I found a tailgate for my 1960 styleside truck, now I need the latches to hold it up. I've never seen one before. Anyone have a pic so I know what they look like? I may try to fabricate them. all I have is a square hole above the tail light whare they're supposed to be.

 

Here you go. Lemme know if you need any more. I was debating on getting the hidden latches for the inside but my Dad talked me out of it. I kinda like the look.

 

I don't know how much difference there is between the latches on the 48-50 trucks and the fridge trucks. Here is a pic of some custom hidden latches I made for my 49;


There's some more pics of the process in this gallery;
1949 Ford F1 4x2 - Poor-boy Tailgate

All in all I have about $20 in the latches

Bobby

 

Thanks for the pic's...Meerbot that pic is too small to see anything. If you could e-mail me a larger version that would be great... bassnfool99@yahoo.com.
Bobby, that latch looks cool. I might use that on my 55 Che#$ that I have waiting in the weeds.

 

Here's a larger picture for you of the later type for a Stepside:



Or my 51s (early Stepside)



But these aren't "Styleside" type tailgates. The styleside has the center handle and release bolts strikers just like your doors.

I don't have a picture, but open this link from LMC there's a drawing that might help. Or you can call them and buy them!

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fb/full.aspx?page=28

 

Thanks Julie, now I know what to look for.

 

The 60 Styleside is like the top picture in Julies last post (#5). The link to the LMC catalog is for a 64 & newer. 57-60 used the chains, not the strikers.

 

Good point and I should have expanded. The 57-60 pins are midpage on the link and the
61-63 Hook ups are on the bottom. Not sure what he needs but pictures are very hard to find.

 

I should probably say if it's not obvious that I replaced the hook thing with the climbers clip and I used swingset chains from Home Depot since I couldn't find anything else with a coating to protect the paint. LMC does sell the correct chain/coating though. I'm just impatient....

Oh, and just to correct, my truck is a styleside.

 

You're right, my mistake!

 

Thanks everyone, I ordered a set last night from LMC.....along with some other goodies...

 

Great pictures.
On a side note, don't you just love the sound of the chains banging against the tailgate? Few things sound better. Maybe the sound of my flattie at idle with the duel stack exhaust flappers "tink, tink tinking" against the top of the stacks.
I donno, I see a lot of guys with the nice paint jobs and the chrome stuff have put their chains in rubber hoses or such, but to me it just don't seem right...slim

 

Another wonderful sound that many of the upgraders are missing. The whine of the trannie, or is that the rear-end? And the soft grinding of the gears-even on a perfect shift...slim

 

I don't have pics yet, but I am adapting the the inside latches onto my styleside bed. I built removable chains to hold the tailgate level when it is open. I will put it back together this weekend and take pictures.

 

is there a post anywhere with pics of custom styleside latches?