Help ID'ing Glove Box Plate
07-22-2014, 05:06 PM
Join Date: Jul 2014
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glove box
i actually am selling this for a friend....is the glove box plate too new?
i will post a recent pic of it.
07-22-2014, 05:14 PM
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07-22-2014, 05:42 PM
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Location: Crossville, Tn
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The glove box plate is for a 1950 F3, that truck is NOT a 1950 F3. It appears to be a 1951 but I can't tell which model it is.. looks like possibly an F1 looking at the front fender from this angle.
BTW, you do realize that without a title that matches the number stamped in the frame, it is merely a parts truck, right?
07-22-2014, 05:54 PM
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glove box plate
hmmm i will pass this on to the actual owner of the truck...
07-22-2014, 07:44 PM
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If that plate was in the glovebox, it doesn't belong there. That is the 48-50 style firewall patent plate. A glovebox plate looks like this on a '52.
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07-22-2014, 08:17 PM
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07-22-2014, 08:57 PM
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wow
fascinating........why would someone switch the plate? something about this truck is like socks that don't match...
07-22-2014, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by
shel24
fascinating........why would someone switch the plate? something about this truck is like socks that don't match...
The most common reason would be a stolen truck, or one with a phony title. That is usually a sign of trouble. Like I said before, a 'parts' truck.
My questions would be, how long has this person been your friend, and just how did he acquire the truck?
07-22-2014, 09:06 PM
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ford mannequin truck
he bought it recently from someone locally....he bought it for very cheap.....
who knows what has happened over all those years?
07-22-2014, 09:43 PM
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It could also be that the correct title was lost or never existed, but someone had a matching data plate and title from another truck, so slapped them in.
Thanks for the correction, Joe!
07-23-2014, 03:57 AM
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When I got a new (to me) glove box for my truck, the new/used one came with the data plate still attached. It was off of an F6.
Glove box covers are only 4 screws away from swapping out.
07-23-2014, 01:59 PM
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switched glove box plate
this 1950 0r 52 02 51....the glove box plate is screwed down and the screws are not right..it looks tampered with....shouldn't they be rivets anyway?
07-23-2014, 02:04 PM
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funky looking glove Box plaTE
07-23-2014, 02:07 PM
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They were all just screwed on at the factory (for the glovebox plates). That's why DMV's only care about the numbers stamped in the frame.
07-23-2014, 02:12 PM
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id numbers
i see, thanks.....
anyone know what part of the frame i should inspect? Got a heat warning here of 115 so i need help!