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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 07:31 AM
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I stumbled across this panel a few weeks ago and couldn't pass it up. The original buckets are there but the body is pretty rough. To think I searched high and low to find some panel seats a few years ago and this one was right under my nose. Pics attached if it did it right ........







 
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 08:37 AM
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Are you planning to restore it? What's the rear quarter panels like and rear doors?
 
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I hate to be a downer but I don't think the panel has original stock seats. They look like newer seats. I bought a set of seats for my '48 panel some years ago and later found out the were for '53 to '59 panels. The older style, ,48-52, were more rounded in the cushions, the later style was more square. I later sold them when I bought my current '48 panel which had the correct stock seats.














 
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 09:35 AM
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Are you planning to restore it? What's the rear quarter panels like and rear doors?
I actually bought it for a few pieces for my 56 panel. It has a good fresh air heater and some other misc items.

I'm shocked that both rear qtrs are straight and solid. The rear doors are bad on the lower section.

Definitely - no intention to restore it .
 
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I hate to be a downer but I don't think the panel has original stock seats. They look like newer seats. I bought a set of seats for my '48 panel some years ago and later found out the were for '53 to '59 panels. The older style, ,48-52, were more rounded in the cushions, the later style was more square. I later sold them when I bought my current '48 panel which had the correct stock seats.















Really? My other 56 panel has the same seats and they appear to be original??? I could be wrong.
 
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The seats I had for the newer style truck had the same type of mounting system as the stock ones I have in my '48 panel and the '48-52 panels I've seen. The only real noticeable differences were as I mentioned, the newer seat were more square. It could be that both of your trucks had seats installed from a readily available newer truck. I could be wrong but I'm fairly certain those aren't the stock Ford seats.
 
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Originally Posted by towd56
I actually bought it for a few pieces for my 56 panel. It has a good fresh air heater and some other misc items.

I'm shocked that both rear qtrs are straight and solid. The rear doors are bad on the lower section.

Definitely - no intention to restore it .
If you were only closer, I'd love to have those rear quarters.
 
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