It's a sickness I tell you.
I'm at a conference and just got back to my room and turned on the TV. Well, We are Marshall is on. It's at the part where they get approved to play freshmen. The first guy they go to is on a farm. The coach is talking to the dad next to a stake bed truck. I see the wheels and I'm pretty sure they are widowmakers.

Shoot, it's not on Netflix.
Anyone else notice that in the movie?
And I don't even have a truck that ever had widowmakers. Oh well, I kind of like this sickness.
Found it on youtube. What do you think?

 

I'm looking at it on the phone and really can't tell. Is it any clearer with a big screen? Stu

 

It clearly is a sickness.

 

Well, the youtube shot is not that great. I'm not sure if the big screen would help or not. The phone screen would really be bad, but I have a hard time with the little phone screen for just about anything. I have a computer near me almost 24/7....

Yep, it's a sickness, but a fun one.

 

Perhaps a better question is it a Ford truck and if it is what year and is it a script bed?

 

Does this look better? I took a picture of it from the bluray.



Doesn't really look like widow makers to me. Nothing like the rear duals on my Dad's 1965 M-350.

 

Much better picture. My guess is that it's a Goodyear LTS, semi-drop center. Probably 1950s based on having a riveted center rather than later welded center. Stu



Edit- In the picture the rim lip looks almost like it could be a tubeless 15° outer rim, but were that so it would have a more pronounced drop center. Below is a more recent diagram of the LTS rim showing a less aggressive concave side rim lip. Stu

 

Yea... I'm sure it's a fairly small population of us who would ponder not just the trucks, but the minute details like the wheels in a movie or old book etc.

 

Gotta love you enablers. I don't feel quite so odd with you guys.
Of course I knew nothing about widowmakers before I came here...so you guys made be more odd than I was before....

Now we just have to figure out what truck it is. Might be hard with just the bed though. The movie was set in 1971 so it could be a mid to late 60's but I'm guessing mid 50's.....maybe that is just wishful thinking though.