Could someone tell me if these wheels came on F6's in 1950? They look like the rims off of a Studebaker truck after doing a google images search. They have six hand holes vs. the 5 on the front wheels. I tried to get some good pictures, they have a gap in one of the rings so I am crossing my fingers these are lock ring type wheels. I have included pictures of the truck to show the rims. I am away from the truck at the moment. I apologize if the pictures aren't the best.

Thanks,

Sam

 

The number of hand holes mean nothing, unless there are eight. Budds have five or six, but only Motor Wheel Spoksteel have eight. The front pictured is a widow maker, and as best I can tell from the rear pics they look to be locking side ring style. Stu

Edit - it's real hard to ever say whether the wheels found on a truck are its originals. Most F-6s would have come with widow makers, but fleet operations would have had no reason to avoid moving them from vehicle to vehicle. The real risk comes when an unknowing shop worker grabbed any available ring to replace a damaged one. They are specifically sized and meant to match with the correct rim design and width. Stu

 

Thank you Stu. It appears this truck was once part of a fleet. So the real question is if the rear rims are indeed locking ring and are in good condition, would I be safe to paint them and have new tires mounted on them?

 

Probably yes. The right thing to do would be to blast them to be sure there is no severe rust, and to find the coding on rings and rims to ensure they are matched sets. Stu

 

Nice truck! Does it have F6 cab and axles in an F2-F3 frame? The frame doesn't look deep enough and there should be no hump over the rear axle.
Mark

 

Yes you are exactly right. I was waiting for someone to catch that! It is a 50' F6 on a 51' F2 frame. I am using the 254 hence the thread on T98 transmission mount. Has been a dream of mine so this summer I dug in.

Sam

 

I like it! What are your plans for a bed?
Mark

 

Thank you. After 6 months of searching I located an express box and fenders. The cool part is the guy I bought the bed off of is an FTE member The fenders will be widened to allow for the dual rear wheels and the inner fenders tubbed a few inches. I have always wondered what a dually pickup would look like if Ford had built them, thats how this whole mess got started. This thing will have parts from 4 different trucks when it's all said and done...long story.

Sam

 

Here is one that is local to me, beautiful truck

 

That is a good looking truck. The box appears to be homemade as it does not have the center stake pocket. Do you know if it as an 8' box? I am not a huge fan of chrome. This truck served as some inspiration however it looks like he used F1 rear fenders (correct me if I am wrong), bed isn't right either...cool nonetheless!