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Restored 1956 Ford F-100: The Penultimate Pickup?

Restored 1956 Ford F-100: The Penultimate Pickup?
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Does it really get any better than an immaculately restored, red 1956 Ford F-100?

 
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Very nice. Cool that it still has the 223...
 
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That is nice. Much much better than the previous 56 they showed with the multicolor paint job!

In the article they said they could not find a single flaw. I did. The engine is not painted the correct yellow. And they have a V8 emblem on the grille in the first photo.
 
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Nice truck, but, it's no where near correctly restored
engine color wrong
oil cap wrong
air clearer wrong
running boards black wrong 56 is body color
upper radiator hose is missing the correct pipe
stainless hubcaps and trim rings
chrome bumpers should be black
white wall tires should be black
wrong seat material
wrong heater hose shut off
black firewall should be body color

 
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Originally Posted by abe
That is nice. Much much better than the previous 56 they showed with the multicolor paint job!

In the article they said they could not find a single flaw. I did. The engine is not painted the correct yellow. And they have a V8 emblem on the grille in the first photo.
Aside from your observations Abe, I'll add: Spray bombed the engine, incorrect hose clamps, blue dot taillights, decals absent from air cleaner, and scraggly looking primary coil wiring. And what's with that front bumper being so low on the driver's side?

I think the real problem is Brett Foote's assessment.
 
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the first pic is not the same truck as all the other pics
first truck has v8 emblem, vent shades, correct style stainless hubcaps and the reproduction chrome mirrors and custom cab emblems

look at all the other pics, different hubcaps, different mirrors, no vent shades and no v8 emblem and no custom cab emblems

very poor article
 
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More. Tailgate letters not painted, bedwood and strips not body colored, Tailgate hinges chromed, Tail light bodies chromed not black,
Tail light lenses wrong, chrome rear bumper should be black, Wrong exterior mirrors ( Right Abe? )
 
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first truck has locking gas cap
other pics it's not

first pic has black running boards
othervpics has red running boards with step plates

firstvpix has windshield trim
other pics do not
 
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More. Tailgate letters not painted, bedwood and strips not body colored, Tailgate hinges chromed, Tail light bodies chromed not black,
Tail light lenses wrong, chrome rear bumper should be black, Wrong exterior mirrors ( Right Abe? )
That's right!
 
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I don't know why they call it the penultimate pickup. Penultimate means next to last. Last time I checked, they still make pickups. And as far as 'can't find anything wrong', someone here needs to hire better writers. I'm not a 56 expert by any means, but in the one pic in the thread here, I see several incorrect issues.

Upon closer inspection of the photos, the first pic isn't even the same truck as the others.

Heads need to roll.
 
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I don't know why they call it the penultimate pickup. Penultimate means next to last. Last time I checked, they still make pickups. And as far as 'can't find anything wrong', someone here needs to hire better writers. I'm not a 56 expert by any means, but in the one pic in the thread here, I see several incorrect issues.

Upon closer inspection of the photos, the first pic isn't even the same truck as the others.

Heads need to roll.
Good point about the word "penultimate."
 
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Those are indeed two different trucks. Didn’t notice at first glance. Poor attention to detail on my part. The running boards are body color on the second truck pictured.,,,black on the cover truck.
 
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