Very nice !!! I am 63 yes old and am a total car / truck guy , since I was 5 yrs old. I am retired diesel mechanic and Ford's is what I love the most. Back in 1986 my wife's father called me on Friday evening to ask me if I wanted to go truck shopping the next morning, of course I said I would love to. First dealer we went to was Santa Monica Ford, he had purchased a new 1967 Ford Galaxy XL convertible for my wife's mother 19 yrs prior. He had seen an ad for another dealer who was having a huge truck sale ,and claimed to have a huge inventory of new 86 fords, this dealership was a Ford truck super dealer. Dad knew what he wanted, this dealer had some nicely optioned trucks on the showroom floor and on the lot as well. We went home that Saturday with the exact truck he was looking for. 1986 Ford F-250 XLT Lariat 4X4, tow package, limited-slip rear differential, 460 ci , C --6 automatic, A/C , pw & pl, cruise tilt , tach trip, AM / FM Cassette Stereo, supper cooling, Engine oil cooler , Transmission cooler, Roof clearance lamps. He owned it till his passing in 2011. I purchased it from my mother in law in 2011 and still own it today with 129,267 original miles. The original engine is completely rebuilt with no expense spared. A California truck its whole life. No Rust anywhere, Not a daily driver but it gets driven regularly by me only.
Awesome and thank you for sharing! If you go to my channel you will see my 1968 Ford XL GT fastback. Sounds like you, your father in law, and I have a lot in common.
Beautiful truck! When I was a teenager my dad had a ‘81 F-150 in Ranger trim, 302, C6 and 9 inch rear. Bulletproof drivetrain. I had a ‘79 at the time and loved it as well.
Beautiful truck!!! I own a 1986 F250 diesel with 55,000 original miles. Same situation as yours mine is in mint condition. You just don’t see trucks that have been around for 37 years look like that still. I bought mine off of my dad who was the second owner and he had it for 7 years. The original owner had it in storage most of its life. Thanks for sharing!
@@tonyscarcare5657 The backstory to that is that he had been kind to me many times over a long friendship. I had purchased the ‘87 from another friend of mine, a WWII veteran, in 1993. I drove the immaculate truck until I needed the pulling power of the new 2002 7.3. Can’t buy friends. And by the way, thank you for your video on replacing the cable assembly on the left rear half door on my 2002. Very nice!
To this very day the 1986 Lariat is my favorite Ford, for looks and velvet interior. Even with all today's luxury option this model brings back good memories. Great video!
1986 was the last year for those generation Ford F-series pickups & Broncos. 1980 was the first year for them & the F-series medium duty models too which were produced up through 1999.
Man that’s a sweet truck just bought a 86 lariat same exact thing red interior of course mine needs a lot of lipstick and mascara but if it turns out half as nice as this one I’ll be happy
That is one good looking truck. Would totally make that my daily driver over my recent model Chevy. Thank you for sharing and please continue to enjoy it
Nice old truck. I love the bull nose era Fords. My Aunt had an 83/84 model in a two tone metallic brown/bronze color that I used to drive when I was 15 and 16 years old. It was surprising how well the 302/5.0 motors pulled those full sized trucks around even when they had the older 3 speed trans and highway gears. During that same era I drove a few square body Chevys which I also liked. But nothing was better than the bull nose and brick nose fords. They just looked and drove great!
I had a brand new 85 short bed four-wheel drive identical with the interior it had the factory tag it had the electronic radio and it had a 5.8 L ho motor that was a gorgeous truck everyone loves it and it had to four barrel carburetor Factory Holly
Mine has the horrible hubcaps which I love as originals it came with the Galaxie looking steel caps. Shame you didn’t have the originals as I’d buy em off you.
That's got to be the nicest Ford trucks from this era! Well taken care of and well loved. I agree, after 1986 the full sized Fords lost a degree of appeal. Personally, Ford stopped making "real" after 1979 and moved towards cheap plastic appointments. Yes they could be nicely equipped and plush but they were not the same hard wearing trucks they once were.
My Dad had a plain Jane light blue with tan interior and 15 inch steel rims and hubcaps. Still a huge difference to the 70s pickups. Ride and general comfort was great. Thanks for sharing your collection
You're welcome and thank you! Yes I agree......to me the 80-86 Ford trucks are the best ones ever made. 87-91 got odd looking and after that they all rusted something terrible.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I like the 80-86 F series trucks. The redesign was a worthy one but I wouldn't say they were the best ones from Ford though. Ford began experimenting with different things at the time that didn't work out too well. The lightened "Swiss cheeze" frames on the F100 and F150 were not the strongest by far, albeit lighter in weight. And the introduction of the 3.8 Essex V6 with hopes to replace the 300 inline 6 was not a popular move. The 80-86 trucks certainly had impressive features and optional equipment making them very attractive and comfortable but sadly, many of these are no longer on the road now. I still see quite a few of the 73-79 models still on the road though and those years are now considered classics and highly sought after. The Camper Specials in the Ranger XLT trim are real beauties.
@@tonyscarcare5657Love that there is a Facebook group devoted to these trucks. They are nice trucks and are worthy of support. We just don't see many if them here in western Canada anymore. They do exist but they have become unicorns here. Not so much for the 73-79 though. They are still fairly common.
Those trucks are really going up in value, they’re drying up and there’s not as many, less than 1% in that condition, I would guess, A person that has a truck in that condition with the luxury package can pretty much name their price, We’re both 55 years old would not surprise me in our lifetime with that truck exceeds $75k
Tony, your truck is beautiful! I have seen your posts in the bullnose group on FB as well. I have a 1980 regular cab 2WD Lariat that I’m restoring this winter. That truck has been in my family since new. The next bullnose I want without a doubt is one exactly like yours! Anyhow, thanks for the video.
Thank you very much! Stay tuned because I'm hoping to do more videos on the Bullnose trucks, like adding factory power windows & locks, factory tachometer. Maybe explaining the factory towing package.
@@tonyscarcare5657 looking forward to seeing future videos. I do appreciate the explanation on the factory tach. The options were different back then. Mine is a lariat. Air, tilt, cruise. No tach and factory am only radio. No power windows or locks.
What a beautiful truck. Definitely agree on the red pin stripe. Really sets it off. I love that’s it’s a long bed. The way most of these were ordered back it the day.
The card with the holes punched in it was a system known as IBM key punch. A machine that looked kind of like a typewriter was used to punch those holes. The card was an earley form of data storage. It was read by the computer.
Absolutely gorgeous truck ! My dad had an 86 f150 when I was a kid growing up in the 90s, it was a 4x4 short bed 302 fuel injected glad to see you kept yours original and in such great shape over the past 20 years! Keep it just like that can't beat those plush lariat interiors especially in red !! Ford the best never rest ! These trucks are really becoming collectors items and it seems more people are realizing that and bringing them back.
Thank you! Yeah I'm glad I got it when I did and collected extra parts because its all getting impossible to find. All those Facebook groups have made all these particular vehicles explode in popularity. I just wish I'd known then what I know now.
Yes that was very smart idea ! My dad had the entire body redone on his in 1997 with all new ford oem quarterpanels replaced everything but the doors and even back then he had a hard time getting some parts from the Ford dealer, I looked through your Playlist of videos and the tutone gray f150 you have is the exact same colors as my dad's was, and that red and gray pinstriping he couldn't even get it back then he had to go with the one for the next generation trucks the 87-91 body style what we call brick nose trucks nowadays very similar but the red stripe was just slightly wider.
@@matthewkochan4808 believe it or not I have a NOS stripe kit in the Ford box in case I ever repaint the Grey truck. I'm probably gonna do a better walk around video on it soon.
Wow that is awesome Tony ! That stripe kit is worth its weight in gold !! Definitely looking forward to a more in depth and closer walk around video of that truck ! I think that tutone gray was one of the nicest color combinations Ford used on those trucks ! If you do repaint it are you going to keep it the tutone gray ?
Hard to beat a nicely kept old truck - real attention getters at shows! Once they hit 20-25 years in age they really start taking off in value! Square-body Chevrolet’s are off the charts right now……..😮
Yeah we are Ford guy's and it shows by the vehicles we own & love. Your truck is so very nice, to be an original 37 year old pick up truck in the physical condition that it is in is rare for sure. My truck was not garaged until I got it, that said, the body and the bed box was un-damaged , never been in a accident at all, however, it needed paint, interior work. I would rather that than rust/cancer any day.
People always say they don't understand why I don't drive it all the time. And they say they would be driving I all the time. The way I have kept it is the reason it looks like it does. That red interior would be trashed if it was outside all the time.
@@tonyscarcare5657 You are correct Tony, the plastic door panels at the top would be faded to a pinkish color , dashboard wouldn't look like lt does now, there is more plastic used in these years that will degrade by the sunlight and summer heat. Your truck is so beautiful due to the original owner's care of keeping it protected inside his garage and the low mileage also. Very easy to see that this truck was his baby, and now your baby, you are taking excellent care of it.
Seeing how many views these videos got, I would love to see some.videos of you working on them. Mine needs several maintenance items and I was never taught how to do them, so I rely on the internet for these types of things.
The brochure for the 1986 Ford F-Series DOES say that the chime replaces the buzzer on the XL and Lariat models so Ford MAY have planned to use chimes on the 1986 F-Series before deciding that it would make more sense to wait until the following year when the truck was updated for that year.
@@tonyscarcare5657 from what I've heard, the problem, is the plastic industry/technology hadn't evolved very far. They didn't know how to make high quality plastic that would resist sun and last.
Don't know if you know this or not but that under the hood light is also a work light it pulls up out of that and it will go all the way to the very back of the truck
In 1986 I was looking for a new truck and I drove everything I drove a new Chevy and a new Dodge and a new Ford all single cab long beds, and the Ford was so far superior and ahead of the Dodge and the Chevy it wasn't funny but I couldn't part with $13000 so I bought a used 82' Ford F150 which was the best vehicle I've ever owned... The Dodge was especially bad, it was loaded to the max but the brakes and steering and power were mediocre at best...
You're preaching to the choir buddy! I too have driven them all and there's no comparison. The Chevy power windows would barely go up and down when they were new off the lot.....plus you had to slam the doors to get them shut.
@@tonyscarcare5657 no you do not 😂😂. The doors shut exellent when the striker bushings are still intact. The 80-86 fords were cheaply built. Plastic dashes/ plastic inner fenders/cable tailgate cables Instead of steel etc. I have a 86 F150 but it’s a 300I6 4 speed. It’s a good truck but the quality isn’t there like the other trucks are. The adjustability of the GM and dodge control arm suspension is so far superior/removable bedsides/etc etc. the ford twin I beam trucks are constantly eating tires because the alignment changes at every point of articulation in the suspension
Hello Mr. Tony - my husband and I love your videos. We recently purchased a 1986 bullnose and need to replace the dash lights and were wondering if we find a NOS tachometer if that if plug and play? Is there a video where you show how to do either of these. Also my husband is looking for an auto meter and his buddy’s recommended Fluke brand. Would that be good one. Thanks and keep up the great outstanding videos!
Thank you again so much for watching! The tachometer is not exactly plug and play but really quite simple to add. I'm hoping to do a video on that really soon, as the weather is really getting nice. The cluster is easy to get out. I would definitely stick with the factory tachometer.
Actually, the trucks became EFI for all 5.0 engines in mid-1985, and most of all the part numbers are 1985 E5TZ numbers. It was only the 5.0. All other engines were still carbureted.
Forgot to mention it also was identical in color interior and exterior but it didn't have that big wide molding going back the side but it did have the chrome wheel well molding
This is a beautiful ride! I just bought an 86 F-150 Lariat myself, not nearly as nice as this lol. It's sat for about 7 years but also only has around 42k original miles. Same interior as that with all the bells and whistles, but i have a question. This truck i just got (it's the 5.0 EFI with the AOD transmission, it will start and run perfectly fine but as soon as you try and put it into any gear it stalls. If you would happen to know it would be much appreciated, again beautiful rig!
@@tonyscarcare5657Well after looking further into it, I’ve found two vacuum leaks, it didn’t come with a radiator cap so I’ve picked one up for it. Hopefully it’s just gonna be those vacuum lines.
Does the engine temp gauge not work? It should be on cold when you're first starting it right? Mine has the opposite problem where it's stuck on "C" all the time and won't heat up.
Do you know anything about the oil gauge. I noticed your gauge ran in the middle. Mine always runs low on the gauge. Even after I have a oil change. Not sure why. Mine was a 86 f250 351 HO
Hello Tony, I have a 82 F150 Short Bed 4x4 Lariat that I am wanting to restore/modify. Please let me know if you are open to sharing resources for parts and services. I look forward to viewing and learning from your repair videos. I would welcome and appreciate any consideration to discuss what to do and not to do with my Bullnose project. thank you
Honestly the original parts have dried up. You can keep an eye on ebay and then look up LMC truck parts and Dennis Carpenter Ford truck parts. Thank you for watching!
I have a 1995 Ford F-150 the cluster is not working well seeing what you have where did you find the cluster can you message me and let me know please thank you
How is the tailgate wrong? I have the dealer brochure from 1986 that clearly shows it. I've probably had more 1986 F150s than any other single person. That was the XLT Lariat only panel used for 1985 & 1986 only. I have three of them NOS in the box. I've had to prove so many people wrong about this. I don't understand where you get your information from. Now I'm gonna have to do a video on the 85-85 Ford tailgate and dealer brochure. Stay tuned!
Very nice !!!
I am 63 yes old and am a total car / truck guy , since I was 5 yrs old. I am retired diesel mechanic and Ford's is what I love the most.
Back in 1986 my wife's father called me on Friday evening to ask me if I wanted to go truck shopping the next morning, of course I said I would love to. First dealer we went to was Santa Monica Ford, he had purchased a new 1967 Ford Galaxy XL convertible for my wife's mother 19 yrs prior.
He had seen an ad for another dealer who was having a huge truck sale ,and claimed to have a huge inventory of new 86 fords, this dealership was a Ford truck super dealer.
Dad knew what he wanted, this dealer had some nicely optioned trucks on the showroom floor and on the lot as well. We went home that Saturday with the exact truck he was looking for. 1986 Ford F-250 XLT Lariat 4X4, tow package, limited-slip rear differential, 460 ci , C --6 automatic, A/C , pw & pl, cruise tilt , tach trip, AM / FM Cassette Stereo, supper cooling, Engine oil cooler , Transmission cooler, Roof clearance lamps.
He owned it till his passing in 2011. I purchased it from my mother in law in 2011 and still own it today with 129,267 original miles. The original engine is completely rebuilt with no expense spared. A California truck its whole life. No Rust anywhere, Not a daily driver but it gets driven regularly by me only.
Awesome and thank you for sharing! If you go to my channel you will see my 1968 Ford XL GT fastback. Sounds like you, your father in law, and I have a lot in common.
I just bought an ‘86 F150 last night. Broke down on the way home and the muffler split in half. Can’t wait to dive in today!
Beautiful truck! When I was a teenager my dad had a ‘81 F-150 in Ranger trim, 302, C6 and 9 inch rear. Bulletproof drivetrain. I had a ‘79 at the time and loved it as well.
Thank you and thank you for sharing!
I love the bull nose era Fords. This is a great example of one. Thanks for the video. Its very nice. Glad you are taking so good care of it.
You're welcome. Thank you very much for watching and commenting! Much appreciated.
Legendary 5.0 engine!! I love those engines!
The 302 will get you through.
What a beautiful truck -- especially the interior! And I appreciate how careful you were about the changes you made.
Thank you! Yes I'm extremely careful and when I change something.....I do it so no one would ever know if I didn't tell them.
Really a stunning truck. Hats off for keeping it in such great shape!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful truck!!! I own a 1986 F250 diesel with 55,000 original miles. Same situation as yours mine is in mint condition. You just don’t see trucks that have been around for 37 years look like that still. I bought mine off of my dad who was the second owner and he had it for 7 years. The original owner had it in storage most of its life. Thanks for sharing!
That's awesome. Thank you very much, and thank you for sharing.
Right on! Soon I'll have my new to me 85 F150 base model. Very similar to Dad's 84 when I got my licence 😎 This 86 is freakin fantastic 🔥
Thank you! I'm uploading the video of my Grey truck right now but it takes forever! Good luck on your 84!
Love it! Restoring my dads short bed in New Orleans. Can’t wait to get it back on the road.
Best of luck with it!
It is clear to me you love your Truck. yes, I'm a FORD man too. Mine is a 1990 F150 XLT Lariat reg cab Mine has the 5.8 litre v8.
Yes I do! Thank you!
IMHO it's even more beautiful than the new F150's. I'll take the wing vent windows any day over what we have now.
Me too! Thank you very much. The 86 is my all-time favorite.
I had a 1987 F-150. Loved it. Gave it to a friend in need when I bought my 2002 F-250 diesel 7.3, which I still have with 150,000 miles.
Well, that was nice of you!
@@tonyscarcare5657 The backstory to that is that he had been kind to me many times over a long friendship. I had purchased the ‘87 from another friend of mine, a WWII veteran, in 1993. I drove the immaculate truck until I needed the pulling power of the new 2002 7.3. Can’t buy friends. And by the way, thank you for your video on replacing the cable assembly on the left rear half door on my 2002. Very nice!
@Jay that's true! You're welcome. Yeah, I've got some good compliments on that one.
To this very day the 1986 Lariat is my favorite Ford, for looks and velvet interior. Even with all today's luxury option this model brings back good memories. Great video!
Thank you, its definitely my favorite Ford truck for sure.
1986 was the last year for those generation Ford F-series pickups & Broncos. 1980 was the first year for them & the F-series medium duty models too which were produced up through 1999.
Man that’s a sweet truck just bought a 86 lariat same exact thing red interior of course mine needs a lot of lipstick and mascara but if it turns out half as nice as this one I’ll be happy
That is one good looking truck. Would totally make that my daily driver over my recent model Chevy. Thank you for sharing and please continue to enjoy it
Thank you! However if it was a daily driver it wouldn't look like that.
Beautiful truck..love it..80,s and 90,s hold some of my best memories
I agree. Thank you very much for watching!
Hello from Rockford, IL THANK YOU
Hello Rockford! Come down and visit anytime you want.
Nice old truck. I love the bull nose era Fords. My Aunt had an 83/84 model in a two tone metallic brown/bronze color that I used to drive when I was 15 and 16 years old. It was surprising how well the 302/5.0 motors pulled those full sized trucks around even when they had the older 3 speed trans and highway gears. During that same era I drove a few square body Chevys which I also liked. But nothing was better than the bull nose and brick nose fords. They just looked and drove great!
I agree, the chevys couldn't compare. As soon as you get in and close the doors, you can tell the quality isn't the same.
I had a brand new 85 short bed four-wheel drive identical with the interior it had the factory tag it had the electronic radio and it had a 5.8 L ho motor that was a gorgeous truck everyone loves it and it had to four barrel carburetor Factory Holly
Those 351 HO engines were very strong!
Hey Tony thanks for replying to my other comment asking about the affordability of the Marquise. This truck is magnificent! I love your channel!
Thank you!
Love it. I have a two tone brown/tan 86 F250 XLT Lariat with the 460.
Mine has the horrible hubcaps which I love as originals it came with the Galaxie looking steel caps. Shame you didn’t have the originals as I’d buy em off you.
@@markbehr88 the original owner may still have them.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Hmmm? Mine is a F250 with the 8 stud wheels (I think) so would they fit?
@@markbehr88 no they wouldn't.
Nice truck, you made great additions to make it sharp. I look forward to the 1978 Grand Marquis!
Thank you! Please stay tuned.
That's got to be the nicest Ford trucks from this era! Well taken care of and well loved. I agree, after 1986 the full sized Fords lost a degree of appeal. Personally, Ford stopped making "real" after 1979 and moved towards cheap plastic appointments. Yes they could be nicely equipped and plush but they were not the same hard wearing trucks they once were.
you got a very cool truck, keep on truckin on!
Thank you very much!
My Dad had a plain Jane light blue with tan interior and 15 inch steel rims and hubcaps. Still a huge difference to the 70s pickups. Ride and general comfort was great.
Thanks for sharing your collection
You're welcome and thank you! Yes I agree......to me the 80-86 Ford trucks are the best ones ever made. 87-91 got odd looking and after that they all rusted something terrible.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I like the 80-86 F series trucks. The redesign was a worthy one but I wouldn't say they were the best ones from Ford though. Ford began experimenting with different things at the time that didn't work out too well. The lightened "Swiss cheeze" frames on the F100 and F150 were not the strongest by far, albeit lighter in weight. And the introduction of the 3.8 Essex V6 with hopes to replace the 300 inline 6 was not a popular move. The 80-86 trucks certainly had impressive features and optional equipment making them very attractive and comfortable but sadly, many of these are no longer on the road now. I still see quite a few of the 73-79 models still on the road though and those years are now considered classics and highly sought after. The Camper Specials in the Ranger XLT trim are real beauties.
@@codyluka8355 the 80-86 trucks are very popular on the Facebook groups.
@@tonyscarcare5657Love that there is a Facebook group devoted to these trucks. They are nice trucks and are worthy of support. We just don't see many if them here in western Canada anymore. They do exist but they have become unicorns here. Not so much for the 73-79 though. They are still fairly common.
Those trucks are really going up in value, they’re drying up and there’s not as many, less than 1% in that condition, I would guess, A person that has a truck in that condition with the luxury package can pretty much name their price, We’re both 55 years old would not surprise me in our lifetime with that truck exceeds $75k
They are bringing crazy prices at those big auction companies. Thanks, Dave!
Tony, your truck is beautiful! I have seen your posts in the bullnose group on FB as well. I have a 1980 regular cab 2WD Lariat that I’m restoring this winter. That truck has been in my family since new. The next bullnose I want without a doubt is one exactly like yours! Anyhow, thanks for the video.
Thank you very much! Stay tuned because I'm hoping to do more videos on the Bullnose trucks, like adding factory power windows & locks, factory tachometer. Maybe explaining the factory towing package.
@@tonyscarcare5657 looking forward to seeing future videos. I do appreciate the explanation on the factory tach. The options were different back then. Mine is a lariat. Air, tilt, cruise. No tach and factory am only radio.
No power windows or locks.
@@ogiegloa good. I hope these videos help a lot of people.
What a beautiful truck. Definitely agree on the red pin stripe. Really sets it off. I love that’s it’s a long bed. The way most of these were ordered back it the day.
Thanks, buddy! I agree, I prefer the long bed any day.
Hey Uncle Tony! Just let me know when I can take it off your hands lol! Sweet truck, nice upgrades.
Haha.......thank you! I have a video of my Grey truck uploading right now. I think you'll like it too.
The card with the holes punched in it was a system known as IBM key punch. A machine that looked kind of like a typewriter was used to punch those holes. The card was an earley form of data storage. It was read by the computer.
Yep, that's what I've heard. Thank you!
nice truck takes me back and i learned a few things about the trucks
Thank you!
It's great looking truck!! Well done taking care of it!!
Thank you very much!
Absolutely gorgeous truck ! My dad had an 86 f150 when I was a kid growing up in the 90s, it was a 4x4 short bed 302 fuel injected glad to see you kept yours original and in such great shape over the past 20 years! Keep it just like that can't beat those plush lariat interiors especially in red !! Ford the best never rest ! These trucks are really becoming collectors items and it seems more people are realizing that and bringing them back.
Thank you! Yeah I'm glad I got it when I did and collected extra parts because its all getting impossible to find. All those Facebook groups have made all these particular vehicles explode in popularity. I just wish I'd known then what I know now.
Yes that was very smart idea ! My dad had the entire body redone on his in 1997 with all new ford oem quarterpanels replaced everything but the doors and even back then he had a hard time getting some parts from the Ford dealer, I looked through your Playlist of videos and the tutone gray f150 you have is the exact same colors as my dad's was, and that red and gray pinstriping he couldn't even get it back then he had to go with the one for the next generation trucks the 87-91 body style what we call brick nose trucks nowadays very similar but the red stripe was just slightly wider.
@@matthewkochan4808 believe it or not I have a NOS stripe kit in the Ford box in case I ever repaint the Grey truck. I'm probably gonna do a better walk around video on it soon.
Wow that is awesome Tony ! That stripe kit is worth its weight in gold !! Definitely looking forward to a more in depth and closer walk around video of that truck ! I think that tutone gray was one of the nicest color combinations Ford used on those trucks ! If you do repaint it are you going to keep it the tutone gray ?
@@matthewkochan4808 oh yes I'd keep it original for sure!
I might have painted your truck. I was a painter at KCAP in 1986 before they made the switch to automation.
That's awesome!
That thing is very nice. Don't see many that clean with that low mileage. I have an '86 F150 my Grandfather bought new. Neat trucks
Thank you very much! Yes I totally agree.
Hard to beat a nicely kept old truck - real attention getters at shows! Once they hit 20-25 years in age they really start taking off in value! Square-body Chevrolet’s are off the charts right now……..😮
Yeah, I've turned down some really good offers for it. Thank you!
Very nice truck. Looking forward to the LTD video.
Thank you! I'm gonna talk about the LTD but it may be disappointing to some.
Nice Truck. Still like the gray one more though.
Thanks! Me, too.
Nice Truck! Just think the 79 Fords and 86 Fords are sharp!
They are definitely my two favorites! Thank you!
Amazing truck. Hoping to make mine look as good!
Thank you very much!
Absolutely beautiful.
Thank you!
Yeah we are Ford guy's and it shows by the vehicles we own & love. Your truck is so very nice, to be an original 37 year old pick up truck in the physical condition that it is in is rare for sure. My truck was not garaged until I got it, that said, the body and the bed box was un-damaged , never been in a accident at all, however, it needed paint, interior work. I would rather that than rust/cancer any day.
People always say they don't understand why I don't drive it all the time. And they say they would be driving I all the time. The way I have kept it is the reason it looks like it does. That red interior would be trashed if it was outside all the time.
@@tonyscarcare5657 You are correct Tony, the plastic door panels at the top would be faded to a pinkish color , dashboard wouldn't look like lt does now, there is more plastic used in these years that will degrade by the sunlight and summer heat. Your truck is so beautiful due to the original owner's care of keeping it protected inside his garage and the low mileage also. Very easy to see that this truck was his baby, and now your baby, you are taking excellent care of it.
@@SteveTheFordGuy985 thank you. I've actually owned it longer than he did now. I bought it in 2002.
gorgeous truck
Thank you!
Seeing how many views these videos got, I would love to see some.videos of you working on them. Mine needs several maintenance items and I was never taught how to do them, so I rely on the internet for these types of things.
I hope to do some. However those trucks don't really need anything right now.
I need that Lincoln!
Everyone needs a Lincoln! I have a video on it as well.
Beautiful truck. Been looking for a truck this style several years. Sadly they rusted behind the doors and most are junk now.
Stay tuned for my grey truck video.
The brochure for the 1986 Ford F-Series DOES say that the chime replaces the buzzer on the XL and Lariat models so Ford MAY have planned to use chimes on the 1986 F-Series before deciding that it would make more sense to wait until the following year when the truck was updated for that year.
I don't understand it. I've had a lot of 86 XLT Lariat trucks, and the black one is the only one to have it. Until I added it to the rest of them.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Will the scary buzzer from a 1984-86 Ford F-Series fit in place of the chime on a 1990-95 Ford Taurus?
@@Jac2Mac I'm not sure. I've never owned a Taurus. Sorry.
Beautiful truck Tony. I can’t believe that dash doesn’t have a crack.
Thank you! Keeping them inside is the key to Keeping them new.
@@tonyscarcare5657 from what I've heard, the problem, is the plastic industry/technology hadn't evolved very far. They didn't know how to make high quality plastic that would resist sun and last.
@raizt1596 Honestly, the newer trucks are just as bad. Look at the 90s and 2000s Dodge dashes. They're terrible.
@@tonyscarcare5657 is that so? I was told they'd been incorporating UV resistant materials into the plastic by 2000.
@raizt1596 Oh yes, they crumbled!
Beautiful truck.
Thank you very much!
I like that “ your upper middle class garage”😄
1980s upper middle class! 😂
Beautiful
Thank you very much!
My son has a 1985 that looks the same except it has a short bed and the 460 ho engine in it.
Awesome!
Very nice truck
Thank you very much!
Dang man you should bring it back to the Ford nationals some year I guarantee it would win again
I'd like to but it's a minimum of 12 hours for me out there.
My truck!!!
Don't know if you know this or not but that under the hood light is also a work light it pulls up out of that and it will go all the way to the very back of the truck
Oh I know and it can stay right in it's place!
In 1986 I was looking for a new truck and I drove everything
I drove a new Chevy and a new Dodge and a new Ford all single cab long beds, and the Ford was so far superior and ahead of the Dodge and the Chevy it wasn't funny but I couldn't part with $13000 so I bought a used 82' Ford F150 which was the best vehicle I've ever owned...
The Dodge was especially bad, it was loaded to the max but the brakes and steering and power were mediocre at best...
You're preaching to the choir buddy! I too have driven them all and there's no comparison. The Chevy power windows would barely go up and down when they were new off the lot.....plus you had to slam the doors to get them shut.
@@tonyscarcare5657 no you do not 😂😂. The doors shut exellent when the striker bushings are still intact. The 80-86 fords were cheaply built. Plastic dashes/ plastic inner fenders/cable tailgate cables Instead of steel etc. I have a 86 F150 but it’s a 300I6 4 speed. It’s a good truck but the quality isn’t there like the other trucks are. The adjustability of the GM and dodge control arm suspension is so far superior/removable bedsides/etc etc. the ford twin I beam trucks are constantly eating tires because the alignment changes at every point of articulation in the suspension
@@brandonbell3089 👍 okay!
Hello Mr. Tony - my husband and I love your videos. We recently purchased a 1986 bullnose and need to replace the dash lights and were wondering if we find a NOS tachometer if that if plug and play? Is there a video where you show how to do either of these. Also my husband is looking for an auto meter and his buddy’s recommended Fluke brand. Would that be good one. Thanks and keep up the great outstanding videos!
Thank you again so much for watching! The tachometer is not exactly plug and play but really quite simple to add. I'm hoping to do a video on that really soon, as the weather is really getting nice. The cluster is easy to get out. I would definitely stick with the factory tachometer.
Awesome
Thank you very much!
That interior color is called Canyon red and exterior was raven black
Yep I have the dealer brochure.
@@tonyscarcare5657 yeah okay
Nice truck! I'm surprised its got EFI. Thought they were still carburated back in 86
Actually, the trucks became EFI for all 5.0 engines in mid-1985, and most of all the part numbers are 1985 E5TZ numbers. It was only the 5.0. All other engines were still carbureted.
@tonyscarcare5657 in the 1987 model year, the 300 straight 6 became fuel-injected. The 351W and 460 V8s followed suit in the 1988 model year.
@bobbyheffley4955 thank you. I knew it all happened fairly quickly after the 86 5.0.
Beautiful truck!!!! Do you happen to know what the trim part name for the plastic corner piece where the seat belt comes out is called??
Thank you! I believe you're talking about the cab "corner interior trim".
beautiful truck, do you sell any of your NOS items, thanks for your time.
Thank you! No, I'm sorry, I do not sell any NOS items.
Great video. I just bought one. What size lift is on that? Thanks in advanced
Do you mean the grey truck? It's a 6" lift with 33 10 50s. Thank you, and thank you for watching!
Man forget all the new stuff today, give me a low mileage Crown Vic 84-91 and a F-150 80-96.
I agree with you!
COOL TRUCK!! BAD ASS !!!! I HATE THOSE DAMN KEY IN IGNITION CHIME!!!
I change them from the buzzer to the chime. It is nice to know if you leave your lights on. Thank you for watching!
@@tonyscarcare5657 THAT'S TRUE...UR WELCOME!!
Forgot to mention it also was identical in color interior and exterior but it didn't have that big wide molding going back the side but it did have the chrome wheel well molding
I had a black 1986 ford bronco
I bet you wish you'd kept it!
This is a beautiful ride! I just bought an 86 F-150 Lariat myself, not nearly as nice as this lol. It's sat for about 7 years but also only has around 42k original miles. Same interior as that with all the bells and whistles, but i have a question. This truck i just got (it's the 5.0 EFI with the AOD transmission, it will start and run perfectly fine but as soon as you try and put it into any gear it stalls. If you would happen to know it would be much appreciated, again beautiful rig!
My first thought is to clean the throttle body.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Thank you, I'll definitely do that
@@That_5.4Lariat you're welcome. Let me know.
@@tonyscarcare5657Well after looking further into it, I’ve found two vacuum leaks, it didn’t come with a radiator cap so I’ve picked one up for it. Hopefully it’s just gonna be those vacuum lines.
Loss of vacuum can definitely cause running issues, especially on these EFI trucks.
What part of Illinois you live in? Beautiful truck.
Vandalia. Thank you!
Where did you buy this original ford tac and speedometer from? And how long ago did you buy them?
Ebay 20 years ago.
I can tell by looking at some of the components under the hood that your garage is very damp
That was from the previous owner. It was like that when I bought it over 20 years ago.
Does the engine temp gauge not work? It should be on cold when you're first starting it right? Mine has the opposite problem where it's stuck on "C" all the time and won't heat up.
It works fine. It had already been ran and was a little warm.
Do you know anything about the oil gauge. I noticed your gauge ran in the middle. Mine always runs low on the gauge. Even after I have a oil change. Not sure why. Mine was a 86 f250 351 HO
They all run low after they get around 100k miles on them. How many miles do you have?
Hello from France !
I own a 1985 f150 XLT Lariat too.
How did you do to replace the stupid buzzer ?
Thank you! You can simply unplug it and plug one in from a Crown Victoria or Grand Marquis from the 80s.
Thank you .
Do you have some partnumbers ?
Easiest way to search something here …
No, I'm sorry, I don't. You probably need to find one in a junkyard. Maybe I'll try to do a video on it this summer.
Hello Tony, I have a 82 F150 Short Bed 4x4 Lariat that I am wanting to restore/modify. Please let me know if you are open to sharing resources for parts and services. I look forward to viewing and learning from your repair videos. I would welcome and appreciate any consideration to discuss what to do and not to do with my Bullnose project. thank you
Honestly the original parts have dried up. You can keep an eye on ebay and then look up LMC truck parts and Dennis Carpenter Ford truck parts. Thank you for watching!
Would your 86 tailgate panel be available?
@@shan442us oh no. Sorry.
I have a 1995 Ford F-150 the cluster is not working well seeing what you have where did you find the cluster can you message me and let me know please thank you
I'm sorry I don't have anything for a 95.
Sir I have a right side door panel FOR A 95 ford f150 gray can use it or know one who dose it is for sale
I don't need one that color, but there's always someone looking for door panels on the Facebook Ford truck groups.
What’s the size tire you have on the truck?
They are 275 R 15. Thanks!
I have a 84 I bought the same wood grain and I can’t figure out what it is called
I believe the 85-86 woodgrain was called burl walnut.
What size are those tires ?
235 70 R 15
Does the ac work
Yes it does. It does need an O-ring though.
@tonyscarcare5657 does it still have R12, or has it been converted to R134a?
It's been converted. Years ago.
AOD transmission
Yes it is.
The tailgate is wrong
How is the tailgate wrong? I have the dealer brochure from 1986 that clearly shows it. I've probably had more 1986 F150s than any other single person. That was the XLT Lariat only panel used for 1985 & 1986 only. I have three of them NOS in the box. I've had to prove so many people wrong about this. I don't understand where you get your information from. Now I'm gonna have to do a video on the 85-85 Ford tailgate and dealer brochure. Stay tuned!