# 1972 Ford pickup sell or hold

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-ford-pickup-sell-or-hold/56560>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** f350, ford\
**Created:** [October 18, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-ford-pickup-sell-or-hold/56560 "2010-10-18T23:39:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![starbucksblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@starbucksblack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/starbucksblack)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-ford-pickup-sell-or-hold/56560/1 "2010-10-18T23:39:40Z")

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I have a1972 Ford Explorer model truck. It was originally an Arizona truck that I bought in 1990. It sits in my side lot in upstate NY and is starting to wear away in the elements. I do not have a garage for this vehicle. It runs OK, but the transmission is now slipping. Should I try and save this vehicle or let it go.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-ford-pickup-sell-or-hold/56560/2 "2010-10-19T01:21:44Z")

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Unless some movie star drove it in some popular movie I can’t see it going up in value, why would it?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-ford-pickup-sell-or-hold/56560/3 "2010-10-19T01:27:16Z")

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I would sell.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-ford-pickup-sell-or-hold/56560/4 "2010-10-19T04:27:51Z")

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I recently sold a 1965 GMC that my father had in 1973 and I took over in 1983, got to be I never drove it anymore and my 2004 F-150 got better mileage and actualy had heat and A/C, imagine that. I drove that GMC to Wisconsin at the beginning of the month of March. It took me 5 days because it was so cold I had to stop and get a room every night.I only got 1750.00 for the GMC.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1972-ford-pickup-sell-or-hold/56560/5 "2010-10-19T12:19:40Z")

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You seem to be using it. If you have a need for it, why not just keep it and use it until it dies. It has no special value.