1955 f100 tailgate issue
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1955 f100 tailgate issue
Hey, new to the forum. Just bought a 1955 f100 that my husband and I are going to restore. He does body work so the mechanical is going slowly... Anyway was looking to replace the smooth tailgate that is currently on it, had been looking for the original type with FORD stamped into it. Thought I had found it for a good deal, but alas it is too long!!! It's just short of 55 inches long, what did I buy????
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No such thing as a flare side bed in 55, all were step side. Now you may have other issues with that tailgate but without a photo it would be hard to say. Here's a link to the Midfifty site where you can see what a proper tailgate should look like.
Tailgate F-o-r-d Letters, Exact Of Orig. - Ford F-100 Parts
Tailgate F-o-r-d Letters, Exact Of Orig. - Ford F-100 Parts
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No such thing as a flare side bed in 55, all were step side. Now you may have other issues with that tailgate but without a photo it would be hard to say. Here's a link to the Midfifty site where you can see what a proper tailgate should look like.
Tailgate F-o-r-d Letters, Exact Of Orig. - Ford F-100 Parts
Tailgate F-o-r-d Letters, Exact Of Orig. - Ford F-100 Parts
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Hey, new to the forum. Just bought a 1955 f100 that my husband and I are going to restore. He does body work so the mechanical is going slowly... Anyway was looking to replace the smooth tailgate that is currently on it, had been looking for the original type with FORD stamped into it. Thought I had found it for a good deal, but alas it is too long!!! It's just short of 55 inches long, what did I buy????
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Charlie, just a friendly correction here. Ford did call the trucks with the running boards flaresides because the bed sides flared out at the top. Chevy and GMC used the term stepside. Perhaps you were thinking of the term fleetside, fenders on the inside of the bed, which were first made in 57...
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And I must correct myself! Ford called their pickups with the fenders inside the bed Stylesides. Fleetside is a Chevy truck term! It is easy to do if you are not careful.
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