HOW MANY FAMILIES OUT THERE OUT THERE LOVE OLD SCHOOL FORDS HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE OLD SCHOOL TELL US ABOUT IT OR EVEN POST PICS PLEASE

 

They tore my old school down years ago and sorry I don't have any pictures lol

 

Just a friendly tip....

 

Gonna have to define OLD SCHOOL I think. The kids driving the 80's and 90's trucks probably figure 60 is OS, but compared to what the guys in this forum drive a '60 truck is still NEW.

My 48's, 50 and 52's are still daily work trucks. Mostly stock with a few upgrades.

As a general rule, Ford truck guys don't get into the whole "school" deal too much. I hang out over on the HAMB and there it's a familiar term.....

fwiw, we don't do "patina" either - we just have crusty old paint.

ps. don't take this personal, it's just part of the learning curve. Welcome to FTE

 

There is no Old School/Skool/Scool nor is there any such thing as Traditional - Add no reality or normal and you have what is going on in the world.
There was almost always a Truck in our familys vehicle pool - In fact I was brought home from the hospital in a Dodge dumpTruck back in 1948 - Economics drove which brand of Truck being used more then brand loyality - My personnel Ford Truck/Van/SUV/Old Vehicle string goes back to 1983 and at the time was driven by utility and price.

 

I think I qualify as "old school"; love any thing built before the fifty's.

As far as trucks go, I had a 1949 Ch***y 3/4 ton when I was 19 (not new, I'm not quite that old yet !).

I remember one of my aunts refusing to ride into town in the truck, that was meant for work only. I learned to drive in a 1949 3 Ton; double clutch and all. At 12 I used to put it in bull low and steer while uncle would throw bales into back of it.

fond memories for sure.............

 

i need to learn all i can this is my first truck,vechicle ,and first projct and im only 22 but have i have plenty of time to learn about all the sayings but i love my 50 year old ford f250

 

And that's what it's all about.

I got my '53 when I was 15, 34 years ago. I consider it "old school" because it retains the original 239 flathead. It has electronic ignition, with mechanical advance, and some other goodies, but it's still a flathead.

 

i put a 360 in the 60 but i was just to try to save the value of the orginal motor but other than that everything else is orginal

 

my gfs family its all ford...they have old ford trucks and they were left stock i could post pics....it may not be ''old school but they are old...

 

MT and others, please add pics to your gallery or to your garage. MT, I especially want to see your stock stock work trucks...

 

IMO, Some of these terms come from others trying to fit in with a certain culture. I have no problem with that.

I however, follow my own path, and try to be the trailblazer. If others follow, so be it, but I won't lose any sleep over it if they don't.

In short, do what you want, and that should be good enough. Except for curb feelers, that just ain't right, lol.

Anywho, all of my stuff is "old". Even my '88 Tbird when I daily drove it a couple years ago was called a classic by a McDonald's drivethru employee. I was totally befuddled by that one, lol. Ya just can't put a tag on old, old-school, traditional, etc... It's just too grey of an area with everyone of different age. But we're all FTE's! (We just happen to be in the '48-60 group)

 

HEY what's wrong with curb feelers??? I just can't find any that reach the ground....

 

I'll see what I can do Abe. Pictures moved to new bonus built trucks at work thread.

 

i love all things antique ford i thinks the rust is sexy lol just kidding but i really enjoy hearing all the twist and turns that make these ford trucks what they are today