2 door crew cab
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You would weld the doors shut rear doors shut for the same reasons the Mexicans made them that way. Security, and to keep the kids from bailing out into traffic..
The Late bumpside, and early dent sides were special order items. Which were ordered mostly by companies like the Union Pacific, and Government Agencies. And they sold for very little at the public auctions.
I knew a guy who bought an Air Force surplus 74, F350 Crew Cab, with utility bed, welded the left rear door shut, and installed a bank of drawers you accessed from the right side to hold all his tools. When I was still building houses, I wanted to do something similar with. An Extended Cab. Ended up with an 89 Bronco, and took out the rear seat to install a cabinet which came up too the bottom of the windows, with a screen behind the front seats made out of welded wire mesh 1.5 spacing 1/4 bars.
Just bought an 08 Dodge Cummins 3500, Mega Cab and plan on putting a removable drawer system in it, and just leaving the right rear door locked.
The Late bumpside, and early dent sides were special order items. Which were ordered mostly by companies like the Union Pacific, and Government Agencies. And they sold for very little at the public auctions.
I knew a guy who bought an Air Force surplus 74, F350 Crew Cab, with utility bed, welded the left rear door shut, and installed a bank of drawers you accessed from the right side to hold all his tools. When I was still building houses, I wanted to do something similar with. An Extended Cab. Ended up with an 89 Bronco, and took out the rear seat to install a cabinet which came up too the bottom of the windows, with a screen behind the front seats made out of welded wire mesh 1.5 spacing 1/4 bars.
Just bought an 08 Dodge Cummins 3500, Mega Cab and plan on putting a removable drawer system in it, and just leaving the right rear door locked.
Cargo Master
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From: North Pole, Alaska
Ford has had crews since the '50's when they were built by Crown Co as special orders. In 1965, Ford decided to build their own crews in-house in Canada, and the Crown contract was ended. I drove a lot of crewcabs in the Air Force, even 1998 crews. Here is a special order newsletter from 1969:
https://www.fordification.com/librar...0/category/143
https://www.fordification.com/librar...0/category/143
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