Heavy-duty V8 Ford truck pulled from swamp it was resting in after years of abandonment
- YouTuber found an abandoned Ford camper truck in a swamp
- It had been festering there for years
- Known for ‘rusty restorations’ – this was one of their bigger challenges
Published on Oct 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Oct 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A YouTuber devoted to ‘rusty restorations’ discovered an abandoned vintage 1974 Ford F250 custom camper truck sitting in a swamp.
It had been festering there for years.
However, his team managed to retrieve it.
Then the hard work of assessing its condition and potential, and restoring it finally starts.
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The V8 Ford truck
Shared by CT on YouTube, the Canadian-made 1974 Ford F250 custom camper truck is finally pulled from the swamp after years of being left abandoned.
However, it’s in serious need of care and attention with vines and dirt all but obscuring the vehicle after years of neglect.
However, the fact that the market for vintage campers is more lucrative than ever makes the team all th more determined to put in the hard work.
The restoration process
From the above-mentioned flat tires to dirt buildup – a serious amount of patience is required alongside skill.
Even more so when they experience issues including non-functioning brakes and a broken air compressor.
The fact that it’s a classic vehicle means these technical complexities require even further mechanical knowledge and resourcefulness.
Other tricky recoveries
A swamp isn’t the only place a vehicle can be lost, forgotten, or abandoned.
Take this Nissan 300ZX, for example, that was recovered after decades under water.
The car was speculated to have been involved with some insurance fraud and was painted blue to presumably disguise it before it met its unfortunate fate.
Meanwhile, one Oklahoma family found a plastic-wrapped 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer buried in their backyard.
The vehicle was at least 14 years old, was wrapped in plastic – and again, may have been part of an insurance fraud scheme.
In an even weirder discovery, explorers found hundreds of abandoned cars deep underground in a Swiss mine.
Most of these cars are VW Beetles or VW Golfs – and they’re in surprisingly good condition.
However, how or why they came to be there remains a mystery.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
