STEP SIDES ARE STEPSIDES
Trailering
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Step sides are Not Fords.
God made Women, Ford made Flair sides. For some reason, some people can’t correctly identify either these days. Sad.
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Sep 2021
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From: maynardville
i think ill hold on to my latest slick.. bought my first one when i was 15 in 1980, a flatbed.... my second in 83, that was a fleetside and now my 66 a stepside... love them one and all...i also have a 29 roadster, a 95 f350 4x4 utility bed, a 08 sd 4x4 and i use my kids 08 350... my daughter in laws near mint 67 f100 is in my shop to.... but i wouldn't kick a chevy out of my shop either... stepside vs flareside? a rose is still a rose by any other name, and my 66 is a bouquet..
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Sep 2021
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From: maynardville
PS.. i just found 6 near perfect original 19.5 wheels for my baby!! a guy not too far from me has all kinds of parts and a couple f100s and a crewcab! first crew i ever got to see in person... ahh, but those wheels are so elusive that i all but gave up on finding them but here they are 
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Sep 2021
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From: maynardville
PS.. i just found 6 near perfect original 19.5 wheels for my baby!! a guy not too far from me has all kinds of parts and a couple f100s and a crewcab! first crew i ever got to see in person... ahh, but those wheels are so elusive that i all but gave up on finding them but here they are
look just above where 2023 is written.
See A Man About A Horse
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From: Mariposa, Ca.
Everyone knows that calendar peddlers are also automotive experts, even going so far as naming vehicles at the behest of manufacturers. You’ll never find it referred to that way in any of Ford’s literature.
This is unproductive, we know better than to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.
This is unproductive, we know better than to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.
Tuned
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Billings Montana
The man or company that printed that calendar doesn't know crap (insert correct word for crap) from brown gravy or as my grandmother used to say crap from shinola. (insert proper word for crap)
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From: Billings Montana
Everyone knows that calendar peddlers are also automotive experts, even going so far as naming vehicles at the behest of manufacturers. You’ll never find it referred to that way in any of Ford’s literature.
This is unproductive, we know better than to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.
This is unproductive, we know better than to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Billings Montana
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Sep 2021
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From: maynardville
i actually tried to use this forums "correct" terminology, against my better thoughts, in everyday interactions.... a couple of weeks ago i talked to an old guy i know about a 64 f350 flatbed he has behind his filling station.. now this old guy is close to 80 and his father bought it back in 67... i told him flat out i wanted it as a parts truck for my "flareside" im restoring and he looked at me like i grew a second head... i quickly changed it to "stepside" and he smiled and understood exactly what i was talking about..... that was it for me, it is a stepside from now on... im going to pickup that 64 this weekend..
and if being non conformative is being provocative then so be it.... ps. im still searching for a 4 spoke steering wheel...
and if being non conformative is being provocative then so be it.... ps. im still searching for a 4 spoke steering wheel...