Immediately’s Good Value or No Cube F150 4X4 options the Nite tape and badge bundle, which was solely provided in 1991 and 1992. Let’s see if that makes a distinction in what it is perhaps price.
If you happen to’re eager to purchase a brand-spankin’-new BMW Alpina B7, you’ll possible must 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. In fact, that comes at one other value: greater than a decade of wear and tear and tear and a complete lack of a guaranty. That was too huge a raffle for many, because the Alpina fell in a 66 % 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 probably 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.
Immediately’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 bundle. These had been solely made obtainable for the 1991 and 1992 mannequin years. For ’91, the Nite remedy was restricted to the usual cab with XLT Lariat trim. In ’92, it was made obtainable in further physique types.
Ford additionally “Nite-ed” the Bronco, and all fashions had been relegated to a single coloration alternative of black paint. Manufacturing numbers for the bundle are exhausting to return by however suffice to say they had been a blip on the F150’s complete run. The mannequin was vital sufficient, nevertheless, to warrant a number of buzz on F150 boards and encourage a number of corporations to supply reproduction decals.
It’s questionable how Ford’s advertising and marketing workforce got here up with the Nite identify. That’s a casual model of “night time”—like drive-thru for drive-through—and feels much less necessary than if they’d chosen the extra correct Night time for the identify. 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 the very 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 taillights. General, the outside appears to be like to be in nice situation within the photos, though these lights are a little bit take-it or leave-it.
One cool characteristic right here is the rear window, which lowers as a bit, 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 authentic. It contains a fabric and vinyl bench, full carpet, and the longest shift lever you’re ever prone to come throughout. That lever is related 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 unbiased entrance suspension rounds out the drivetrain.
In line with the advert, every thing “works completely advantageous,” and the entire engine has been “gone by,” with the substitute of ignition system components and an oil change below its belt. A clear title means potential consumers needn’t fear about any insurance coverage or DMV shenanigans. The asking worth is $19,000.
What can we make of this particular version F150 and that $19,000 price ticket? Does that appear honest, given the truck’s provenance and presentation? Or does that worth have you ever saying good nite, Irene?
You resolve!
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H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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