Gracie, our 56 panel was bought by and is registered to my wife.

 

Interesting! You don't have any problems with the 223 not having enough power with the AC running? Are you actually able to keep the cavernous inside of a panel cool with just one unit?

I live in Arizona. I don't take my F-100 pickup on long trips, but if I open the wing windows and the vents, there is enough air flow that I'm OK unless I get stopped at a light, even during the heat of the day (it sometimes gets up to 115 here).

Cal

 

The Ford 223 I-6 running a Select-Aire, Polar-Aire or some of the other aftermarket jobs Do do a rather nice job of keeping those interiors pleasently cool. I've through the Mojave Desert in the middle of summer as a passenger & we were Quite comfortable.

 

I hear it's a dry heat...

 

add one more i have a 55 that was sitting outside for the past 29 years or so. i brought it in last year and now have it on the way to become a pro street/touring panel. someday i'll try to put pic on the site.

 

Great to have you on board, looking forward to those pictures.
John

 

the newer compressors don't use as much power as the old ones, but you do notice a small difference in power, but once you coll it off it only kicks on for a few minutes and then cycles off for a while, I have a plastic wall hanging behind the seats so I only cool the cab.. before that it took quite a while to cool the hole truck..the panel was like a rolling oven. I spend alot of time in 100+ temps here in Calif deserts and trips to Ariz

 

I have a 1949 F-1, six, floor shift, with sun visor. Just started the customizing job. Don't really know how it will end up.
Cajun

 

hi all!
nuther 58 merc, waaayyyy up here in canada.
couple of ideas for some of the items mentioned in the preceeding posts:
(1) in regards to the stopper bumpers on the rear door checks i replaced my rear door checks with a set of the canvas ones off of 61-67 econolines those big ol' door checks looked way too dangourous to have pokin into the interior of the truck 'specially when sleepin in the back didn't look like a lotta fun for hittin the head or eye on.
(2)air cond keepin up......we fully insulated the interior of our panel with fibreglass panels (reclaimed cieling tiles with the white outer part ripped off. though we don't have air the heater don't have trouble keepin up @ well below freezing, and real real quiet inside too.
mikie!
near ottawa canada
58 merc 100 panel 64 econo p/u

 

Hi guy's and gal's, just thought I'd revive this thread to see if there were many more panel owners out there, I know of a few. Looking forward to see what you have in store for them.
John

 

14 months and it is still on the lift.should be done and on the road by April.It is amazing how many $ bills can be put in one.

 

Hi Dave, it's amazing the progress you're making in such a short time. I'm envious that you are leaving me in a cloud of dust. Please keep your gallery updated.

 

 

I've got 2 a '53 and a '56. Just no time or money to finish either one

 

Haven't done much with mine but drive it...but looking at Col's pictures made me think about my new steering wheel...the wife got it for me for Xmas..best Xmas present I got..it makes driving so much more of a pleasure