I am new to the Ford Truck World, I have a Great American Sports Car and figured I had to own the Best American Truck so I bought a 1951 Ford F2. It has 51,000 miles on it, has no rot at all, stored inside for 40 years plus, solid Henry Ford Steel and great Patina.
I do not plan to repaint at this time only clean, clean, clean and clean up the interior.
The fellow I bought it from along with a friend have helped me to replace entire exhaust, all new braking system, rebuilt starter, rebuilt carburetor, new battery, replace 2 piece wheels and tires add some Beauty Rings and Hub Caps.
I will figure out my way around this Forum and do some posting and I am sure I will have questions.
sorry to get

 

Welcome! You are off to a great start. Now for pics...

 

Welcome to FTE.

If you like maybe add your first name in your signature line.

 

Welcome to FTE!

Finding one of these old trucks with no rust is an amazing find.

Congratulations, and now we need to see pics...

 

WOW you guys are quick responders, I will get some pics out there soon, thanks for the interest, I am sure you forum members will have answers for my upcoming question

 

Welcome to the forum...lots of good info and a lot of great help.

Dan

 

Welcome, when I got my F1 it changed my life, and has given me years of fun not only driving it but also working on it, learning about it and getting to know a lot of very nice people here on the site. Im sure you will have a similar experience with yours.

 

welcome to fte,congratulations on your find you will get all kinds of help here

 

Welcome and we all love to help when we can . Put your area or state in so the people in your area can help you more with local things

 

Welcome! Good luck on your build!

 

Welcome to the forum. Many of us here like the 3/4 ton pickups. I'm curious about the 2 piece wheels, those came from the factory on F-3 trucks. The F-2 had one piece 16 inch wheels. Looking forward to pictures.

 

Welcome and stop the teasing! Where's the pics!

 

It didn't happen without pix! Welcome meanwhile.

 

Have you checked the code built into the serial number stamped into the frame? That number defines the year, model, engine and assembly location as well as the unique ID number. That # also needs to match the paperwork to obtain title and registration.

 

The 51 had 2 piece wheels on it, my friend replaced with 1 piece and radials prior to my purchase. I am building a garage so the truck is still at my friends. Once it is home I will post pictures. I have registered the truck VIN is ok, There are numbers stamped in the firewall just below the cowl vent, you can see them when you open the hood. I have not figured these out yet. I read some posts about these numbers with no conclusions.

Nelson
East Greenwich, RI