Red lines on 48 grill?
Red lines on 48 grill?
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Originally Posted by 48ATOY
has anybody seen the 2 red lines on a 48 grill
I have never seen any old pictures or trucks with them
I have never seen any old pictures or trucks with them
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The 48 trucks were striped with the red lines on the grille from the factory. The rims were also done. I've seen some original rims with the dual stripe, but not the grille. In 49 they eliminated the striping.
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I have a 1949 F-5 with 5,000 miles on it, and it's in virtually original condition. It was an early model year '49 with the silver grille that has twin red pin stripes on it. Apparently Ford switched over from stainless steel to these silver/red striped grilles sometime during the '48 model year. Then when the '49 production started up, they continued to use these red striped units, until the supply was exhausted.
Hope this helps,
Marmon
Hope this helps,
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I believe that there's a picture of the grille on a restored truck in one of the Ford books that I have. I'll try to scan it later this evening and post it.
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grill pin stripes
I found this photograph and was wondering if anyone else can see the red pin stripes on the grill, or am I just seeing things?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/p...ictureid=26738
If this link does not take you to the photo it is in my album space. regards Rusty_bits (Mark)
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/p...ictureid=26738
If this link does not take you to the photo it is in my album space. regards Rusty_bits (Mark)