Got to believe that with the box tied directly to the cab through the running boards when it twists, somethings got to give.

 

I seen that truck on "Ricks Restorations" and told my wife man i love that truck lol that would suck if she bought that one thats like a double kick in the nuts got to pay for it and cant tag it!!

 

LOLOLOL!!! You might ought to start checking the shed and looking under any strange new tarps here in a few days. Actually the more I looked at that auction on the black truck (not the blue truck that started this thread, sorry), the more it looked like a scam.

 

I wouldn't touch that blue truck. It looks like someone took a barn yard pickup, slathered it with bondo and hosed paint all over it to make a quick buck. If the paint and lack of attention to every other part on the truck is any indication, those seams aren't welded. Even if they were, like was said, it's just a bad idea...

 

re: blue truck.

He overlooked the gap between the bed and the cab.

 

You shouldn't have any trouble filling that gap with fiberglass or bondo. The guy may have some extra for you when you buy the truck. Rattle can some paint over it and you will be styling.

 

From my experience doing body work I wouldn't use fiberglass or bondo, that'll never work and you'll need quite a bit. I say to use expandable foam from a can, I think it would take two cans max, then a little bondo to smooth it out.

It may not be a scam but his answers to the questions asked seem like he doesn't know anything about the truck. This statement has me wondering:

The title paperwork says it's a 1950 sold in 1953. Note sure if Factory used left over parts or if someone switched out.

I heard how Ford did use parts from previous years on the next model year until their inventory ran out and then moved onto the new parts but I doubt very much Ford would have got ahead into the future model years to use parts on a previous year. This truck has a '51-52 cab and front sheet metal. The box is probably a repro mid '50 to '52 box.

As his statement about it being a 1950 truck that was sold is 1953 is plausible but unlikely. I doubt a dealer would have kept a truck on the lot for three years. I've read about vehicles being sold and titled a year or so after they were built and being titled in the sold year but three years is a long time. I would think the dealer wouldn't want a vehicle around that long and would have given incentives after a year to a buyer to get it off the lot.

I sure the above is all plausible but I'd sure want to verify the title before buying it.

 

There were lots of things about that particular auction that concerned me: seller was "new" with no feedback score, all pics taken in a public place and many of them very fuzzy (however one pic was older than the others with absence of the taillights which may speak to validity of the auction), seller repeatedly ignored requests for more pics (esp. interior pics and a pic of the vin tag), seller demanded a huge $1500 deposit immediately. If it was legit (and it probably was), the seller definitely did not help his/her case very much.

 

BRILLIANT!!! That's why I love this forum. You folks with more experience show guys like me the best way to do things. Man, If I wasn't going with a stake bed, I would be jumping on that plan.

 

agreed. If you google the phone#, you will see the truck also advertised here with an asking price of $15100.

FORD TRUCK, STREETROD, CLASSIC TRUCK, FORD Drag Car For Sale - DragCars.com

The ebay bid hit $15100 but had a higher reserve. Likely legit (the phone# also comes up with a company name similar to the ebay lister name) but as you said, smells a bit and seller definitely not doing a good job of selling. At least he kept FORDged pistons in that 305.


edit - now that I relooked at the dragcars.com ad, it appears this site may just pull in ebay (and other listed) vehicles. This would explain the $15100 "sell" price and the max bid being the same.

 

At least the seller listed his location. I never can figure out someone would list something on eBay and put down as his location "USA", "Upper Midwest", "East Coast" or something generic. Especially with a vehicle who's in their right mind is going to bid on a vehicle and not know where it is located. Even if it's a small, mailable item why not list you location? There's a lot of people who sell car parts that do this. I stay away from these goofs.

 

looks like someone bought it for 5800. those fenders are going to rip pretty quick.

 

I honestly hope the buyer enjoys it and it holds together for them (but I'm afraid it won't). When somebody gets "the fever" for these trucks or anything else like this, they'll overlook a lot of obstacles staring them right in the face. I'd say a lot of people on here can tell a very similar story (I know I can tell a good handful of those stories over the years).

 

It'd be kind of ironic if the buyer shows up on FTE in a week or so with his new pride and joy.

 

I thought the exact same thing.