WELL I AM NEW TO THIS SITE BUT I AM HERE LOOKING FOR SOME RUNNING BOARDS FOR MY 1947 FORD PICK UP IF ANY ONE CAN HELP ME IT WOULD BE GREAT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY RESTORATION FOR ABOUT 2 AND A HALF YEARS AND THE LAST THING I NEED IS THESE RUNNING BOARDS AND I CANT SEEM TO FIND THEM ANYWHERE.

 

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There are no steel reproductions available, I think there might have been fiberglass ones available at some time. You can find them now and then on eBay, but shipping is an issue. Not too easy finding the running boards for '42-'47 pickups.

 

Hello rgagnon. Is your truck a 1/2 ton. Me and my dad are building a 46 ford truck 1/2 ton now. Like 46fordtruck there are no steel one's being made for these trucks. My dad bought a set of fiberglass running boards for the 46 and they look great. But the reason I am telling you this is I still have the original steel one's in my garage. I can see if he would want to get rid of them. The truck come from Texas so the boards are not rusted out anywhere. But they do have some dents in the sides of them. Dont get me wrong they are very fixable, but my dad didnt want to mess with them b/c he didnt think he could make them look right. But I think with a little time and work they would look great. Like I said I can ask him if he would want to get rid of them but I'm not going to promise you anything. (but I think he will) Anyway if you would be interested in them I can take some pics of them and send them to you. Like I said they are good running boards or they could be with some work. If I had the say so on they whole truck I would have used them and not bought the fiberglass one's. Let me know if you are interested in some pics and I'll try to help you out. Scott-- 1946 ford truck, 1948 ford truck F1

 

Restoringmy 46, I posted awhile back the Glass boards...with no response, so... How are the glass boards holding up? If they hold up OK I would go this route as I am doing a 60's era truck with my 47.
I would rather have steel running boards, have been looking a LONG TIME for them, finally did locate the passenger side NOS, still need the drivers though. Any one have any???

 

The glass boards are holding up very good. What I did when we got them I put them outside on sunny days. On days it was 75-90 degress. The reason I done this was to cure them out. It sounds dumb I know but whem you buy glass boards or fenders they are still (green) or not all the way dry. Thes best way to do this is to find a painter that has a heating room or good drying room after he paints a car. But I didn't know anyone one so I laid mine out side on hot days. If you buy them in the winter you can keep them at room temperture for a month or so thats if your wife will let you. Anyway its better do do it like that than paint them and put them on your truck and when your trucks sets outside and the glass gets hot and cold and the glass moves alittle and your paint job is shot b/c the paint is know cracked. Thats where alot of people make mistakes on fiberglass. Justs let it dry out before you put them on your truck and you will have no problems with them. What kind of runningboards are you looking for. I might be able to help you out. Theres a guy where I live that has alot of old trucks and cars. Around 150-200 of them. I think he said the newest thing he has right is 70 and the oldest is 32. So let me know and I'll try to help you out.

 

Many thanks, I am building a 47, (same as 46) Ford 1/2 ton. This truck started out as a bare frame and has been progressing sloooowly. Plans are to have it up and running in the coming spring..that was last years plans too!..just didn't work out.
The big thing I need now is the drivers side running board, out here in Pa. old cars and truck kind of "melt" into the ground. I can fix mine, but it is very rusty and will be very time consuming,...as they say "been there-done that" I would rather find a good solid steel board.

 

Let me know if you would like some pics of the running boards that we have. We are not going to use them, but you never know when you need stuff like that. If you can try to put some pics of your truck in your gallery. I'm going to do the same when I can get my wife to do it or show me how to do it, she's better at the computer than i am. Keep in touch there are alot of guys on here and gails that have alot of good info. What kind of motor are you using. The one we are building come with a 226 flathead. It runs real good and it dont smoke at all. I have a 50 or 51 226 flathead that we might that runs good also. We might use it just b/c of the distributer is easier to get to b/c it is on the side instead of the front. One thing I do need for mine is the molding that runs down the center of the hood. Thats the only piece we are missing. I can't find that piece anywhere.

 

Goal this coming winter is to truly learn how to run the computer so that I can ppost some pics. My first 46 I have owned for over 32 years now, I did have the pleasure of having it featured in "This Old Truck" (now Vintage Truck), magazine several years ago...was a big ego trip for me! LOL.
The truck I am doing now is to be a 60's era truck, ACTUALLY if I could of done it then this is the truck I would've built. I do all my own work, truck has been lowered front & rear, fame has been "boxed". I am going to run a 30 over 302 with 2 x 4's, Yep even with the gas prices..in it too far now to back out, with a C-6 and a 9" rear. Headlights & markers have been "frenched", cowl filled, grille slightly narrowed, now going to have lucky number 13 grille bars instead of the 15. Had a bed fabricated, made a semi-rolled pan, sunk license plate and tunneled 59 Caddy tail-lights.
I can fix you up with the center hood molding.

46 Achers

 

I would like to see some pics of your truck. Sounds like it is going to be a very nice ride when you get it done. You dont see alot of 46-47 trucks here where I live. 48 and up are the trucks to have here, or at least it seems to be. A truck like what you are going to have would be a real eye catcher here. If you could fix me up with a center hood molding that would be great. Again can't wait to see some pics of your ride.

 

e-mail me off the board and I wil fix you up with that center strip.
You are correct on not see may of the 42 thru 47 trucks..it is that way here also. Some fold think they are "ugly" so bypass them for the 48 and newer. Parts also seem to be scarce and there is not a lot of "re-po" stuff available either.
One thing I have learned over the years is too take lots of photos..once the project is done...you can't go back and take them...most see the "shiny" and do not understand all the aches and pains to get it there.

 

Parts are very hard to find for these trucks. And your right alot of people do think these trucks are ugly, but I'll say one thing me and my dad went to the car and truck show in Winchester, KY back in October and a guy brought a 47 ford 1/2 in and you should have seen the people that gathered around that truck. Out of 600 and some odd cars and trucks it was the ONLY ONE there. That guy was on cloud 9 the whole day. Those trucks are different from all the rest but to me thats the fun part of it. (You stand out in the crowd with a truck like that).

 

We had a car show up our way aaround 9 years ago, I was walking around and saw this very familar shape, couldn't wait to check it out, it was a 42 Ford truck. The owner and I hit it off immediately and we became "instant" friends, his truck has since ben sold, but we are still friends, the only problem is that there is about 600 miles between us.
Yes, these trucks do draw attention, my first truck is painted Ford "grabber Green" and the women love the colorAND it is very photogenic! I took so much harrassement from friends (?) about the color when I first started shooting the panels, now they also like it.