1975 Ford F-250 Is a Modern Take on a Beloved Classic

By Brett Foote - November 28, 2022

Modernized in all the right ways, this 1975 Ford F-250 still maintains its vintage appeal, too.

There’s no question that we love our 1970s Ford trucks around here, which make a strong argument for being the very best of what has been a long and historic run spanning 14 generations – at least for the F-Series alone. For the most part, we prefer our pickups from this era to be mostly stock, save for perhaps a lift kit and some larger wheels and tires, or maybe even a more modern powertrain. But this 1975 Ford F-250 up for grabs at Bring a Trailer takes the restomod concept to a slightly different level, at least in terms of how it looks.

These days, folks are ditching chrome on new vehicles for the ever-popular black appearance packages, and that’s the concept behind this 1975 Ford F-250 build – all of the bright stuff has been painted in that dark hue. On paper, we’re not so sure if we’d approve of such a decision, but coupled with Cactus Gray paint, it actually looks pretty darn good, we must admit. This classic Blue Oval pickup looks like something that could be built today, in fact.

Meanwhile, a set of black 20-inch Fuel Vector wheels continues that modern theme, and they’re wrapped with beefy 35×12.5-inch Gladiator X-Comp M/T tires, too. Underneath, front disc brakes aid stopping power, while Warn locking hubs join replacement tie rods, ball joints, and a power steering system to make the driving experience a bit better.

This mildly modern theme continues inside the cabin, where you’ll find a reupholstered black bench seat with plaid inserts, a RetroSound stereo system, an Ididit steering column, Billet Specialties steering wheel, and a replacement headliner, dash pad, and black carpeting.

Under the hood, the previous owner ditched the original I-6 and replaced it with a proper 460 V8, which has been bored 0.030 over and fitted with Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum cylinder heads, a Weiand Stealth intake manifold, and a dual exhaust system. Power flows to the rear or all four wheels via a rebuilt a three-speed C6 automatic transmission. This nice mixture of old and new certainly makes this 1975 Ford F-250 appealing, though we’re interested to see just what other folks think about its blacked-out trim.