"nuther old panel
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"nuther old panel
I just saved this 40 from a fate of being a bill board (hence the nice smurf blue slathering) Not sure what's going to happen now. I'd really like to keep it if I can sell something else.
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No rear doors. I have a line on a set and there's a set on ebay right now. The big panels are pretty rare I guess.
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Post Fiend
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Western SD. Sorry I don't have that on my profile thing, I can't seem to find how to add it.
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Been surfing around the last few months and these are two I came up with. One has the same early 50's running gear as yours. It also has no rear doors. The Jesus rig has doors, but it's as expensive as the other one and let's just say the 'patina' leaves a bit to be desired. Been listing the '37 in my avatar as I have 5 flatbed trucks for hauling the lumber and beams and would like a covered rig for hauling my tools to jobsites. And I love jailbars and tonners.
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Always my brain is more ambitious than my body but I've got an idea rolling around. I never liked the big spare tire indentation and to make the panel more useable, I'm thinking another driver's side door mounted right behind the passenger door. It would open suicide style.
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Anybody got a lead on a 42-47 one ton panel? Maybe in a wrecking yard? Also Willowbilly or anyone else, can you tell me if you have 48 1/2" between those rear wheel wells? Plywood these days is often 48 1/2, and 2 rows of kitchen cabinets is also 48". Right now I haul plywood and cabinets in a GM dually stepvan with about 44" in between. That means I really NEED an old ford one ton panel, right? Oh, and can I close the rear doors on the 96 1/2" plywood? Thanks
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Now I see it! Thanks, Mark. But... I'm not sure what it has between the inner fender wells. I drove a '38 tonner pickup for ten years and it was way too narrow to set plywood on the floor. I think it was in '42 the rear axle and bed were widened. Looks like plywood would have to be tilted to get through the rear doors of the 9' panel, but that's ok if it sits flat between the wheel wells after it's in. Of course I'd still want one anyway. Maybe some that owns one will see this and grab a tape measure.
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If I'm seeing the drawing correctly, it looks like the dotted line showing the inner fender lines up with the edge of the door opening. If that is the case it is still under 48". But it would still be a lot better hauling cabinets and plywood to the jobsite in a tonner panel than a GM van
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