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Old 03-07-2021, 10:31 AM   #1
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Default Wanted '38 Tonner Rear Fender

I had an individual call me the other day who is looking for a right rear fender for his recently found '38 Tonner. He was told about an article on my '38 Tonner and called me to see if I had any ideas where he might find one. I did give him one name to check out. However, since he's not on the Internet, most of my other reference points are of little value to him. He still does things old school over the phone and through meets, which there have been none of recently.

Do any of you have any ideas where body parts for a '38 Ford might be found? The rear fenders on the Tonner 1938 through 1941 were essentially the same. The one difference is that the '38 Tonner right rear fender had no dimple or dish to allow mounting the spare tire on the passenger side of the vehicle. The gas filler tube doesn't allow enough clearance for a spare without the dimple in the right rear fender. The 3/4 ton truck from 1939 through 1941 is also a potential donor vehicle.

The fenders on the Tonner are very different from those on the half ton commercial vehicles.

I'd appreciate any ideas which I could pass on to him.
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Old 03-07-2021, 11:07 AM   #2
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I think that the early tonner fenders are very similar to the '42-'47 tonner. The difference is in the bottom front where it bolts to the running board. If there is a bottom fender patch panel for the common 1/2 tons, this may work in the event a later fender is located. I once knew of a nos set of tonner panel fenders, and saw them at the Portland Swap meet. I passed on them because they were for the '38-'41 tonner. Yes, the depth and the flange are different from a pickup, but they were indeed in perfect NOS condition. Perhaps worthy of a careful graft. I will PM the man who was selling them. Lastly there is a man in the Canadian wheat country with a giant fleet of old ford trucks in a long lineup, all backed in on the edge of a field. I saw various tonner pickups. They are (were) quite common in Canada. Someone may know who he is. Lastly if any of you knew Gene Sheppard in Seattle. He daily drove a '40 pu for many years and collected mostly '30s big trucks. He sold a '40-'41 tonner pu to a man in Bellevue and it had a spare set of rear fenders. Looking back these are pretty much long shots, but that's how it has to be for some parts. Best of luck to him.
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Old 03-07-2021, 11:46 AM   #3
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GB, this is amazing information. I know how near impossible these parts are to find. The production numbers were low.
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Old 03-07-2021, 04:29 PM   #4
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I got a PM back and the guy says nobody is dealing with that estate and he no longer has ties with anyone there.
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Old 03-07-2021, 10:50 PM   #5
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Default Re: Wanted '38 Tonner Rear Fender

Are you wondering about a RR fender for a 42-47 Tonner pickup?
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Old 03-07-2021, 11:01 PM   #6
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No, it's about a fender for a ';38-'41 tonner pickup. There are differences.
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