Definition Of A "Highboy" T-Shirt

The back of the shirt says. . . . .

"The Ford Highboy must be a four-wheel drive F-250 produced between 1967 and 1977.5 with a divorced transfer case, 3 drivelines, and a narrower frame than other Ford trucks prodiced that year. One of the tell-tale signs, is the crossmember at the front. Ford switched to married transfer cases midway through the 1977 model year, at which point people began to differentiate the two by calling trucks with the new setup “Lowboys.” The origin of "Highboy" is unknown, but probably evolved from Ford’s 1969 print advertisement for the four-wheel drive F-250 which referred to the truck as a “Factory High Rider.” The 1967-1972 Highboy sits approximately 2.58-2.77 inches higher than a comparable F-100 4×4, 5.24-5.6 inches higher than the F-250 4×2, and 6.1-6.4 inches higher than the F-100 4×2. All Highboys used a 4.10:1 gear ratio. From 1967-1975, drum brakes were used at all four corners, while the later models were available with disc brakes in the front. Power brakes were not an option until 1973. One famous highboy is Bob Chandler's original Bigfoot. Despite offering highboys with massive V8s, Ford reported concern selling the top-heavy trucks with a high center of gravity. They never offered a "camper special" option on the highboy, urging their customers not to install campers over their 4x4 trucks. Every year of highboy was available with a 300 cubic inch six-cylinder. Ford's famous 360 V8 was also available in nearly every year of the highboy: from 1968 through 1975. For this reason, there is a common myth that any V8 highboy is powered by the 360. In truth, Ford experimented with putting three additional V8 engines in the highboy--each for one year only: The 352 V8 in 1967, the 351M V8 in 1977, and the 400 V8 also in 1977."

• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center

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