Coming trend?
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Laughing Gas
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Coming trend?
I saw this on Hemmings and although it’s pretty cool, it hardly has the body of a 62. The bed of course didn’t go into production until 64, right? I’m not even sure if those doors were right for the wrong bed trucks. Of course the grille is wrong also, but I understand that. Maybe I’m wrong about the doors. Still, a nice looking truck.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/1...ign=2019-11-13
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/1...ign=2019-11-13
Laughing Gas
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??? Really??? One might criticize the originality/correctness iif it was a concours restoration, but does it look like a resto to you??
the doors with the dogleg bodyline were used on all conventional cab slicks from 1961 thru 1966, only the Uni's used the doors with the straight line..........
the doors with the dogleg bodyline were used on all conventional cab slicks from 1961 thru 1966, only the Uni's used the doors with the straight line..........
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??? Really??? One might criticize the originality/correctness iif it was a concours restoration, but does it look like a resto to you??
the doors with the dogleg bodyline were used on all conventional cab slicks from 1961 thru 1966, only the Uni's used the doors with the straight line..........
the doors with the dogleg bodyline were used on all conventional cab slicks from 1961 thru 1966, only the Uni's used the doors with the straight line..........
Again, I guess they are happy with it as well as many folks who looked at it. I certainly doubt that many folks there knew the grill was from a different year truck than what was stated, thus making them ignorantly blissful.
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I saw this on Hemmings and although it’s pretty cool, it hardly has the body of a 62. The bed of course didn’t go into production until 64, right? I’m not even sure if those doors were right for the wrong bed trucks. Of course the grille is wrong also, but I understand that. Maybe I’m wrong about the doors. Still, a nice looking truck.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/1...ign=2019-11-13
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/1...ign=2019-11-13
But, it's a Frankenstein Monster with parts swapped from gawd only knows what. It's supposed to be a 1962 Uni, but Uni's have the bed welded to the cab.
The grille is 1963, Styleside bed is 1964/66 F100/250 2WD, 1966 F100 4WD .. What the engine is, I haven't clue, but it's not a Y block, that's for damn sure.
Fleet Mechanic
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As James said, this wasn't supposed to be a restoration. It's automotive art, and it's functional. Even though it's not something I would do, I can appreciate the craftsmanship that went into it.
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What the engine is, I haven't clue, but it's not a Y block, that's for damn sure.
That truck has been in Cummins ads for awhile. It looks a whole lot like the power unit engines I flew over for years, pumping water into rice fields. But it is a well done hotrod.
That truck has been in Cummins ads for awhile. It looks a whole lot like the power unit engines I flew over for years, pumping water into rice fields. But it is a well done hotrod.
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I would love that engine in my 65 4wd I've been running a 351 for 30 yrs so to the purest I'm already flawed ,I rebuilt my 292 originally but tore up trans and couldn't find parts to repair back in the day before internet it was a lot harder searching for parts
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The pure untouched classics have their place and I appreciate them for sure, but as someone who started out as a mini-trucker many years ago I love a well done custom which is what this qualifies as. The beauty of groups of years like our beloved 61-66's is that you can take the best looking parts of any of 6 years and make them look seamless. I think they did well on this one.
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IMHO as the years go by there will be less and less of these and all other cars and truck that are worth restoring. They will never ever be made again. They should be restored to as built or close to as built. They are our history. If you want to chop something up and make automotive art chop up a 2008 Kia.
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