1997 Ford F-250: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

68 builds left the factory as a 1997 F-250, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 31 main configurations sell for $5,000–$57,993 today. Page 2 of 2.

  • 31 main configurations
  • 4,000 vehicles built
  • 61 for sale right now
  • $5,000–$57,993 typical price range

Which F-250 is yours?

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What actually differs

4WD Styleside · 4WD Base configuration Styleside
Engine 7.3L 8-cyl 5.4L 8-cyl 7.5L 8-cyl 5.4L 8-cyl
Power 205 hp — 242 hp —
Fuel Diesel Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline
Typical price today $44,995 $3,500 — —
For sale right now 8 2 — 1
Vehicles built 265 229 126 111
Same on every 1997 F-250
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Body Pickup
Price trend

Median down $10,905 over the last 12 months.

1997 F-250 price history →
Will it hold value?

A F-250 typically keeps about 65% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $19,494 today.

F-250 depreciation by year →
Cost to run

14/18 mpg city/highway. Roughly $3,100/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 1997 F-250

Safety, in plain English

What 1FTHW26F-V means

1FT HW26F · V
1FT
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
HW26F
together encode the F-250 line — Pickup, 7.3L 8cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
V
in position 10 — model year 1997
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1FTHW26F 7VEC68319 1FTHW26F 2VEA05641
9 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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