Still in the tear down motor comes out this weekend and then ill take the cab off . yes its great having a lift don't know what i would do with out it now .notice the overload springs on the back never seen that before

 

Engine comes out

 

cab s off

now the fun begins

 

I have shop envy as well as lift envy...lol You seem pretty new here, welcome to the site and all the fun..

 

Good progress on the disassembly!
Your truck is certainly in far better condition than my F-47.

Do you have any pictures of the tail gate and the box?

Kirk

 

Best pictures i can get of tailgate and box



The frame i cross measured it 186 1/2 both ways bang on

 

It would appear that you collect chainsaws too...lol

 

Yes they were my Dads so I built a shelf .Couple weeks ago I met a guy and he said he had a old ford 1/2 ton in northern Alberta in the bush so I went and looked at it pretty ruff cant even see if it has axles you can see the top of the springs going down into the dirt I think its a 53 going to dig it out this Wednesday and haul it home ill post some pictures kinda a barn find with no barn

 

Ok one more box question, can you tell me how many boards are in your box?

Thanx,

Kirk

 

there are 8

 

Thanx,

I've been trying to figure out the differences between the F-47 and the F-1. Although they are very similar, there are some key differences.
In 1950 there was no 'globalization'. Literally every single piece of your truck was made in Canada. If you are lucky you may even find some of the original ford lightbulbs in place. They will be stamped made in Canada.

One of the differences i've been trying to sort out is the box. These days most boxes that are in good shape are after market replacements from the US.
My 1950 box has 9 boards with a wider center board and FORD block lettering on the tailgate.
In the USA they used 8 boards that were evenly sized, and they switched from the script lettering to block lettering later than we did.
I believe we changed to block lettering in mid 1950.

Your truck is in excellent shape, so your project should roll along smoothly. Keep us updated with lots of pictures.

Kirk

 

Interesting. Ford USA switched to the block lettering on tailgates in 1953 with the new generation but the block letters are different than the Canadian block letters of 50,51, and 52.

 

Hi when i bought my truck it has a metal liner inside the box over the wood i went on the internet and it says that is how they came when new ? I'm going to take out because i want to see the wood . i have also heard that it should be block lettering