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both are 1948 F-6 COE
Those are the most absolutely phenominal trucks I've seen in a hella long time! I think this thread is finally turning into the "Way Back Machine" that I had always hoped would come to life by doing this. I'm frankly stunned...
COCK-DIESEL Brother, F-SHO!!!
By the way ~ what engines drive those big, fat, tall, round, road warriors?
(I like the suicide doors on the crew truck. Were they stock or was a lot of work involved?)
I'd have to let him tell how it was done, only thing I know is of one where two trucks were cut up, the second set of doors flipped so they're suicide on the back etc etc.
I've seen it done where it's not even the same style truck the surrendors it's doors for the rear.
some serious sleds on these pages!!! IT"S ABOUT TIME!!!!!! now, tell your friends, lets make this the biggest, if not baddest, contest fte ever saw! we got some REAL trucks now!
Just have to throw Clyde into this. True, it is an '84, but with a build date of 10/83 it turned 25 last month.
The body and paint are all original above the lower chrome trim. Purchased in '96 with 38,000 miles from a retired farmer who only used it to pull a horse trailer. Heavily oxidized but straight with a little rust-thru in the usual areas the bad spots were touched up in '04, cutting out the rust and using patch panels and panel adhesive to make the repairs. As yet not a bubble to be seen!
Built in October of 1983 Clyde is a very early '84 model. An F250HD 8600 GVW with the trailer tow/camper special package of this era is equivalent to a SRW F350 8700 GVW. Sticker in the lower corner of the windshield states that Clyde was built at the St. Paul, MN Ford Plant, about 25 miles from my home. Not a daily driver but when hauling or towing is the mission Clyde is there. Had two cubic yards of 3/4" washed river rock in the back one time! Handled it very nicely.
A street rod would be fun, I just love the COE's I've been seeing and really wish I could justify owning something in the medium duty range or even a C-model tilt cab (got a real love affair going with those trucks) but I find Clyde is a great compromise. It truly earns it's keep pulling our 10,000# fifthwheel and if gas stays down it may put on a couple thousand more miles to CO and back this coming summer.
More photos and info in the signature link.
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Roger
Clyde S Dale, Camper Pulling Workhorse
1984 F250HD XLT RCLB 4X2 8600 GVW 460 ^Timing C6 Track-loc 4.10's
Trailer Towing/Camper Pkg K&N in/DynoMax out All synth fluids, fully temp gauged
4-core HeatbusteR radiator, dual OE plate type tranny coolers 74,000 original miles (and counting) ClydeSDale Photo Album
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Thats a LOT of work. Typically taking a second cab then cut and paste.....errrr.....weld
