Prewar Ford V8 pickups

[IndianapolisRacer]

This week I was watching 2 prewar Ford V8 flathead pickups on EBAY #1 a 1938 Ford pickup in Calif in driving condition offered at no reserve was bid up to about $8250 when it was pulled with days to go and marked as sold and #2 a 1941 Ford V8 pickup former senior status with AACA with buy it now price of $27900 was pulled and marked as sold , I guess somebody is still wanting these early prewar Ford V8 pickups !

[TomT/Williamsburg]

I know of one for sale in New Hampshire and I have driven it. Nice old truck ....

PM me with your phone number and I will pass it on ....

TomT

[GB SISSON]

What??? Like there's something NOT to love about them? ok, the enclosed driveline, but that is IT for me......I think a '34 would be my holy grail pickup, but a 33 or 35 would do in a pinch.

[Tinker]

I'd be okay with a 1929 Model A pickup with a flathead v8 stuffed in it.

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by Tinker

I'd be okay with a 1929 Model A pickup with a flathead v8 stuffed in it.

Tinker, yer killen' me

[Tinker]

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Ya ya ya... I'd be okay with a 4 banger also.

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by Tinker

Ya ya ya... I'd be okay with a 4 banger also.

Me too.... As long as it had a OHV conversion. Haha.

[alanwoodieman]

know where a 3/4 restored 40 pick up is in NE for sale. Owner lost interest about 5/6 years ago. knowing him it will be expensive but it is being done correctly. pm if interested

[flatford8]

I got a ‘37 that I Hope I live long enough to finish and drive... Mark

[Kerk]

Working on a 35 BUT if a driver showed up that I could get into and drive with maybe a couple fix ups I could be interested. Mine is a ways off but is all steel and most of the heavy stuff is done. or a 32 5 window trunk model!! kx

[41ford1]

This one is still available:
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249160

I installed a new clutch in Feb. of this year. It just got a fresh NH inspection sticker.

[totto]

Pre-war pickups are "great" and fun to drive. They don't go fast but they get you there. Have had my for 50 years and restored it in 2007.

[flatford8]

50 yrs. !!!!...... that’s great!!.... good for you!!....love hearing those stories ....Mark

[50fordcoupeman]

Learned to drive in my grandpas '40 Ford pickup on the farm. Wonderful memories!!

[al's28/33]

I love my '33.

[felix 40]

You can’t beat and old ford pickup,our 35 goes down the road nice!

[Hoop]

Try to find an unrestored '35 pickup. Glad I found mine when I did.

Edit: Felix, would like to see more pics, engine, etc., if you have them.


1935pu.jpg

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by felix 40

You can’t beat and old ford pickup,our 35 goes down the road nice!

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Hoop

Try to find an unrestored '35 pickup. Glad I found mine when I did.
Edit: Felix, would like to see more pics, engine, etc., if you have them.
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[felix 40]

Sure! Here’s some more

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Hoop
Edit: Felix, would like to see more pics, engine, etc., if you have them.

"Sure! Here’s some more" - felix 40

[Hoop]

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.

Thank you.

[flatford8]

Originally Posted by al's28/33

I love my '33.

Nice truck!!...I like the colors!!...what’s the red, white and blue box on the running board?.....Mark

[Cool Kat with Hot Car]

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?)

[Cool Kat with Hot Car]

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.

[Cool Kat with Hot Car]

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My 39 stateside p.u. While it might not be as pretty as the 35 or 37 it drives better and has a much more comfortable cab. Barrel nose trucks used to be called ugly. Now everyone seems to find it appealing.

[petehoovie]

Cool Kat with Hot Trucks

[Tinker]

Wow, what a great lineup of early ford trucks! Very nice.

[51504bat]

Originally Posted by Cool Kat with Hot Car

My 39 stateside p.u. While it might not be as pretty as the 35 or 37 it drives better and has a much more comfortable cab. Barrel nose trucks used to be called ugly. Now everyone seems to find it appealing.

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.

[GB SISSON]

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.

[Cool Kat with Hot Car]

Pete, That is funny! Kat

[Cool Kat with Hot Car]

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....

[Graeme / New Zealand]

Originally Posted by 51504bat

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.

Yes I like Barrel nose..... and jail bar trucks

GB

[51504bat]

A couple of photos of "Rusty". A daily driver - definitely not a trailer queen.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by 51504bat

A couple of photos of "Rusty". A daily driver - definitely not a trailer queen.

[felix 40]

51504bat, I love your 39 ,I missed out on one a while back, would love to have one someday..

[felix 40]

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...

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by felix 40

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...

[34fordy]

Originally Posted by felix 40

You can’t beat and old ford pickup,our 35 goes down the road nice!

What's beauty!. I am still lookin + hopin. Always need something to wish for.

[jrhaelig]

If we're tooting the horns of the barrel nose...….

[Talkwrench]

Well Im still driving [almost] everyday ; )

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Talkwrench

Well Im still driving [almost] everyday ; )

[51504bat]

Originally Posted by felix 40

51504bat, I love your 39 ,I missed out on one a while back, would love to have one someday..

Thanks. Its got an 8ba with EAB heads and a Buba Chevy distributor. Since I'm not going to morning coffee with some friends due to this virus crap its not getting driven as much. But it still gets me around town and to the occasional swap meet a couple of towns away.

[GB SISSON]

My first old ford V8 pickup almost 30 years ago

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

My first old ford V8 pickup almost 30 years ago