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04-25-2017, 01:51 PM | #1 |
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Sedan converted to pickup ?
Hey, has anyone head about, your have seen a Sedan converted to a pickup ? I was told in the 40's and 50's, they would buy a new ford and take the old one and covert it to a pickup . It would have the sedan back window and a home made box and tailgate.
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04-25-2017, 02:26 PM | #2 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
It was fairly common during the war, they could get more gas rationing stamps for a truck. I've never seen the pictures of the one my great-grandpa had, but I heard the stories about it,and I've seen several in later years.
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04-25-2017, 02:40 PM | #3 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
I had a 34 Plymouth somebody had done that to years ago, with a Dodge pickup box. It was going to need too much work, money, at the time so I sold it for what I had in it. It looked hokey, but it worked for somebody I suppose. Had suicide doors I thought was cool. But it wasn't a Model A.
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04-25-2017, 02:47 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
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couldn't even imagine what issues we would have today if we had gas rationing...
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04-25-2017, 03:21 PM | #5 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
i have a 29 sedan remodelled into a pickup, its actually very easy, i am about 80% completed, you can private message me and i will send you pictures and some tips.
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04-25-2017, 03:33 PM | #6 |
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04-25-2017, 04:48 PM | #7 |
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04-25-2017, 05:35 PM | #8 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
Also done during the depression/dust bowl for midwesterners migrating to California...
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04-25-2017, 10:39 PM | #9 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
my uncle worked for a ford dealer from about 36 until he went in army in I think 42 he started as a "gopher" and became a salesman when ever we look at a new pickup he always says you couldint sell them things when I was selling cars the farmers would buy a model a roadster or touring for 10 bucks and chop the back off and put a wood bed on it nobody wanted the open cars back then
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04-25-2017, 10:41 PM | #10 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
As a kid in the 50's it was very common to see coupes converted to pick ups in Northern Calif. but never has seen a sedan converted. could someone please post a picture of one? Thanks
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04-26-2017, 12:23 AM | #11 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
My God father had one back in the 60-70's. Got to ride in the bed several times when I was a kid. I think it might have been a cut down slant windshield.
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04-26-2017, 12:41 AM | #12 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
First A I bought was a conversion, did not know it till one of the club members pointed it out. All the body work was leaded. Looked pretty good.
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04-26-2017, 07:13 AM | #13 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
It was common in Australia, as a lot of cars were phaetons in the 20's. You would remove the rear panels from behind the front seat and then fashion a tray to suit your needs. It is still common to see these as restored utes at shows now. I don't know if it was to get more fuel during rationing or not.
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04-26-2017, 10:56 AM | #14 | |
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Here's a thread discussing the sad end to the car from the film... beginning with a link to the auction flyer for the "sympathetically restored" Hudson Super-Six... I really got my fur up over this one... :/ http://forums.aaca.org/topic/142559-todays-wind-em-up/ Last edited by Special Coupe Frank; 04-26-2017 at 11:09 AM. |
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04-26-2017, 11:30 AM | #15 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
I had one a few years ago. It was a fun beater.
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04-26-2017, 12:31 PM | #16 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
A nice thing about the sedan converted pickup is that it should have more room and comfort than the factory job.
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04-26-2017, 01:32 PM | #17 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
Not really, Tom. The bed is still in the same location, so you cannot sit back any further.
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04-27-2017, 08:01 AM | #18 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
They also turned Coupes into Pickups. This is mine.
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05-05-2017, 12:37 PM | #19 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
I have one that was hot rodded back in the 60's. I'm guessing prior to that it was a depression era gas ration job since it came out of rural Montana.
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05-09-2017, 03:11 PM | #20 |
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Re: Sedan converted to pickup ?
The Blue Model A is a Town Sedan conversion to Pick Up http://dfak.dk/billeder-2016/nggallery/billeder-2016/swapmeet-244-2016
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