Been browsing this site for a few weeks now. Looks like there are many knowledgeable folks here...which is good, because I'm sure I'll be picking your brains and soaking up as much info as I can as I'm the new owner of Rustyblue, a 1950 F3 pickup.

Pretty complete, I bought it a few weeks ago. Just sourced some bias-ply tires from Lucas Automotive (STA Super Transports 8x17.5). My wife and I were looking to get it running and leave the patina. The interior will be comfort-ized and tidied up a bit. When I got it home I was cleaning out the interior and found a BabyRuth wrapper that stated '10 cents', an old, full can of Valvoline oil and a few blue-chip stamps! A time capsule! Here are a few pics...

 

Welcome to the forum. That does look like a great starting point. You got to it before anyone else had their way with it.

 

Welcome to the Forum,

and I must say Bravo!

You got it right the first time.

You gave us the good stuff... you know ..... THE PICTURES!!!!



Looks like a great starting point.

 

Cool old truck! Welcome to the sickness! Ditto on the pictures!

 

Congrats on what looks like a fine purchase. Lots of good info to be had here. Get that sucker on the road and drive it.

 

Welcome to FTE! Sounds like you have good plans for your truck already. Great pictures and I'm always glad to see another F3 being saved.

Doug

 

My welcome too. Just to make sure, I hope you have 17.5" wheels to go with the new 8-17.5" tires. They won't fit the stock 17" widow maker two piece wheels that came on the truck. Completely different wheel design. The tubeless 17.5" wheels were first available in 1956, but are a very good replacement option. Stu

 

Hello, and another welcome! All I found in my cab was dirt, a bunch of nails and a few lead slugs that had to be the cause of the bullet holes!

That's a nice looking trick!!

 

Thanks for rollin' out the welcome mat, Folks!

Yup, I have 4 of the one-piece 17.5" rims (tubeless) to mount my tires on. That wheel in the bed of my truck is indeed a widow-maker. It's probably the spare that didn't get confiscated? I might weld a stand or something out of it.

I'm gonna go through the brake system first, then the front suspension (king pins and tie-rod ends are shot), rear suspension (seals mainly), fuel system, clean up the motor & gearbox (see where I'm at), check the cooling system, re-wire the whole truck (keep it 6V), make the bed wood and install it, replace the window rubber all around, tidy up the interior and use rubbing compound on the paint to get the oxidation off. I'm sure there's a 100 other things I'll do while I'm at it, but that's the basic plan for now. I need to purchase a few manuals and get reading!

 

Don't forget to switch sides of the Ford embems on the hood. They're on opposite sides right now.

Otherwise, welcome!

 

51PanelMan, good catch! I'll need a few of the square clips for those as well, got any sources? I haven't any luck yet.

Nice panel by the way!

 

Take a look at this post for info on clips: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post11605126

Thanks for the kind words on the Panel.

 

Welcome to FTE. We LOVE F-3s...

 

Nice looking truck, thanks for sharing the pictures. We look forward to watching your progress, be sure to take lots of pictures and share.

 

Welcome Rustyblue!

Great looking survivor and excellent plan to get this beauty back on the road. Gotta love the findings that show bits of the past. My '49 was holding a 'Taft for President' pin in the glovebox [He won the 1908 election, by the way].

Happy Motoring!

DW