Restore your classic Ford pickup with confidence using the Tailgate Post – LH – 1973–1979 Ford F-Series Truck from Auto Metal Direct. Designed specifically for the 1973–1979 Ford F100, F150, F250, and F350, this OE-style replacement fits both long bed and short bed styleside models, ensuring proper alignment and support for your tailgate assembly. Tailgate posts are a notorious rust-prone area—especially on workhorse trucks—and AMD delivers the premium sheet metal restoration parts you need to bring your classic Ford truck back to life.
Crafted with precision and built from heavy-gauge steel, this driver-side (LH) post is engineered for durability and long-term reliability. Whether you’re tackling a frame-off build or just repairing structural rust, AMD’s left-hand tailgate post delivers a factory-correct fit that simplifies installation and restores the original look and functionality of your truck bed.
This AMD tailgate post is part of our growing line of classic truck restoration parts—built to exceed expectations with every press and weld. Each component undergoes rigorous test-fitting to ensure performance and visual accuracy, preserving the heritage of these legendary Ford pickups while delivering the strength you can trust. Backed by AMD's reputation for quality and shipped from our Gainesville, GA facility, it’s the go-to solution for rust repair and tailgate alignment.
Works with both short bed and long bed configurations across standard and custom trims, including Styleside and Stepside beds.
Rust doesn’t have to end your restoration dreams. With AMD’s LH Tailgate Post for 1973–1979 Ford F-Series pickups, you can tackle common rust damage head-on with a part designed to restore both form and function. Backed by OE-style accuracy, premium materials, and AMD’s industry-leading manufacturing process, it’s the ultimate fix for a structurally sound and visually authentic Ford bed restoration.
Auto Metal Direct is a team of true car guys with years of experience in sheet metal reproduction, car restoration and paint/body work. We believe that quality is not subjective! Our mission is to provide the best customer experience for the Ford, Mopar and GM classic car markets - both in products and in service.
Our panels are made from proper gauge steel and include all correct-as-original clips, tabs, flanges, bends and seams. Each time a prototype body panel comes off of a new tooling, we test fit it on a car. The marked up prototype is then used to change and improve the tools, and a new prototype is produced. This procedure might be repeated multiple times but, once the part is finally approved, you can be assured of a quality part.
| Make | Model | Years |
| Ford | F-100 | 1973 - 1979 |
| Ford | F-150 | 1975 - 1979 |
| Ford | F-250 | 1973 - 1979 |
| Ford | F-350 | 1973 - 1979 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Gauge of Metal | 16 Ga |
| Weight | 3.5 lbs |
