1973 Ford F100 (Explorer, blue, classic)

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Updated 26 September 2026

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Make: Ford
Model: F100
Variant: Explorer
Year: 1973
Decade: 1970s
Colour: Blue
Types: Classic American Pickup

This catalogue entry records a 1973 Ford F100 Explorer in blue, a pickup, from the 1970s.

The 1973 Ford F100 Explorer in blue is filed under Classic, American and Pickup, within the 1970s picture cars.

1970s on screen

Wardrobe should be researched for the character and date, rather than treating every seventies arrival as an excuse for the same conspicuous fashion cues. Work vehicles can give a seventies street practical activity, provided any visible company lettering has been chosen and cleared for the production rather than assumed. Plate references should be tied to the year of a seventies scene, avoiding a broad retro choice that looks plausible but does not fit the intended date.

Possible roles in a production

A rural pickup scene can use gates, deliveries or a greeting to explain the visit, without asserting what this vehicle normally carries. A pickup can support a worksite arrival, with tools and carried materials selected for the fictional trade rather than added as generic decoration. A parked American car can offer a distinct visual presence in a UK location, with the intended contrast described in the shoot references rather than through invented provenance.

About this listing

Here, a 1973 Ford F100 Explorer in blue is catalogued as Classic, American and Pickup. There are 9 Ford F100s in the catalogue. Browsing by year shows model listings from 1951 through to 1973. For a different colour, the model listings also show orange and brown, silver, white and red. The linked make page groups 345 Ford vehicles, and the decade page gathers 379 cars from the 1970s.

Questions about this car

Can I hire this 1973 Ford F100 in blue for filming?

Availability for the Ford F100 needs checking for your particular shoot; tell us when and where filming happens and how the vehicle appears in the scene.

Is the photo of this exact car?

The Ford F100 shown should be used as a visual reference only, with the actual car and its listed colour checked and confirmed in the options we provide.

What if this Ford F100 isn't available?

Compare the 9 Ford F100s entries with 345 Ford vehicles, or search 379 cars from the 1970s instead, and tell us which features of the original choice matter to the scene.

Can it be driven on camera?

For the Ford F100, an on-camera driving request is considered against the shot, owner and insurance; how it travels and who drives are confirmed with the brief.

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