Some of the older vehicles were really cool, and I probably will never plow a field in my platinum, but I can watch a Dvd, listen to satellite radio, take a family of 5 to the mall, and never get into my truck while it's cold. Fair trade off if you ask me.
Nostalgia is wonderful, and I have emotional attachments to various sports cars of my childhood, but my neighbor's 2010 Taurus will outrun all of them.

To be completely honest I would much rather reminisce about the older trucks, than actually drive one.

 

Agreed.

Sure my 83 K5 recieved nearly zero maintnence during my ownership, and ran strong and was as tough as a mule (minus the 8.5 10 bolt) but I will, and have, sacrificed all of that for my newer, weaker in some aspects 02 150.. but atleast this one has ac, power windows and a radio that works!

 

Seems like that old '66 inline 6 was a popular truck. My friends Father had one on his farm, and that old truck was used for everything. My friend and I even used it to search out Women. That seemed the only thing the old truck didn't do well. But as another friend has said, "they don't build them like they used too, but aren't you glad".

 

Brand New 1973 F100 Reg Cab long box cost me $2,500. Back then the normal discount was 20-25% off MSRP. Today it is about $25,000 for a similar truck. About 1,000% price increase, or 25% per year.
Remember the government states that “0” on the end of the price is Zero Percent Inflation. Back then Fresh Bear Claws at the corner bakery were 5 cents. Today there are no bears, no claws, and no corner bakery. If you could find Fresh Bear Claws in these parts, it would be about $5. That’s about a 10,000 percent increase. Just keep telling yourself there is No Inflation.

 

The trucks of today are nothing at all like the old ones and that is a good thing...twin I beam suspension and the like was something else..

I would like to see a video of a Platinum plowing a field though...

My brother has a '64 F-100 step side he is working on and when I drove it, it sure brought back memories of a young me (under 10 yrs old) driving in the field figuring out the column shifter...

When Dad put the 302 Boss in the 'ol 66, that thing could sure dance...

 

You can get aftermarket remote start, better than Ford head units (I've never had a factory head unit last me more than about 70,000 miles), depending on the age you can still find crew cabs from the 70s...not to mention you can put fairly modern engines in them...

 

Had a 78 F100 and sold it with 213,899 miles on it and bought a 93 f150 straight six and sold it with 189,500 then purchased a 2004 ford explorer and sold it with 20,000. Kinda tells you what kind of vehicles I like. Now I am looking for a 78 f100 to restore like the one I had because I met my wife with that truck and got to know her better in it

 

1st truck was a 72 f150 390 three on the tree, what a ride! The new ones are nice and cozy but, sliding across the seat of my 78 f150 300/4 speed (one of many) sure feels like home and when I hit the key I have no doubt it will take me there and bring me back again. the new ones tend to sit alot

 

zap, my 97 has just shy of 188k... nothing major listed in the maintenance history. Sounds like you're the harbinger of death to trucks.

 

Couldn't disagree more. I hop in my new F150 and drive to and from where I need to go and don't think twice about it (as do millions of others). I (as well as others) would hop into an older vehicle and enjoy going absolutely nowhere. Just enjoy the ride. Enjoy the way an old vehicle drives, handles, feels. Nostalgia and memories are a huge part of older vehicles and could never be traded for an integrated DVD player or remote start.