the form of developing our own natural resources. Instead of relying on oil-rich contries to kep us in our noose!

[Chasbod]

I personally hope they get the hydrogen car economically and technologically viable so we can tell them where to stick that oil, and gas goes back to .19 cents a gallon and everyone can drive any old big block of their choosing as long and as hard as they want.

As far as the future of the trucks, the long term value is simply driven by supply and demand. I personally think that there are a lot of us who rode in these trucks as kids and now want one for ourselves because of the nostalgia. How many of our grandpa's and dads didn't drive either a Ford or Chevy? Ok, maybe an Interational Harvester or two. We have to keep the next generation interested.

[flyboy2610]

One thing: lack of refining capacity. The environmental and regulatory controls are so onerous the refining is going overseas. We are strangling ourselves with our own noose. Look at the age of our refineries. That's my

Give the man the gold ring!
The one single thing that the US could do to lower gas prices is increase the refining capacity domestically!
Question: How long has it been since there has been a new refinery built in this country?
Hint: If you're under 30, it hasn't been done in your lifetime.

[1970F250]

I hope prices go down and stay down, see alot of new pickups for sale too. I remember when i first bought my pickup it was the equivalent was expensive for such a beater but now i saw a old chevy(yes i know) for 250 in the paper and they said it ran good! My hope is they come down and stay down in price i think i'll wait awhile before i buy another pickup if i do that.

the prices in the paper here are going up. i got lucky with mine $950

[fordfanatic]

I'm currently looking for a 4cyl conversion for the 71. Great looks and styling, and 25-30 miles per gallon! What more could you want? Don't try to pull a utility trailer though.

[tynall44]

i think as soon as these new hybrid cars start hitting the street the demand for gas will go down and so will the price hang in there guys and gals

[flyboy2610]

The only thing that will lower gas prices to any significant degree is for the US to develop and utilize it's own domestic supply.
However, the enviro-nazis and their jack booted friends in Congress wil keep that from hapening.

[steveheer]

I agree with Merlin! Having zero car or truck payment puts you WAY ahead of the game!
Even if you only get 10 mpg in your rig, if you have a $350 car payment, those $$ could buy you 140 gallons of $2.50/gallon fuel. That should get you 1400 miles/month. NOT BAD!!

Man I hate car payments!! I'm lucky all mine are paid off!!

Steve