1951 Ford on ebay...
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Nice looking truck! It appears to have fiberglass fenders, or else someone welded the upper and lowers together. Very nice overall, you would likely have that much into a project truck to get to that point.
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Overall, a good looker. As Ross mentioned, the fenders may be fiberglass. It isn't clear if the wiring has been replaced. Cosmetically, the non-stock rear bumper is an acquired taste. From the description, the truck seems to be mostly complete with few issues. Getting it for less than the 'Buy it Now' price would be about right.
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It looks nice from the distance the pictures were taken. No undercarriage ones though.
No telling what might be going on under there. There was a different '51 recently listed nine times on E-Bay without meeting reserve that looked OK from the top and a distance but the bottom was quite crusty/rusty and had some sloppy work evident. This truck may be nothing like that but without photos...
The paint overspray on the battery and inner engine bay lead me to think it was hastily done.
Having said that, there is still a market for this truck and I bet it reaches the 10 grand mark.
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No telling what might be going on under there. There was a different '51 recently listed nine times on E-Bay without meeting reserve that looked OK from the top and a distance but the bottom was quite crusty/rusty and had some sloppy work evident. This truck may be nothing like that but without photos...
The paint overspray on the battery and inner engine bay lead me to think it was hastily done.
Having said that, there is still a market for this truck and I bet it reaches the 10 grand mark.
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I like it! It's worth the current bid all day long, maybe not the BIN price. I love the rear mud grip tires. And they get an A for effort for putting it in a hay field to take the pics. But I'd have to take some wrenches with me and take that rear bumper off before I even loaded it for the trip home. 
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Looking carefully at the pics of the fenders, they look welded. The curvature looks a little off, which is why I don't think they are fiberglass.
That style of rear bumper was popular in the late fifties/early sixties. I had that same bolted to the fenders type on a '64 F250 I had about twenty years ago, except it was a step bumper (and oooogly as sin!).
That style of rear bumper was popular in the late fifties/early sixties. I had that same bolted to the fenders type on a '64 F250 I had about twenty years ago, except it was a step bumper (and oooogly as sin!).
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Yes, I believe you are correct about the bumper... period aftermarket bumper..
The factory rear bumpers are kinda rare correct?
The factory rear bumpers are kinda rare correct?
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I just meant that I have seen that style of bumper mostly on late fifties to mid-sixties trucks of all brands.
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