Win a Rust-Free OBS Ford F-350 Lariat 4x4

What you're looking at

OBS stands for "Old Body Style," the truck-world nickname for Ford's 1992–1997 F-series — the slab-sided, square-jawed generation that came right before the modern Super Duty. This one is an F-350, the heavy-duty one-ton, in top-of-the-line Lariat trim. Under the hood is the 5.8L 351 Windsor V8 with factory electronic fuel injection, backed by the E4OD four-speed automatic with overdrive and four-wheel drive on a 1-ton platform.

The operator's whole pitch here is condition rather than horsepower: "no winters, zero rust," an original blue interior, and factory A/C, cruise control, tilt wheel and power options. For a truck pushing 30 years old, a straight, rust-free body is the headline — that's the part money can't easily buy back. The 351 is a modest-output motor by design (Ford rated it in the low-200s for horsepower with roughly 325 lb-ft of torque), so this is a cruiser and a hauler, not a sleeper.

Why it matters

Clean OBS Fords have quietly become collector items. Values have climbed hard over the past few years as buyers who grew up around these trucks chase down the survivors, and rust-free examples are genuinely scarce because most trucks this age were worked to death and salted through a decade of winters. A tidy Lariat checks the desirable boxes: right generation, top trim, four-wheel drive.

The honest caveat is the engine. The OBS market is largely driven by the 7.3L Power Stroke diesel, and gas 351 Windsor trucks trade for less even in equal shape. Recent listings for this generation of F-350 span roughly $7,000 to $23,000, with the top of that range leaning diesel. We estimate a truly clean gas Lariat like this in the high-$20,000s — respectable, but a good bit under the sponsor's stated $45,000 ARV.

The fine print worth knowing

This runs as a charity raffle for Punch 4 Parkinson's. Paid entries range from one-time ticket packs (5 entries for $25 up to 20,000 entries for $5,000) to recurring monthly memberships starting at $15/month. There's a full no-purchase mail-in route — index card, the required details, a 20-word "why I want to win" sentence, mailed to the Walpole, MA address in the free-entry details — and it carries its own earlier postmark deadline, so don't wait on it. The entry window runs May 20 through the July 16, 2026 drawing, streamed live across the org's social channels.

Mileage isn't stated (the rules note vehicles "may have promotional miles"), and the exact year within the 1992–1997 OBS run isn't listed either. There's no cash alternative mentioned, and the winner is on the hook for federal and state taxes plus license and registration — budget for a real tax bill on a five-figure prize.