Kentucky Truck Plant - 1969 

Those L Series trucks looked so modern for the time. It was such a clean and straightforward design that still looks good over 50 years later.

I will never understand why Ford abandoned the heavy duty truck segment. They sold great, lasted a long time and had excellent parts support.

Back in the good days when diesel was about 20 CENTS a gallon instead of $5.20 a gallon today!

We had good luck with those older L8000 trucks. Always liked the cab better than international S line. I love how the old Dayton style wheels aren’t even running straight at the assembly plant 😂😂

Wow!!! I absolutely loved this!!! The Ford LNT, LTS LTL and CLT are my favourite truck hands down. I would take a LNT or LTS any day over a Peterbilt or Kenworth all day every day! My uncle was one of the first owners to run a LNT 9000 dump truck in 1970 here in southwestern Ontario Canada. It was the first truck I learned to drive on in 1982. I loved the cockpit style instrument panel inside. It was laid out for a real driver to appreciate without having to take your eyes off the road for too long.

Notice all the people wearing a white shirt, and a tie! My dad was so happy to not need a tie and could wear any color of shirt to work in 1976, when he took a new job designing stuff. When working at Hughes Aircraft in 1955 to 1970, it was all business, tie and white shirt, and a sports coat going into and when going home from the office. Great video, brings back some fond memories. I was thinking the 1969 trucks look a lot like the 1980 trucks! Seems like they did not make a lot of changes. At my work, in 1997, they had a 1982 F-650 COE truck, and it basically looked exactly like the 1959 model! Fun fact, difference between the F-7000 and F-700? The diesel is used in the 7000 and 8000 series, while the gas engine is used in the 700 series. They used a lot of gas engines back in the 60's! Even the WW2 trucks that they produced so many of in 1943 - 45, all gas engine 6 cylinder with about 235 cubic inches! I was impressed on what a small engine displacement it is, considering it is a 10 wheel truck. The 1969 F-600 and F-700 could be had with a 391 engine or a 534, maybe other displacements too!

these Louisville trucks were really a new sensation in the day

Great video love the old Ford trucks 😊😊

In 92 when I got serious what I wanted to be I started off in a 78 9000 v6 9 speed White cab red nose I rode with my dad 6 months

I'm not going to lie I would love to get me back in 1969 a brand new f800 single axle with a dump body 14 ft bed painted red with a white stripe going down the side just like Grandpa used to drive had a Ford big block 4 barrel Holly with an Allison transmission I miss that truck

An especially crisp, modern cab styling job - the F-Series wouldn't fully catch up until 1977!

We run two Louisville's hauling lumber over the years, one had a Detroit, the one I run now has the Brazilian engine, it does the job if you ain't in a hurry 🇺🇸

My livelihood from 1968 until 2000.

Those are nice trucks tbh

I didn't get my CDL until 2006 and sadly all the trucks I've driven I have never been a Ford

We did not get the L series in Australia until 1975

was something cut at 7:39?

Ford was serious in the late '60s where the company scanned Gateway's competative repair orders on White, Internationals, GMC's and Macks ........to enable Ford to have lower cost of ownership .

NEW TRUCK? BACK WHEEL WOBBLE!!! 8:37

Ford l8000 and 9000 trucks