At present’s Good Value or No Cube F150 4X4 options the Nite tape and badge package deal, which was solely supplied in 1991 and 1992. Let’s see if that makes a distinction in what it may be value.
When you’re eager to purchase a brand-spankin’-new BMW Alpina B7, you’ll seemingly need to shell out over $140,000 to get behind the wheel, which is a piece of change. At $16,800, the 2011 BMW Alpina B7 we checked out yesterday would set you again far, far much less. After all, that comes at one other price: greater than a decade of wear and tear and tear and a complete lack of a guaranty. That was too large a raffle for many, because the Alpina fell in a 66 p.c No Cube loss.
What’s your thought in regards to the worth—each monetary and emotional—of a uncommon version of what’s lengthy been essentially the most ubiquitous car in all of the land? As everyone knows, Ford’s F150 has been America’s best-selling car for many years working. Meaning there are extra of them placing round at any given time than just about anything.
At present’s 1991 Ford F150 is a Nite version is a kind of, however it’s a pretty uncommon model owing to the decals, badges, and bespoke ground mats that comprise the Nite choice package deal. These had been solely made accessible for the 1991 and 1992 mannequin years. For ’91, the Nite therapy was restricted to the usual cab with XLT Lariat trim. In ’92, it was made accessible in extra physique types.
Ford additionally “Nite-ed” the Bronco, and all fashions had been relegated to a single colour selection of black paint. Manufacturing numbers for the package deal are onerous to come back by however suffice to say they had been a blip on the F150’s complete run. The mannequin was important sufficient, nevertheless, to warrant quite a lot of buzz on F150 boards and encourage a number of firms to provide reproduction decals.
It’s questionable how Ford’s advertising and marketing crew got here up with the Nite title. That’s a casual model of “night time”—like drive-thru for drive-through—and feels much less vital than if that they had chosen the extra correct Evening for the title. They might have additionally chosen Knight, however contemplating the embarrassing connotations “Black Knight” has as a result of Monte Python, maybe avoiding that was for one of the best.
This one is claimed to have been refreshed with new paint and graphics. It has additionally been to the aftermarket for its wheels, head, and back lights. General, the outside appears to be in nice situation within the footage, though these lights are a bit take-it or leave-it.
One cool function right here is the rear window, which lowers as a chunk, providing crazy-good air flow when mixed with the wind wings within the doorways. That’s power-operated, as are the first home windows within the doorways. Different niceties embrace cruise management and A/C.
The cabin on this 76,000-mile truck is simply as good as the outside, though seemingly extra unique. It encompasses a fabric and vinyl bench, full carpet, and the longest shift lever you’re ever more likely to come throughout. That lever is linked to a Mazda-sourced five-speed, which, in flip, is bolted to a fuel-injected version of Ford’s stalwart 5.0 Windsor V8. Within the F150, that’s good for 185 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. Ford’s part-time 4WD with Twin-Traction Beam impartial entrance suspension rounds out the drivetrain.
In accordance with the advert, every part “works completely wonderful,” and the entire engine has been “gone via,” with the alternative of ignition system elements and an oil change underneath its belt. A clear title means potential patrons needn’t fear about any insurance coverage or DMV shenanigans. The asking worth is $19,000.
What will we make of this particular version F150 and that $19,000 price ticket? Does that appear truthful, given the truck’s provenance and presentation? Or does that worth have you ever saying good nite, Irene?
You determine!
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H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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