They paid $ 97,000 for a 1980 truck that had surprising details

Classic cars for some it’s an obsessive luxury, a great way to spend money. And it’s very complicated see old vehicles in very good condition, which attracts more buyers’ attention, as happened with a Ford F-250 4×4. After more than four decades of its manufacture, one of the cars of the oval brand it was sold for 97 thousand dollars.

The transaction was completed on February 1 in the United States, via a classic car auction platform. The car not only has all of its original components, on the contrary, its total mileage is only 122 kilometers.

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But it is not only its low usage that surprises, but also the fact that, since 1970, it is stored in a garage, so it is completely intact in all directions. In October 2020, the dealership where the truck was located was acquired by its current owner, who decided to put it up for sale.

“This 1980 Ford F-250 4 × 4 Custom is a “Styleside” pickup powered by a 5.8 liter V8 engine. It has a midnight blue metallic paint finish on blue vinyl. Equipment includes lockable hubs, rocker side moldings, trailer mirrors, tool storage box, auxiliary fuel tank and AM radio, ”describes the vehicle’s post on the digital platform.

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The main gem is its engine: a 5.8-liter V8 fitted with a two-cylinder carburetor. Power is sent to the rear or all four wheels via a column-shift three-speed automatic transmission and a two-range transfer case.

The rise of online auctions

This isn’t the digital platform’s first major sale. Last year the New York Times reported that, having cheaper prices and being easier to acquire a product than at a traditional auction, Bring a Trailer In 2020 it has become a favorite among millionaires and people with high purchasing power looking to spend their money on classic cars.

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Informally known as “BaT,” the site is based in a former brick warehouse on Portero Hill in San Francisco. Already in 2019, total sales of classic vehicles exceeded $ 230 million, an increase of 41% over 2018. In total, so far, the platform registers 11 thousand cars, almost 275 news per week, 70% of them being sold, according to Randy Nonnenberg, CEO and founder of the site at New York Times.