It's been kind of windy around here.

 

Which make of cover is that, if I may ask?

 

It's a California Car Covers. #7614pg . It fits my 52 F-1. I think it would fit a 48-50 as well. It's the most weather resistant cover they make. I got the recommendation from Ax Racer (FTE user). who said he had one and really liked it. This one is the one more expensive than the one Ax had, but it's worth the money. It's like a fine rain coat material and the water just beads up on it. It's easy to take on and off and you can wash it is a standard washing macine at home. I think they recommend one or two wasings in it's live time. I've had it for three years and some of the "beading up" is not happening on the flat surface across the bed. This is the main problem with covering a pick up, the cover will fill up with water over the bed and pull the cover off the rear of the truck. I've tried big inflatable things, an upside down plastic barrel, none worked, they just created a moat around it. So finally I cut 3/4 inch plywood to the proper size with carpet on the ends and put it on top on the bed and the cover over it. Two problems with this, taking the plywood off and on to go for a ride, and the flat surface allows standing water which in time has degraded the water resistance of the cover. It's only outside because I working on a Model A in the garage.

 

I had to chuckle a little when I saw the picture. I bought a cover from Empire covers and I think that if the truck was out in the wind it would be even bigger than yours.

 

Thanks for the info Zoot, much appreciated. I'm over in the UK with a 56, and trying to plan ahead!

 

I have a cover for Edith, it's not the HD waterproof like yours and with the stake bed it doesn't cover all the way to ground in the back. They don't actually make one to fit a 1950 12' stake truck, but after taking measurements I figured out that one for a 2006 F350 crew cab dually long bed would work and it does. But I can't imagine what it would look like in the wind compared to yours .... Goodyear Blimp??

 

Yeah, that's funny. It was about 17 degrees and wind was about 40 mph. I took those shots and ran back inside. I sprung for the expensive cover I know it's going to be out there for a while. I was going to sell it after I got the A, but I just couldn't do it