I'd say the aluminum rad and maybe the A/C.

 

I see where he "lovingly touched the leather seat"
pretty sure there were no leather seats in '65

 

Have to look under it to see if it had a straight axle, or twin I beam to go with the 66 grill............

65 was the last year for the one piece front axle

 

64 was the last year for the straight axle Charlie. I have two 65's here and they both have twin I beams.......

 

Ok. Thanks
Went back, and saw a swing arm on one of the pictures.
I had a 65 wit a straight axle. Must have been a left over . Back then, they got titled when they sold I guess

 

What's wrong with it? What's right with it?

Stainless steel windshield reveal mouldings, horn ring, anodized aluminum grille, chrome front bumper, side mouldings, all indications of a Custom Cab, but...

Wrong Standard Cab painted steel instrument cluster bezel, no Custom Cab interior door trim panels, no Custom Cab nameplates on the doors.

Swapped in 390, wrong seat upholstery, dash butchered for aftermarket radio, gypo A/C, aftermarket radiator, blue paint within side mouldings.

September 1965: Ford obsoleted the 1965 painted and anodized aluminum grilles, replaced them with like 1966 grilles for use as "service part replacements."

Twin-I-Beam coil spring front suspension introduced in 1965 F100/250 2WD & 1967 F350.

 

Give it to me and I'd drive it.

 

We love those details Bill! Agree, drivable every day of the week.

 

This is a nice story, seeing a company really appreciate an employee, I don't think companies give a you-know-what about employees anymore

 

When I retired all I got was a boot out the door...

 

All I can say is the staff got treated a whole lot better than the hourly that broke their backs for the company but guess that's the same all over...