38' vs 39' ford truck
 

are 38' & 39' ford trucks using different wheels? i'm trying to id a truck and only have side exterior view and i realize the grilles are different as are the dashes (i own a 38') just wondering if anyone has any pic's of stock wheel/hubcap combo. thought maybe they changed wheels since they went to hyd. brakes in 39' thanks guys!:D

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

Wheels are the same

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

thanks! found out what year the truck in question was, 39'. Is the only difference the grille,dash and wheels?

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

He, he, he. Wait till you try and figure out the cab wood:p will help there, Don't worry I got plenty of experience with that mess:rolleyes:

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

I don't know of any two years Ford with only a few differences. There are even differences within the differences! If you are restoring for correctness, I'd suggest you get the EFV8CA book: "The 1938-39 Ford Book". This book is for cars, not trucks, but the mechanical stuff is identical on pickups, and is covered in the book. The link to the book is below:

https://www.earlyfordv8.org/store-pr...cfm?id=9&pid=2

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

38' & 39' mean 38 & 39 FEET.

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

need any sheet metal parts I got fenders, hood sides , hood, hole back of cab . ect, just ask if I got what you need

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

Few more things:
•Doors had a steel insert for 39.
•Front window regulator knob in 39 was a wheel on top of dash, 38 had a T type one of dash front.
•Believe ashtray in center of dash is 38 only.

Re: 38' vs 39' ford truck
 

Also, the hood emblem where you turn it to open the hood is different between the two...