Hey guys I posted on the working truck thread and thought I should do a hello intro.51panelman gave me the heads up about this site,I was posting on the Fordbarn and he mentioned this site,which is awesome.So I have lots of other cars and projects but my latest one fits in well here.I've had a soft spot for 48-50 F1s for a very long time.Growing up my dad had restored a 50 F1 when I was in grade school,so naturally I spent alot of time in and around the truck.It was a V8 3 sp just like the one I bought.I learned how to drive stick in it when I was probably 12 years old.In the back of my mind I always wanted to find one.My oldest brother got my dads truck but he really screwed it up pretty good.I'm not against hot rodding or street rodding certain vehicles,I just wouldn't have done it to my dads restored truck.He still has it but it's in a zillon pieces and pretty hacked up,but fixable.Good thing for me he kept most of the stock stuff and I already put a bunch of it on my truck,so alls not a loss.So back to the truck I bought,a good friend of mine calls me up back in September and says Don't you want 50 F1 and I of course said yes if it is the right truck.He tell me to check out craigslist,theres a Texas truck but it's here in Wisconsin.So I get in touch with the owner right away and make plans to look at it the next day.So I grab my dad and my truck and trailer to go look at it.The truck belonged to the guys wifes father.The husband brought the truck back to wisconsin 11 years ago from Texas where his wifes dad lived.It sat the entire time in his garage,the guy never got around to having the truck restored and was not capable of doing the work himself.So the truck is super solid and clean,still retaining most of it's factory black paint.The bad part was the motor was stuck from sitting.I made a deal on the truck and brought it home the same day.I pulled the plugs and filled them all with diesel fuel and let it soak over the weekend,come Monday that motor turned right over.So I cranked it over alot put the plugs back in and it fired right up!!It even ran good on 11 year old gas (pre ethonal) so I gave it a set of points and rotor because they were burned up pretty good.I put a master cylinder in it and bled the brakes out.The truck runs really great.It had a set of horrible chrome mags on it,and my buddy gave me a set of rims and tires off his 40 convertible that he no longer had.I called my bro and asked him if he still had dads push bar and driving lights,and he did so those went on.I put brake and turn signals on it and made some wooden sides for it.My plan is to leave it just the way it is other than mechanical upgrades and maintence.I've been driving it quite a bit and so far so good.I'm bummed that I have to put it away for the winter pretty soon,but I have alot of suspension work I would like to do over winter to tighten things up.Enjoy the pics.

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this is how it looked when I got it.

 

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The bumber and optional push bar are off my dads truck,the patina fits may truck well!!Good thing my brother left it outside for a few years.


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Side shot with new rims and tires,the hub caps my brother had laying around.Looks way better without those nasty rims it came with.

 

Here's the flattie I think it was changed somewhere along the line it has a EAB in it and it's gold in color,so I think it may have been swithed at some point.


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I took it bird hunting last week,It was great!! Lola also loves the truck.LOL


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Like I said I have other cars but the kids seem to like this old truck alot,they want to take it down to the bus stop every morning.

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Hey Firepower,
That's a nice one! It looks oddly familiar - I've got a 1950 black F1 in Texas no less. Welcome aboard!

Ben in Austin

 

Welcome! My black F-1 is in Kentucky. They're very similar in a lot of ways, including initially the stuck motor. The picture of your kids standing in it is priceless. My kids love my truck too. The hunting picture is great too. Don't change a thing other than what you have planned. It's got that classic farm truck look that cannot be duplicated if it's lost.

 

Thanks!I'm not sure where in Texas is was out of,but it was a Dallas built truck,so I don't think it left Texas.

 

Welcome to FTE! You've got a great lookin' ride! There's a bunch of friendly folks around here who have a wealth of knowledge and are willing to share it.

Couldn't help but notice the black lab and the bed full of birds! Can I come by for some pheasant poppers (jalepeno, onion, bacon creamcheese...on the grill)? I've also got a great pheasant tortilla soup recipe I can share

Thanks for posting the pics! Love the 50.

 

WOW Truck - Black Lab - Thunder Chickens - Ringnecks and Two Sweet Kids
If that don't make life worth livin' I'm lost.
OH Welcome

 

We need more members. Thanks for finally posting with such a nice preserved original.

 

X2, great looking truck!

 

Cool truck! Welcome to FTE. I am very new to this but surfing a steep learning curve from all the advice and encouragement I've gotten on this site. It's been worth it's weight in gold....wait, does a website weigh anything? Anyway it's been extremely helpful. T

 

Firepower, send me an email via my web site, the link is in my signature. I'm in Germantown.

Bob

 

HEY I LEAVE THE HOUSE TO GO TO THE PANAMA CITY CRUZ AND FIREPOWER LOADS MY BLUEDOG UP AND TAKES HIM HUNTING. you can't beat a black lab. Take good care of him. p.s. he likes hotdogs. LOL

 

I'll take good care of him,as long as he listens good.LOL You can always use another nose in the field.

 

What a fantastic truck!!
Thanks for giving us a little background on it.

Enjoy the ride
Bobby