Rod's truck might be a bargain at that asking price. Old timers here will remember the lime green '51 that was for sale a while back in the Seattle area. Today it has been fully restored and is on the cover of a Griot's Garage car care products catalog. I swapped notes with Chuck and Mark about it, and Chuck suggested there was much more spent on its restoration than Rod is asking for his. Here is the link to the Flickr picture file. Stu

Handbook 370: 1951 Marmon-Herrington/Ford F1 Ranger - a set on Flickr

 

Unless Mark spoke to somebody closer to the source than I did, I stand by the production figures that Freddie Seibert told me many years ago. That is, less than 50 in 1950, probably closer to 35, around 20 for 1951, and a few less for 1952. The numbers dropped off quickly for 1953, probably only a few built each year until 1955. He said he didn't remember any being built in 1956, although they were still on the price sheets.
Marmon-Herrington wanted 200 or more per year, but The Shop Of Seibert's total overall annual production was less than 100 vehicles. And on top of that, Freddie told me that they forgot to include the paint job in the conversion price, so they purposely built a lot less Rangers than they could have!
Chuck

 

Hard to beat the recollection of the guy whose name was on the company. Mark, to my recall, got his estimates from a now very aged former employee. I'll email Mark to check my own recall of our conversation and have him stop by here to maybe comment. The basic description shows the same pattern of drop off due to loosing money. Stu

 

20 or 25, that was 61 years ago! How many have survived is the question. 1,2,3 maybe. And Jen, I am glad to hear your son has a great interest in your dads 52's. To many kids these days have no interest in what was 50 or 60 years ago. Its good to know my son is not alone.

note to self: buy lotto tickets!

 

Mark Mossell shared his count with me a few years ago. Might have been revised since, but will be close. He archived the survival of 12 from 1950, 4 from 1951, 2 from 1952, at that time none from 1953 but I know 2 have surfaced since then, none from 1954, 1 from 1955, and none from 1956. Twenty-one total! Stu