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Old 02-12-2018, 05:02 PM   #10
NealinCA
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Default Re: how can you tell the 1942 from 1947 pickup apart

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42 had soy bean ford scrip on the hood sides...so if it has Ford pressed into the steel its a 43-47. 42 would have what's left of the soy bean (plastic) Ford script or two small holes where it used to be.
43-44 truck hoods were smooth, no holes for the 41 style emblem or the later stamped Ford. My dad had a '44 ex-Army truck with a smooth hood...
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