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And the Fords keep rolling on.
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And some again.
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Couple more fire support vehicles from the local county's fire department archives.
http://www.sccfd.org/originals/ackley/pickup.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/b1_old.jpg Always wanted to build a replica of this one. http://www.sccfd.org/originals/b2_old.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/b3_old.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/ackley/pickup_4_1951.jpg Caption for the tree pictures below. "Three shots of pickup 4, a Ford. The top photo is what the truck looked before the crash. The bottom two photos show it after it was crashed by B/C (Battalion Chief) Jim Ackley into a telephone pole in front of E. Meyer's residence, on Tully Rd. at King Rd. The truck was totalled. B/C Ackley was responding to a fire when his truck tangled with another pickup that refused to give way, and ran into the pole. He sustained minor injuries. Bottom photos 20 November 1956." http://www.sccfd.org/originals/b4_old.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/ackle...p4_crash_1.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/ackle...p4_crash_2.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/20-e095.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/20-e038.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/20-e061.jpg http://www.sccfd.org/originals/ford60f250.jpg |
I'm not giving up on this thread
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I like the before and after of the transporter.
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more cool fire trucks..from New Zealand
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A few right-hand drive trucks in that bunch. Pretty cool!
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Originally Posted by 51PanelMan
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I like the before and after of the transporter.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ml#post9195225 |
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Wish I had more of the phone service truck. Also tossed in a pic of my F6. It used to be the community farm truck for hauling gravel/sand for many years. Before that it used to be the school's plow truck up in Ely, MN.
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1955 T800
Here are links to the truck I just bought. It will be restored and used to haul some of my other toys, and assist in rebuilding some of them also.
Truck pictures by okcmenace - Photobucket Truck 2 Delivery Day pictures by okcmenace - Photobucket |
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Here's a couple;
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Bobby, I'm liking that first picture!
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Ilya,
LOL...thats quite a paint job for the time period isn't it? |
Not only that, but I'd love to drive by a Ford dealership and see a row full of Ford trucks like in the picture.
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Whoever heard of a plaid truck? Unbelievable.
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For some reason,that guy in the skirt looks familiar.
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Regarding the plaid paint, I have to wonder, is it all hand painted, or did they mask all that off and spray it?
Either way, what a tremendous amount of work. Wow. |
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Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9213005)
Regarding the plaid paint, I have to wonder, is it all hand painted, or did they mask all that off and spray it?
Either way, what a tremendous amount of work. Wow. Here's a pic of my friend's uncle's new '53; I'm told the pic was taken within a week of purchase for his farm. No coddling back then! |
Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
(Post 9213205)
Here's a pic of my friend's uncle's new '53; I'm told the pic was taken within a week of purchase for his farm. No coddling back then! |
These were tools, not collector items.
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Originally Posted by 52 Merc
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Definitely no coddling. And we wonder why when we find our trucks, they're all beat up and rusty. ;-) It looks like he's maybe lost his gas cap already. Just a little spillage. ;-)
About the gas cap: I have literature that says gas caps were black, but I was not sure if that was for F-350' and up or for all trucks. The vintage pics I have from Ford Truck Clues and dealer pics are not clear enough to show for sure. So is the gas cap missing or is it painted black?? Great pic though isn't it. I wish I had one of my truck when my grandfather had it and used it as a work truck on his dairy farm... |
Originally Posted by abe
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...and look at the hubcaps, although they are dirty you can see they are painted not stainless.
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Just guessing, but it looks like he just gassed it up from the farm tank (one of those elevated gravity tanks) and slopped it all over.
I had a '53 in college, it was likewise a farm truck, I was the 3rd owner and it had painted hubcaps. Couldn't swear it had the original gas cap but it was chrome as you can see. http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/53f150-x.jpg |
Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
(Post 9215615)
Just guessing, but it looks like he just gassed it up from the farm tank (one of those elevated gravity tanks) and slopped it all over.
I had a '53 in college, it was likewise a farm truck, I was the 3rd owner and it had painted hubcaps. Couldn't swear it had the original gas cap but it was chrome as you can see. http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/53f150-x.jpg My truck which I bought from my grandfather in 1977 (and he bought it new) had a chrome gas cap. About the truck in question: there is a gas tank behind the truck and it looks like the runningboard could have had gas or another fluid wash away some dirt.... |
I just ran across this one on the HAMB. People just had more pride about themselves and their work way back when.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...oreSS/a899.jpg |
I put that on the desk top Doc. The Boy's will love it. And I want one.
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OK, my turn to keep it going. How about some Marmon-Herrington ambulances? Hope nobody was sitting on the passenger side of that '38/'39/'40. Boy would I like to find one of these someday. Stu
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Originally Posted by truckdog62563
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OK, my turn to keep it going. How about some Marmon-Herrington ambulances? Hope nobody was sitting on the passenger side of that '38/'39/'40. Boy would I like to find one of these someday. Stu
That second pick would be a converstation piece for sure! Could you imagine the sound inside the truck!? How about the hole out the otherside???? |
Originally Posted by Mountaindoc
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I just ran across this one on the HAMB. People just had more pride about themselves and their work way back when.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...oreSS/a899.jpg |
I'll bet right after WW2 people just became accustomed to wearing uniforms etc. I can remember that in the early 50's for sure. Even the Texaco guys had uniforms/hats etc.. And they weren't the only ones.
It was pretty common. It was the next step up in marketing I guess. |
lots of great pics.... cant wait to see what pops up next!!!!!:-bigparty
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I like this one.http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...7d4c132_b1.jpg
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This is not old but it is still a Ford work truck.http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...i/plumber1.jpg
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That, gentleman, is an AMAZING thread! Thanks to all!! I drive my 56 to work at the High school every day, and to haul wood, cement, etc.. so some of these are still working hard..
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Oh I agree. People back then just had so much more motivation and discipline. And YES, they made sure they had a job. I've said this for a while, but if this country got into a true knock down drag out fight like WWII now, we'd fall apart at the seams.
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Originally Posted by Mountaindoc
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Oh I agree. People back then just had so much more motivation and discipline. And YES, they made sure they had a job. I've said this for a while, but if this country got into a true knock down drag out fight like WWII now, we'd fall apart at the seams.
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We are alittle off topic but the only reason we beat the Nazis was we could make ships, tanks, Jeeps etc. faster than Hitler could. Do you think we can make these things as fast as China now?
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Hey folks lets get back to Old Working Ford Trucks
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This is a great thread, wish I had something to add, but Ill at least bring it back up to the top. Spike
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My 56 F350 dually that usually resides in my barn.
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