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The board I used for the sample was a board I took off a ‘48-50 panel. The title I got with the truck listed it as a ‘48 but now that I relook at the page I see it’s the newer board without the wide lip. From what I can see in the picture the panel board doesn’t look altered, it looks like the other board. I wonder if they might have made a special board for the panel truck and later stared using the same design for the cab trucks. Either way you will need to notch your boards to make them fit.
Thanks for all the input chaps, I’ll get onto it in the new year. I’m just finalising the ride heights and rear axle suspension. Once that’s done I’ll tackle the running boards and corrosion. I guess a build thread of my truck would be the best next step and complete my profile properly. Sorry abe I forgot to answer your question. I live in the uk about an hours drive west of London.
cheers Tony
Hello, my dad had a 1952 Ford Panel and we used it to get firewood back in the 80s when I was a kid. My parents passed away and I can't let it go and want to get it on the road again.
The tires for it are uncommon. I might buy the 6.50-16 for the front to make sure it has clearance, but I'm thinking about getting a more common modern size for the back two. It seems people don't have 195/85R16s anymore, or even 205, but I'm able to find used 215s at some local used tire places. I didn't want to get 4 new tires until I have more time to deal with this truck. Right now I'll be doing estate stuff for over a year, so I want to just tow it and move it somewhere else for now. What has everyone's experience been with tires? Do any of you change the size or do you all just keep buying Bias ply stock? I would like radials, but the vintage sized radials are pricey, 6.50R16s are like $400-500 per tire. The bias ply are reasonable prices, but I don't want them blowing out while I'm driving to go camping somewhere. Please advice is appreciated. Ethan
@MexairforcePanel , welcome to the best place on the Internet for these trucks! For starters, it would have been better for you to start your own thread rather than tag on to this one that is a few years old.
As for tire type, radials can provide superior comfort and efficiency in modern vehicles, but for our older trucks, the bias ply construction is durable and flexible, which helps with the manual steering.
If you are really concerned with an issue while traveling and not being able to get a replacement, don't forget that you can carry a spare wheel with matching tire (regardless of style).
Hey Mexair, welcome to FTE the best Ford truck forum on the World wide Web.
Yes, start your own thread.
When I fixed up my 54 F100 in 1999 I went with radials. They truck rode nice but it was very difficult to steer at slow speeds and when parking due to so much rubber on the pavement. When they wore out I bought bias plies with the pie crust edging. It steered so much easier and looked much better . It ride well too. New modern bias ply are much better than old tires with hard rubber.
Now for this free advice you must show us pictures of your truck! LOL
There's a member here with a 52 Coast Guard panel. I'm sure he'll stop in soon.
Thanks guys! Please send me yours! SO the security pic (sorry I won't have much better pictures of it today until it's emancipated from the garage) is from a week ago. Some more surface rust, but not much different looking than the vintage photos. It was abandoned in the early 70s and my dad did a search and retitled it, did God knows what with the Flat 8, place a large 1970's V8 in it with a custom mount and drove it around for 20 years. The previous owner stenciled, "Property of the Mexican Airforce" on the outside of the doors. We thought that was interesting and kept it. All the neighborhood kids loved that too and whenever we drove it, they came running to us for a ride. It was very loud and it vibrated on the road when it was went up RPMS, which made it exciting to ride in and almost felt like you were riding in a B17. My dad kept with the theme and did a homemade camouflaged job on the exterior, which we all thought was cool and I will keep. The vintage photos, the one on the lawn in likely from 1980, and the other with the little kid, my brother is from 1975. We drove it until the late 80s when it was retire when my dad bought a new pickup. 2026 1980 1975
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