Have I got '40 truck front fenders?

[white64]

Ok I bought these fenders several years ago from the attic of a garage in Mass. Holding them up to my coupe they simply don't fit in the cowl areas. Now I know these fenders aren't the best...

BUT!

After searching the web it seems I have truck fenders, the rear flange is squared off and on the drivers fender there is the remants of a brace that I believe is found on pickups...

[white64]

found the answer :-( darn.... they are truck fenders... DOES ANYONE HAVE A SET FOR A CAR FOR SALE?

[willowbilly3]

A pickup is not truck. Trucks are trucks, anything bigger than 1/2 ton and they take truck fenders.

[swoopNZ]

Early 39 deluxe ( about pre March 1939 ) are curved between the headlight opening to where the grille attaches. Later ones are flatter. make sure they are a matching pair.
39 Mercurys are like that also - why ? - who knows.

[Scott H in Wheaton]

Originally Posted by willowbilly3

A pickup is not truck. Trucks are trucks, anything bigger than 1/2 ton and they take truck fenders.

So are you saying the 1/2 ton uses the same fenders as the passenger cars?

[V8COOPMAN]

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Originally Posted by willowbilly3

A pickup is not truck. Trucks are trucks, anything bigger than 1/2 ton and they take truck fenders.

YEAH.......trucks are trucks! What he has, and WAS easily able to figure-out from the Drake drawing above, is that he has 1940-41 PICK-UP "TRUCK" fenders which, if not looked-at carefully, can easily be confused with automobile fenders! DD

[STEVE O]

I have a set of front fenders that came off of a sedan, flange bent and run on a 40 pickup for years, now I have them and rebent the flange and have them on my 40 drag car.

[willowbilly3]

Originally Posted by Scott H in Wheaton

So are you saying the 1/2 ton uses the same fenders as the passenger cars?

No but I was just saying when you say truck, you might want to clarify 1/2 ton pickup if that's what you are referring to because trucks used different fenders and especially the 40-41 which also had a completely different front end on everything bigger than 1/2 ton.

[svm99]

I like Ford's terminology................there's no mistaking cars are "Passenger car", 1/2 ton pickups and panels are "Commercial" and 1 1/2 Ton trucks and larger are "Truck". The 3/4 Ton and 1 Ton are listed as "122" Truck" usually.

Hope this helps a bit. I was raised by a Dad who owned Ford trucks ('40, '46, '52 F-8, '64 C800) so learned early on the "correct lingo".
Paul J.

[white64]

Originally Posted by willowbilly3

A pickup is not truck. Trucks are trucks, anything bigger than 1/2 ton and they take truck fenders.

Good point, I have taken myself to the woodshed and beat my stupid a$$ bloody! all the while repeating through the tears and screams of pain a "pickup is not a truck"... "pickup is not a truck"... "pickup is not a truck"...
I know better now, sometimes a good beating is deserved. Sniffle...

[CSArno]

Originally Posted by white64

Good point, I have taken myself to the woodshed and beat my stupid a$$ bloody! all the while repeating through the tears and screams of pain a "pickup is not a truck"... "pickup is not a truck"... "pickup is not a truck"...
I know better now, sometimes a good beating is deserved. Sniffle...

Shame on you for not knowing that a pickup is not a TRUCK... I may have to block you on my friends list now. Lmao!
Coming to Walts tomorrow? Shhhhhh, its top secret stuff...

[white64]

Tell Walt I'll be there! And I won't tell a soul!

[willowbilly3]

Well, it is common modern vernacular to refer to your pickup as a truck, I was just saying it clears up some of the fog Henry left on us if you specify in any conversation what size "truck" you are referring to. Tonner is also a term Ford used, and we who own them use. There were tonner pickups and panel trucks and the 40-41s use the big truck front sheet metal.

[39topless]

So what the hell are all the CW singers going to sing about if they can't say, "pickup TRUCK".

[Walt Dupont--Me.]

Originally Posted by white64

Tell Walt I'll be there! And I won't tell a soul!

The big happening about 10:00am tomorrow, bring your ear plugs, I'll open both big doors. Those center dumps are loud. Walt

[willowbilly3]

Originally Posted by 39topless

So what the hell are all the CW singers going to sing about if they can't say, "pickup TRUCK".

Mamma, rain, trains, prison, getting drunk

[Walt Dupont--Me.]

Originally Posted by willowbilly3

Mamma, rain, trains, prison, getting drunk

A friend wrote that song and said it was the perfect CW song, Walt

[Dave D]

Originally Posted by svm99

I like Ford's terminology................there's no mistaking cars are "Passenger car", 1/2 ton pickups and panels are "Commercial" and 1 1/2 Ton trucks and larger are "Truck". The 3/4 Ton and 1 Ton are listed as "122" Truck" usually.

Hope this helps a bit. I was raised by a Dad who owned Ford trucks ('40, '46, '52 F-8, '64 C800) so learned early on the "correct lingo".
Paul J.

[white64]

LOL! well enough of the pickup truck wars....
I listed the pickup fenders and it took all of 4 hours before I sold them to some one that lives just minutes away who needed them for his pickup... AND! he has a buddy that has a spare set of CAR fenders that he just might be willing to sell! I'll know more soon, keeping my fingers crossed!

And willow billy... sorry I got kinda snarky there ... tone is a hard thing to read in texts, and I may have overreacted a smidge ... :-)

[willowbilly3]

Originally Posted by white64

LOL! well enough of the pickup truck wars....
I listed the pickup fenders and it took all of 4 hours before I sold them to some one that lives just minutes away who needed them for his pickup... AND! he has a buddy that has a spare set of CAR fenders that he just might be willing to sell! I'll know more soon, keeping my fingers crossed!

And willow billy... sorry I got kinda snarky there ... tone is a hard thing to read in texts, and I may have overreacted a smidge ... :-)

ahh.. it's all good. I might have been over reacting a little from listing some 42-47 "truck" running boards on ebay and having 5 different people message me if they fit pickups. It's just me, I'm one of those people who cringe when someone spells there when they mean their, or to instead of too. That;s kinda why I said truck means truck, a little abrupt.