Truck Grille On The Wall

[RalphG]

I've seen a few examples on the net of someone who cut off the front end of a vehicle and mounted it on the wall as an ornament. I guess that inspired me to try it with the old "jailbar Ford" that I learned to drive on many years ago. The truck was stripped down to chassis and converted into a wagon but the cab and sheet metal have sat behind the barn for all those years. I figured it won't rust away any worse hanging on a wall than it will sitting on the ground behind the barn.
No, I did not butcher it with a hacksaw and torch. Just unbolted the front section so if someone wants to restore the truck some time in the future it won't be a big welding job.
Got it temporarily hanging on the shed door for now. Needs the headlights installed. Kind of nice to see it there every time I walk by.

[Bulligen]

It looks like you have a very beautiful peaceful place to live. The grill is right at home there. It would be fun if you could put power to the headlights!

[ford38v8]

Looks like another one of them Canuk Sunsets to me.

[corvette8n]

Ralph
You need to put a couple of LED's in the headlights and have them light up a night.
Great picture by the way.

[chap52]

Convert a couple of cheap solar powered yard lights and it will automatic. Nice picture...

[flatford8]

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This isn’t mine, but its kinda neat looking..... Mark

[RalphM]

I like them both! Fond of jailbars. My friend just brought one home a few days ago. I have yet to see it, I'm afraid it may follow me home if I go over there!

[RalphG]

Originally Posted by flatford8

This isn’t mine, but its kinda neat looking..... Mark

Yes, I like that one. Looks like its made into a desk. Although I wouldn't want to cut up the hood and fenders on mine like that. You never know.Some day I might want to put all the parts back together into a truck. Here it is back in 1969 not long before we started dismantling it.

[RalphG]

Some video of the old truck grille.
https://youtu.be/0nqgArG2nBM

[D. Jones]

Great idea! I may do that with the spare grill that I have. Both of the display pieces are in better shape than what I started with on my jail bar. As common as they once were they're getting harder to find, at least in my area.

[47 flatbed]

Had to search a long time to find my 47

[RalphM]

Here's two I looked at today.

[GB SISSON]

And I have lots of jailbar trucks but it took me my whole collection with a bucket of spares to get enough decent bars for one good grille. Not sure how they all got so smashed, but they did. I doubt that even one of these is perfectly straight.

[sunshine]

Hey there's one for sale on the swap meet section now on about page 3 it is in MD.

[RalphG]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

And I have lots of jailbar trucks but it took me my whole collection with a bucket of spares to get enough decent bars for one good grille. Not sure how they all got so smashed, but they did. I doubt that even one of these is perfectly straight.

Mine is pretty rough too when you get up close. I didn't do too much straightening on this one. Nice to see one with the bumper. Mine was missing as long as I've known the truck. Probably torn off from numerous pull starts years ago. This old Ford had a rough life even before my dad got it for a farm truck. Huge old bald 9.00x20 tires on the back and 7.50s up front. Lots of welds on cracked fenders.