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06-04-2012, 11:29 AM

Nojive55

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Be a shame if no one restored this one

Can't be very many of these left, would need to be pretty good with a hammer and dolly for that back end but considering Shell's overall relationship in racing and with Ford (at one time) this would be pretty cool.
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06-04-2012, 01:25 PM

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That would indeed be a cool project truck.

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06-04-2012, 01:39 PM

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That would be cool however, did you see the rot in the roof line, you would need another roof or do a heck of a lot of cutting/welding.

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06-04-2012, 01:49 PM

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That would be cool however, did you see the rot in the roof line, you would need another roof or do a heck of a lot of cutting/welding.

Swap the cab, swap the roof, replace the roof with a fiberglass one from Mid Fifty, anything is possible with the right enthusiasm.

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06-04-2012, 06:56 PM

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Those old tankers have a lot of possibilities. I've heard of guys converting them to campers and for hauling toys while still keeping the outside looking like an original tanker.

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06-04-2012, 08:09 PM

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The price is right. You could almost junk $500 out of it.

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06-05-2012, 04:59 AM

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I see 6 lug rims and they look tubless thats the one ya all need- to that put it a F5 or F600, serial looks F5- engine replaced with a later Lincoln notice
late goverened square bowl Holley.

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