It is a 5 Star Extra cab, one of three delivered and sold from the same SW North Dakota Ford agency, lived its whole life on a ranch, came with original title, and the owner's son never transfered it to his name. It was originally an express, but the bed was removed and a unit hoist/stake body installed. The only mod to the frame was a crossmember welded to the rear of the frame for a hitch. It has the positive drive transfer case (Wisconsin), not the compensating unit. Some dents and surface rust, but no rot!

 

Is an R32 the equivalent of an F-2? It does look solid! Did you just get it or were the pics really from 2004?

 

It's actually an F3. The pics are from today. I bought it in December 2000 for the princely sum of $300. The engine is in OR. Took it out west with me a few years ago. Has a crack from one cylinder to intake valve. I will have to fetch it along with other treasures, including a nice solid box one day. In that same shed (belongs to an uncle) I have a CJ3 project, a take out flathead, and a 370 Pontiac V8. Both engines were given to me by my uncle. Hopefully this fall I will pull out the flathead and see what shape it's in. My godfather drove a Ford farm truck into my uncle's farmyard many years ago, and this engine was replaced by one from a car.

 

sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!!, gotta love an un-molested MH. i thought Stu had told me you had a f2. i must have something mixed up.
Ross, the r32 is the MH model number. they started the r32's in 51 and ran them to late 52 or early 53. two speed transfer case and the 5x8 lug wheels. hope i got that right, im sure if i didnt someone will set me straight.

 

Pretty lucky, it has all five matching Budd wheels, stamped 48. Overloads were added to the rear, not a hack/butcher job, though.

 

if its a f3 it should have the budd 59340 17in wheels correct? $300 bucks and its that complete! you stole it

 

I haven't checked the numbers, but they are 17".

As mentioned there were three sold. I have one, and have seen one of the other two. It is complete except for the blown engine, which was sitting on the ground in front of it. The last of the trio I haven't seen, but it was supposed to have a good engine, but bad front end.

I had pictures of the second one, which was red, but can't find them. Also MIA is my pictures of mine on the ranch and with the original owner's son (he is a 1952 model as well).

 

thats cool that you know the history and have some old pics. everything about my f3 is a mystery but i have the story on the f2. it was originally bought by the city of bonesteel sd and used as a city truck for i think seven years. then sold to a man that i cant remember the name of. he was the last titled owner. he has since past. he sold the truck to a rancher in neb. and it was never retitled. he passed and his son sold it on the estate auction. it was left for dead many years ago but will someday ride again. i might put Village of Bonesteel on the doors just to keep the history alive.

 

That'd be neat.

I told my father to put out feelers for a Marmon Herrington about 20 years ago. I knew of an F1 M-H that I had seen around 22 years ago, so I figured there had to be more than one. He stopped at the tavern after work one day and sat next to a rancher he knew. By and by he asked the rancher if he knew of any M-Hs. Rancher said "Yeah, I know of the one on my place". A few years went by until I went to look at it and offer him some bones for it.

 

OK .. I need to learn something here ..Bud wheels ?? on a 52? 17 inch ..not the dreaded widow makers?nice looking truck ..how is it progressing?and 6 or 8 lug rims?

 

Hey, hey. Pictures of it. We've swapped notes about it, now it's good to see it. It's the earliest '52 R32-4 I have record of, having axle #217. Also one of only two F-3s I have record of with a LU vin number. I'm curious on the wheels too. With '48 date stamps they could be 59340s or 44820s I think. There's a third possible, don't remember that number but have never come across any. Stu

 

1. yes
2. yes
3. yes
4. no
5. thank you
6. haven't touched it
7. 5 lug

 

Ken - the 17s on F-3s and early F-250s are locking ring style. Five lug x 8" pattern. Sometime in '53 they used up their supply of old style axles then switched to the 6 x 7.25" pattern style. Stu

 

Stu,

Just where is the model number? Next time I'm home I'll have to check. No jack, but the thumbscrew is still there, believe that?

 

Back side/concave side lip opposite the valve stem hole. Usually. I've never seen one that had its jack. And wonder, since they sit tall, whether it should be a stock F-3 jack.

Since I'm sitting at a Flying "J" near Bozeman I might not be able to comment back real timely once back rolling. Stu