My Ford dealer doesn't know his head from his a$$. Matter of fact, I wouldn't trust any dealer.

 

My Ford dealer is very much like yours.

 

I haven't seen to many people at any dealership that had a first hand experence with these truck when they were new.... That is why I wanted more info of what was given to 1948fordcollector. And as the 48-50 model looks so much alike I wanted to see pics of the truck, serial numbers and what his Ford dealership gave him. I would love to see his Grill, beds for raised section, tailgate latch location, stake pockets, what kind of shifter, rear window, Patent and Rating Plates. We can gain lots of insides with this information and either agree with the Dealer or disagree with the dealer.

1948fordcollector, our information doesn't follow what we know and have learned. Please help me with the info you have. Can you send me email if you can't post them here.

 

Ok tailgate, ill send that too you, The shifter was on the floor, Patent and rating plates? Ill show you the grill, and the bed has the two panels on the bed raised on the out side, like the 48's bed, and indented on the inside. Ill send you pics of the grill, back window, ill have to go out take and send a pic of the tail gate

 

One of the changes during the 1950 model year was on the tailgate latch. The early style (used '48 to early '50) is in the top roll of the tailgate, the late style is "below the roll". That's why you were asked for a pic of the tailgate.

 

Let me go take a pic, how would i upload it from my computer to the next post

 

Upload it to your gallery or shutterfly, etc. Then follow the directions in the second half of that thread I posted earlier for you to look at.

Both my 49 and my 50 have the earlier style tailgate latches. I am not sure that will really prove anything unless it's the later style. The bottom line is that VIN represents a 1950 F-1. The guy at the dealership probably didn't even realize the 49 and 50 trucks are the same as a 48.

 

The shifter on the floor and the raised panel beds were also present on the 49 and 50's. Only the very late late 50's had column shifters. The grills were also the same for all 3 years except for some paint differences when they first left the factory (which is a mute point 60 years later).

 

Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - 1948fordcollector's Album: my 48! - Picture

 

Didn't all 48 have SS grill caps...

 

We took them off to paint

 

That picture is very hazy, but I think you're trying to point out that the FTE vin decoder said 1949. And, once again, I'm gonna say that decoder is not correct. If you look at that 49-50 VIN thread that I posted at the very beginning of this thread (it's right below this one on the list right now), SEVEN years of research and cataloging clearly indicate that a 98RC363918 falls well into the 1950 range. But, more importantly, a 98RCwhatever indicates a 1949 or a 1950, definitely not a 1948. We're not saying that your truck isn't a 1948. We're just saying that a 98RC363918 VIN definitely does not represent a 1948.

I have to ask this yet again, why is it so important that your truck be a 1948? And a couple other members asked earlier what exactly did the dealership point out as evidence of your truck being a 48--please tell us what that was. I'm gonna stop there. Welcome to FTE. You have a solid looking truck. Good luck with the rest of the build.

 

The VIN decoder can't work for 50's, because no one on earth knows the exact cut-off between 49 and 50. It will show all '50's as '49's.

Actually I just looked it up in Don Bunn's Classic Ford F-Series, and he claims that the cut-off was 92251 for 6-cyl's and 73088 for V8's. Those numbers don't agree with anything in the VIN thread? Not sure where he came up with that.

 

I, too, would definitely question that statement. The engine code is part of the VIN and the consecutive unit number has no bearing on which engine the truck was equipped with. It was issued as the name implies, consecutively upon order processing, without regard to truck model or series, or options. And since it is well documented that by 1950 the unit numbers were well into the 6 digit range, there's no way that info is correct.

 

Do you have only one wiper, on the drivers side. The 50 had one on the passenger side also.