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Hello to all. New to the forum and am excited to see all the knowledge here. I was recently given a ford panel truck. I am guess in to be a 1946. I believe it to say NC. any help identifying would mean a lot. Thanks for letting me join....

 

Yeah, those aren't worth anything so just send me the back doors and make yard art out of it.
Just kidding, welcome to the forum from another panel owner. Now, we need more pictures.

 

Wow, now the panels are popping out of the woodwork. Yes, we want pictures and also to know what state you live in. And last but not least, Welcome to the merry band of FTE members who own the older trucks down here at the bottom of the page.

 

Welcome to the site, great to see another panel show up. To make down the year we will need the serial number, found on the frame, driver's side, on to of the frame rail, starts and end with a star.
The picture you posted is the patent plate, which gives no specific information to give us the year. In fact that plate was used on all the trucks and cars from Ford at the time.

 

Sorry, I do not have the frame, all that was given to me was the body and I will put a different frame under it. It is the 122 in wb model and I found a 1970 LTD with 19,000 miles on it and plan to adapt it. I am right in the middle of every where Kansas. Will post pictures soon. Thanks for the input.

 

So I guess it will be a low mileage LTD. Great that it will remain all ford. What is the wheelbase of the LTD?

 

Yes I guess so, but I plan to make all the out side look original. I plan to keep the 390 cid and the automatic, power brakes and the air conditioning. The body design was just too nice to just throw away and I want to save it anyway I can. I am also about finished with a 1951 Dodge 1/2 ton pickup that I have been working on. From the pictures it is good that I am a sheet metal worker and can patch all the rust and take out any of the dents...

 

I don't see any way it wlil fit the LTD frame and not look like doodoo. The panel had a basically straight ladder frame, nothing like the more modern frame of the LTD.

 

 

So what about the rear kickup? Is that going to be up inside the cargo bay?

 

Subscribing. This I have got to see.

 

The frame I posted was to give a basic idea of my plan, the frame I have does not have must of a kickup so hope to not invade the cargo area. I love having my ideas questioned because you guys may see something that I don't. I will keep you posted as I progress...

 

I'm just glad to see that your free panel isn't some kind of cream puff. Suddenly mine looks pretty complete! Glad to see you have interest and vision. Good luck with it. Now that I'm almost 62, an LTD or a crown vic is starting to look pretty good just left alone. Vintage stuff for the parade......

 

I highly recommend finding a 3/4 or tonner frame to put that body on. All the reports I have read on this website say it is easier to adapt suspension onto the original frame than to adapt the body to a newer frame.

 

Yeah, the LTD still has a lot of kick up and the original frame is straight in the back. You;ll end up with the floor carved up and a foot of frame loops sticking up through the floor. Even any 50s pickup frame is pretty straight and would work a lot better. You could use the LTD front section but it would be worth reserching the track width to make sure it's pretty close on both or the wheels will be sticking out of the fenders.