Chris' '69 & More

@swensons_early_fords : My favorite is probably my Cordova 69. Love that thing!

@swensons_early_fords : Oh! Side note! I just zipped over to Montana this afternoon and got another one 🤦🏻‍♂️. . . check it out!

@swensons_early_fords : I’ve always been into old ford pickups. I’m 41 now, back when I was 13 I bought my first car- a 1956 F100. I’ve just always had pickups. I love hotrods, but pickups were super cheap back then and fun to work on. Hotrods cost money, so I had trucks as more bang for your buck. I bought my first highboy probably 15 years ago? It was a 72 sort custom. Neat old truck. I paid 2500 for it, and had to really think on it if I wanted to spend that kind of cash. But it was a nice truck so I eventually caved. My dad and brother bought highboys about the same time. I think they each paid under 1,000 for theirs. I’ve always had one since. My Cordova 69 is my favorite, as I love the color and condition it’s in. I love original paint trucks, and it is all original and a decent truck. It started life much like the one I sent you above. Just an old Montana flatbed farm truck. I cleaned it up, arched the front springs and added tires/wheels/caps.

@swensons_early_fords : Lucked out earlier this year when a buddy spotted a Cordova F100 in WY for sale. Good color, no rust or damage, no tool box or auxiliary tanks. I took a chance and bought the truck. Installed the bed and it’s a perfect match. I get bugged constantly if I’d let that truck go. But man, they are getting so hard to find like that, if I sold it, all I’d do it look for another one

@BodyByHighboy : How long ago did you get the Cordova?

@BodyByHighboy : Oh, so fairly recently! Wow! So is the paint original?

@swensons_early_fords : Yes, all original! And even tho the box wasn’t born on that truck, you wouldn’t know it

@BodyByHighboy : How many trucks did you have between your first and this one?

@swensons_early_fords : I have no idea. Way too many, Lol

@BodyByHighboy : And you just buy and resell? Or do you fix them up a bit and then sell?

@swensons_early_fords : I really only sell to get the next one, if that makes sense. I have too many trucks as it is right now, but I love em, so a lot of them stick around. But nearly all need some sort of work.

@BodyByHighboy : So I know the Cordova is your favorite, but looks like you love a lot of old cars and trucks. Are these 5th gen fords your favorites overall?

@swensons_early_fords : Honestly, my favorite era is probably 1957-60, as I’ve had them nearly my whole life. But 67-72 is a very close second. The bumpsides also have this awesome energy which makes it fun. Those trucks are very popular, like crazy popular. That also makes it fun. I’ve met a lot of good friends in the old ford truck world.