Uncle Bob,
I' ve got a 92 F-150. Upgraded springs, charging system, exhaust, shocks, ignition, k&n air filter.....
Its not the oldest here, but its not the newest either.
This truck's been great to me and even with what I've put into it I still couldn't buy new, so I'm really happy with it.
So far it hasn't met a snowfall it couldn't handle, and it hasn't met a stuck car or truck it couldn't pull(within reason).
For what I do I can't justify 6 or 7 hundred a month.