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Hello all. I found this site wile looking for info on the 48-50 Ford trucks. I have been intrested in these sence I was a kid. My Dad had a [I think] 48 F6. [I think a 48, any difrence between a 48-50?] It was a tow truck, and I always loved the times I got to ride in it.
After all these years I am planning to find one, and rebuild it. I like the bigger F5, F6's but I know parts are harder to find for these. The F1's still have the look I like, but I would like to have something that can haul a load.
BTW My dads had a swapped in T-Bird Yblock motor in it. That thing was a real puller. I have some pictures of it somewere pulling an old bus out of the dirt, with the front wheels about 6ft in the air.
Man that was a great truck.
After all these years I am planning to find one, and rebuild it. I like the bigger F5, F6's but I know parts are harder to find for these. The F1's still have the look I like, but I would like to have something that can haul a load.
BTW My dads had a swapped in T-Bird Yblock motor in it. That thing was a real puller. I have some pictures of it somewere pulling an old bus out of the dirt, with the front wheels about 6ft in the air.
Man that was a great truck.
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Paul,
Welcome to FTE! Those are some GREAT memories. Thanks for sharing them and congratulations on following through on your dream to rebuild a "hauler" truck. It definitely will be "do-able". You will easily get tons of help/advice here on FTE. They have helped me enormously in the past 2 years with my '59.
Great bunch of people here on FTE... So fire away with any/all questions. No such thing as a "stupid" question; in fact, the only stupid question is the one that goes unasked!
Welcome to the family
Look forward to hearing from you...
Daryl
Welcome to FTE! Those are some GREAT memories. Thanks for sharing them and congratulations on following through on your dream to rebuild a "hauler" truck. It definitely will be "do-able". You will easily get tons of help/advice here on FTE. They have helped me enormously in the past 2 years with my '59.
Great bunch of people here on FTE... So fire away with any/all questions. No such thing as a "stupid" question; in fact, the only stupid question is the one that goes unasked!
Welcome to the family
Look forward to hearing from you...
Daryl
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Paul
Indeed Welcome
Ask and ye shall receive!
Take some time and read some of the posts, here and in other sections. You will see the quality of the help available to you.
I've just about stopped reading the car/rod/truck fluff mags, way to much non-information. The real stuff is here floating around in the heads of those that lurk.
Don't be scared off by the rips on some of the posts you read, we're just like any family, somtimes we just can't help getting one in on a Brother or Sister.
Again Welcome
Indeed Welcome
Ask and ye shall receive!
Take some time and read some of the posts, here and in other sections. You will see the quality of the help available to you.
I've just about stopped reading the car/rod/truck fluff mags, way to much non-information. The real stuff is here floating around in the heads of those that lurk.
Don't be scared off by the rips on some of the posts you read, we're just like any family, somtimes we just can't help getting one in on a Brother or Sister.
Again Welcome
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"No such thing as a "stupid" question;"
Maybe not Daryl, but if Paul hangs around here he'll see some stupid answers if we determine he has a good sense of humor.
Welcome to FTE Paul, hope you stick around.
Maybe not Daryl, but if Paul hangs around here he'll see some stupid answers if we determine he has a good sense of humor.
Welcome to FTE Paul, hope you stick around.
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Thanks guys. Right now I am just in the thinking stage. I have a 70 Mustang coupe that is all torn down waiting for some time to finish the resto, and a 72 LTD convertible in the wings. Right now I am doing the reserch to make sure I get the "right" project truck, when the time comes.
More memroies..
My Dad owned a gas station, and had the F6 as his big tow truck. Back in the mid '70's I used to go to work with him in the summer. I used to love going out on the tow jobs with this truck. I vividly remember how ROUGH this thing rode when there was no car on the hook. You hit a pot hole, and you would jump right out of the seat.[seat belt? What seatbelt?] Finly the truck got retired, and we swapped the rig to a "newer" 65 Ford. The F6 got a REAL old rig he had laying around, and was turned into a lot truck in the junk yard he had. As of 15years ago, the truck was still there, but have not been back sence to check on the old girl. Maby one of these days
More memroies..
My Dad owned a gas station, and had the F6 as his big tow truck. Back in the mid '70's I used to go to work with him in the summer. I used to love going out on the tow jobs with this truck. I vividly remember how ROUGH this thing rode when there was no car on the hook. You hit a pot hole, and you would jump right out of the seat.[seat belt? What seatbelt?] Finly the truck got retired, and we swapped the rig to a "newer" 65 Ford. The F6 got a REAL old rig he had laying around, and was turned into a lot truck in the junk yard he had. As of 15years ago, the truck was still there, but have not been back sence to check on the old girl. Maby one of these days
