I still think my favorite cab overs were the H-series trucks from the late '60s: a C-cab on top of fluted skirts that just looked tough. The W-series that replaced it just didn't have the same appeal for me.

One thing we liked about the C-series as opposed to the Chevy cab overs of the '60s/'70s was that the shifter was on the floor on the Ford whereas it was between the Chevy's driver's and two-man passenger seats in a kind of console that stayed in place when the cab was tilted. Shifting the Chevy just felt awkward, like pulling up on the collective in a helicopter (I'd later discover) to get into second and fourth gears. Sadly, we owned the Chevy along side of our '58 and '67 F-700s...never owned a C-series.