Shared by @1971big_redhighboy. The timeline and plans reflect the owner’s original account.
Big Red inherited his grandfather’s 1971 Ford in 2017. Six years into ownership, when he shared the story, keeping it stock still mattered to him.
One narrow mountain road put two pine trees in the Ford’s way. After trying to cut them, he drove through and left two dents in the bed. He joked that the Bumpside had become a Dentside. It was a story about damage, not a change in the truck’s generation. A full restoration was on his list, but the patina and dents were history he wanted to keep.
Read the owner’s original account and build details
Truck year:
1971
Ownership when this account was shared:
6 years
How the truck came home
Well I didn't really purchase the truck, it was my grandfather's and when he passed in 2017 I inherited the pickup.
The memories behind the truck
One time my Grandpa and I were in the mountains and he took a really narrow road and we eventually ended up getting stuck between 2 pine trees. After trying to cut the trees, he decided to just drive on out. Now there's two dents along the bed that turn my bumpside into a dentside.
Build details, in the owner’s words
So far nothing really performance wise. I've been trying to keep it as stock as possible
Plans at the time of the story
Eventually I want to do a full restoration. But I'd like to leave the patina and the dents in the pickup. That's what gives it the meaning.
Keep the old Ford story going
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Visit Highboy University for truck guides. Read Bumpside vs. Dentside: Ford Truck Generations Explained, then meet the people behind Cody’s 1967 Ford: Three Generations and a Second Beginning.
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