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Good Survivalist/prepper vehicle?
1971 Ford f-100. 300 six with toploader 4-speed, Dana 20, 4WD and a good set of tires.
First off, I wanna state if you cut me, I bleed Chevy Engine Orange, however, with the older Ford trucks, you really can fix them with a hammer, a screwdriver and a 7/8" wrench.
I used to work as a mechanic and in commercial circles, there's a reason most lighter duty vehicles were Ford's. Designed to be repaired easily and built to last a while.
The F-100 will haul anything and go anywhere.
Modern enough to be easy to live with, but simple enough that the average joe can maintain it.
300 inline six is torquey, but also thrifty with a gallon of gas. Toploader 4-speed is like a smaller NP435. Easy to maintain and repair.
Everything here is fairly bullet proof.
Can't think of a better way to go.
1971 Ford f-100. 300 six with toploader 4-speed, Dana 20, 4WD and a good set of tires.
First off, I wanna state if you cut me, I bleed Chevy Engine Orange, however, with the older Ford trucks, you really can fix them with a hammer, a screwdriver and a 7/8" wrench.
I used to work as a mechanic and in commercial circles, there's a reason most lighter duty vehicles were Ford's. Designed to be repaired easily and built to last a while.
The F-100 will haul anything and go anywhere.
Modern enough to be easy to live with, but simple enough that the average joe can maintain it.
300 inline six is torquey, but also thrifty with a gallon of gas. Toploader 4-speed is like a smaller NP435. Easy to maintain and repair.
Everything here is fairly bullet proof.
Can't think of a better way to go.