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05-09-2020, 04:42 PM | #21 |
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Re: Prewar Ford V8 pickups
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Edit: Felix, would like to see more pics, engine, etc., if you have them. "Sure! Here’s some more" - felix 40
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05-09-2020, 05:29 PM | #22 |
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Very, very nice. '35 Fords have been my favorite since i was a kid. The pickup is, I think, the most beautiful of all the pu's .... personal opinion, of course.
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05-09-2020, 07:25 PM | #23 |
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Re: Prewar Ford V8 pickups
Nice truck!!...I like the colors!!...what’s the red, white and blue box on the running board?.....Mark
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05-09-2020, 07:26 PM | #24 |
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My good old 37. Original paint, factory demonstrator color scheme. Rare DeLuxe version. Old V8 trucks are like a friendly old dog. You can not help but have positive emotional therapy while driving one. Working on one....well that might be a different story! (p.s. how do you post pictures at full size rather than thumbnails?)
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05-09-2020, 07:37 PM | #25 |
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My 35. On display at the California State Fair a couple of years ago. It is currently in the California Auto Museum in Sacramento. While it is nice to share it with the visitors to the museum, I miss not having it to go on old V8 driving adventures.
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05-09-2020, 07:45 PM | #26 |
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05-09-2020, 07:50 PM | #27 |
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05-09-2020, 09:48 PM | #28 |
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Wow, what a great lineup of early ford trucks! Very nice.
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05-09-2020, 10:36 PM | #29 |
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I bought my barrel nose '39 when I sold my '40 1 1/2 ton flatbed. I wanted a p/u for its drivability over the flatbed. I wasn't initially sold on the looks of a barrel nose but now I wouldn't have anything else. '39 was the first year of hydraulic brakes which is definitely a plus. Another plus in my books is that it isn't a '40/'41. Not that there is anything wrong with them its just seems as if everyone has one or wants one.
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05-09-2020, 10:55 PM | #30 |
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Re: Prewar Ford V8 pickups
Not only do I love the pickups in these photos, the photos themselves are works of art. An old riveted steel bridge, a train, or a corrugated metal building in the background makes all the difference. A blue tarp rotting off a pile of junk in the background, or a picture including a hammered dodge aspen with one mag wheel can ruin the whole shot. Some of the backdrop on craigslist adds just screams to me "Run Gary, RUN!" This is a great thread. And yeah, that blue 35 is the holy grail.
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05-09-2020, 11:27 PM | #31 |
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Pete, That is funny! Kat
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05-09-2020, 11:43 PM | #32 |
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To me old V8 Ford trucks are special. As a kid in the 50's as our family travelled I searched the side streets, the back yards, the car lots, the farmers fields, the orchards for old V8 trucks. A trip to the Redwoods? A trip to the ocean? My memories were of the cast away, forgotten trucks. My dad and I restored the 35 and the 39 years ago. We did a couple more, including a 40 C.O.E. tow truck and my 37 panel. But to me the ultimate commercial Ford (besides 32-41 Sedan Deliveries) are the 32--34 open cabs. It took me half of my adult life to find one. This is it mocked up. I should gt to work on it but....
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05-10-2020, 08:25 AM | #34 |
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A couple of photos of "Rusty". A daily driver - definitely not a trailer queen.
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05-10-2020, 03:13 PM | #36 |
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51504bat, I love your 39 ,I missed out on one a while back, would love to have one someday..
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GB SISSON, Its pretty sad ,the old steel bridge our 35 is pictured with is gone, It was removed last month. I guess the township couldnt pay for necessary repairs, A local farmer moved it to his property so I wont be traveling over it in the the old truck. Im glad I took pics when I did...
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If we're tooting the horns of the barrel nose...….
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