When most of us think of off-road trucks, we picture aggressive tires, suspension lifts, and other big mods to make sure we get stuck further out in the sticks than we would in a stock truck. Well, there are still a lot of stockers out on the trails too-even ones that are verging on 50 years old! We were 50 miles outside of the closest real town, on top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere when we ran across Paul Ellis in his almost completely stock 1965 Ford F-250 Camper Special. Paul's had the truck ever since 1968, and it's served him well since the day he bought it. To date, the truck has more than 459,000 miles on it, and still hauls Paul and his camper into the sticks whenever he wants to get out of town. Paul has driven this '65 Ford everywhere from the Yucutan Peninsula to the Eastern tip of the United States and back. Needless to say, Paul and this truck have some history together. That's just cool.
Specs
Vehicle:
1965 Ford F-250 Camper Special
Owner:
Paul Ellis, Arroyo Grande, CA
Chassis:
Stock Ford 3/4-Ton
Engine:
360ci V8
Drivetrain:
C6 transmission, stock rear axle
Suspension:
Stock suspension, new shocks
Steering:
Stock
Brakes:
Stock
Tires/wheels:
32-inch tires on 16-inch white spoke wheels
Interior:
Bench seat, stock dash
Other Parts:
4-Star Camper, Factory dealer-installed Ford cattleguard
 |  Pulling up behind this rig...  Pulling up behind this rig on the highway, you'd never guess that the 4-Star Camper in the back of Paul's '65 Ford has seen more miles than most cars ever could dream of. |  This clean '65 Ford is still...  This clean '65 Ford is still running a stock 360ci V-8 powerplant, of course having gone through a few sets of spark plugs, quarts of oil, and filters. Paul made the custom radiator shroud himself. |
 The interior is pretty close...  The interior is pretty close to stock. Paul has added a custom floor console and covered the bench seat, but the dash remains unchanged. The odometer reads 59,000 miles but has rolled over four times already! |  | |