Not an owner of this one but its caretaker until my nephew comes back and gets it.


There is a lot of history with this one. It used to belong to my father n law, and when he passed 15 years ago he left it to his grandson.( my wife's brother's son)


The inlaws used to live in Dixie Washington, which is about 10 miles out of Walla Walla Washington. He bought the panel up there around 1981 or so and when they moved back to so cal around 1983 he brought it down with him.


He had a chevelle frt frame clip insatalled and then put a small block chevy and th350 trans. He had it painted Candy Apple Red. This panel has been to Sturgis 3 or 4 times, Michigan a couple of times and lots of road time here in Calif.


Right now it is tired and rusty and ready for a full restoration.

 

Great to see all the panels, they are a special breed along with the owners..

Happy New Year..

 

One more - '51 - acting as daily driver, as my '50 F-1 daily driver is getting some much needed love (including a T-10!).





Just got a new Explorer 8.8 RE with posi for the winter here in PA.

 

I've got a stock '56 panel, just back on the road after 8 year resto. We didn't take pictures of the passenger seat and now I can't figure out how to attach the arm that actuates the rear support bar. If anyone else still has a stock passenger seat I would really appreciate a picture of the mounting hardware.

Thanks

 

Good luck, not many guys have panels and not many panels have the passenger seat. I think Bob Jones' panel has a passenger seat. He could help you if a 48-50 panel seat is the same as a 56. He should be along soon.

 

Dirt Boy-

I have a 52 with a passenger seat. It my take a day or two for me to post up a pic, as my truck is in a shop for some repairs. I will probably be "visiting" my truck on Thursday.

 

Dirty Boy,

I think the '48-52 panel truck seats are different than the later years. I got this drawing out of the for truck parts catalog listing it as '53 to '60. Hope this helps. On the earlier '48-52 seats there's not a latch to hold the seat down, the back is loose.

 

Dirt Boy-

I was able to snap a few pics of my passenger seat. My truck is a 52.

 

Any new panel owners out there?

 

Not a new owner but wasn't in the club when this thread started. Bought in 2010.

Working on getting it in paint now.

 

It looks pretty solid, how far along are you?

 

I've got 95% of the mechanicals done. 302 c-4, volare front end, 9"rear,etc.,
Just need to find the leak in my brakes and wire it. I am currently doing the filler work on it and will maybe, if everything goes well, get it in paint the next couple of weeks.

 

My '48 Panel is probably the longest on/off going project on this forum. Twenty some years. 289/auto that it had when I bought it as a barely running driver. Made the mistake of picking at a bondo bubble on the rear quarter. Next thing I knew it was totally blown apart for a frame off rebuild. Dropped axle with reveresed eye springs - springs not swapped yet. Dwight Bond rear lowering kit. Still have to do plumbing, electrical and A/C, mount the Toyota 4x4 power steering box, and make new motor mounts to clear everything. Oh yeah, and mount the body. Bodywork is 95% finished and firewall is painted the final color. Using Mercury grille and trim and '50 Merc wheels and hubcaps. Now that I've unearthed it again after a major garage cleanup it's time to get back on it.

Lee

 

Thanks guys for the help. Looks like the '56 seats were different. I took hundreds of pictures but I didn't get this one minor detail. Good news is; the seat still works good and some day I may come across that one piece of hardware........

I've put about a thousand miles on since we got her back on the road and I'm loving it. Guess I'm getting used to her little "eccentricities," it sure isn't like driving a new car. She make ya work for it! LOL

 

I may have ya beat there, I started my panel in 1979 and have been on and off since. Getting really close now