I have the trim along the sides, but what should the top/front look like?

I've got holes for sumthin'...

 

Any hood top trim ornaments on our trucks were an add on by some previous owner, not stock.

 

Looks like the base section of a car hood ornament, perhaps even a 52 Ford Crestliner.

 

Mine has nothing there.

 

interesting... thanks for the replies.

guess i'll need to find something to cover the holes! maybe a "spirit of ecstasy".

 

No Crestliners until 1953 and the 1952/54 car "Jet" hood ornaments were one piece.

Pics: 1953 upper, 1954 lower.

 

is the 48-50 cab the same as the 51-52? i assumed they were different, but saw something that said otherwise.

specifically, my '52 F3 needs a passenger door -- can i expand the search to 48-52?

thanks.

 

I believe the cabs will interchange but the back window and dash will be different.

I also think the doors will fit but the vent window will have small differences.

They should fit otherwise.

 

Doors are the same 48-52 F1-8. The difference as noted by Scotty is the lock pin on the vent window handle. Some have it, some don't. Not enough to worry about in the big picture.

I still have the door you want if we can figure a way to get it from my house to yours.

 

I thought the difference in wing windows referred to was the chrome/SS vs black.

 

51-2 "extra cab" deluxe trim had a low-grade stainless vent window frame. They're shiny but still rust. Everyone else had black.

 

When I was looking for a vent window for my 52 and parts to repair it I found the latches and pivots are different.

The vent windows as a unit will interchange but the individual parts will not. You can't use 51 and 52 upper pivots on a 48-50 frame. The latches on the 48-50 do not have the button the 51-52 has either.

I found this out when I realized the PO of my truck "tried" to interchange pivots and latches and it just didn't work.