Originally Posted by
56panelford
Interesting info Bill. I realized the grilles were narrower for these trucks, I'm I understanding you correctly that the same grille was used from 53 to 77.
The 53 and 54 Bread vans used a grille resembling a 53 Effie, while the 55 and newer ones used that 55 looking grille for years and years afterward. It's logical to believe that when the earlier part was obsoleted, the later unit was used as it's service replacement, which is what Bill's later catalog is representing as fitting 53-77. From my 1955 parts catalog, part numbers were BRAA 8200-A or B4J 8200-A for the 53-54 trucks, and B5J 8200-A for the 55 and later. It appears the grille and much of the front sheet metal was available from Ford through the service parts division.