I have a buddy, he is about 70 and is not computer literate. He has a 1960 that was hit parked in front of his house. They have found everything they need to fix it up except a tailgate and a hood. It is a 6' styleside bed.

He lives in Ohio.

I checked the Classifieds

Just trying to help a fellow Ford Truck Lover out.

 

Hoods are the same 1959/60. Styleside bed: 1957/60 tailgates are the same, the bed was also used on some F100/350 models 1961/66.

 

The 8' bed and the 6' beds are different. They are the same for 57-60. i.e. the 6' beds from 57-60 use one gate and the 8' beds from 57-60 use a different gate.

 

That's only true for the Flaresides.

The Styleside short or long beds use the same tailgate 1957/66: B7C-9940700-A. The gate is 52 1/2" long.

The OP needs a Styleside tailgate.

 

How can the hoods be the same?
I know they'll interchange but the 59 has a different front shape for the emblem setup than the 60.

 

Parts catalog sez: 1959/60 F100/600 ~ C0TB-16612-C. Less name plate holes.

 

How can a 1960 part # apply to a '59?
"Less name plate holes" means they're giving you a 1960 hood for a '59 truck?
There IS a definate difference if you stand the two hoods side by side and view from the front.
I don't get it!
Is that just a parts interchangability catalog you're quoting from?

 

Boy oh boy, you sure aren't aware of how Ford's part numbering system works, are you. Ford updates 1000's of part numbers a year. The 59/60 hood is one example. I could type 10,000 more.

All Ford sheet metal comes "less the nameplate" holes, simply because some models don't use the nameplates, plus it's cheaper for Ford if they let someone else do the drilling.

I use the same Ford parts catalogs that Ford Dealers Parts Departments do. With over 9,000 posts typed in a single year (an FTE record), I've typed 1000's of Ford part numbers here from 10 different Ford car & truck parts catalogs.

The hood reference source: 1957/63 Ford Truck Parts Catalog ~ Section 166 ~ Page 1772.

A coupla more sheet metal examples: C7TZ-9940700-A Styleside tailgate (1967/72) replaced C4TZ-9940700-A tailgate (1964/66) The tailgates interchange, but they are styled differently. B7C-8340700-A Flareside tailgate (1957/72) replaced BAAA-8340700-A tailgate (1953/56). The t/gates interchange, they look identical, but when the later gate is installed on a 53/56, it's slighly higher.

That's Ford for ya!

 

Number Dummy is a Genuine Parts catalog on legs.....I ask anyone if they doubt his intelligence to read all 9000000000 posts and will come to agree that he is a FTE 4star general!!!!! Without his parts knowledge -my 56s would have turned out like yugos!!!LOL Bill

 

I don't know about the part numbers, but with numberdummy, I would have been screwed!

 

You mean WITHOUT N.D.,don't you?Steve.

 

I HOPE that's what he means...I better stay far away from Masillion Ohio, if he means otherwise!

 

N.D. I will let you know when it will be safe to go to Massillon,Ohio---LOL Bill

 

Walston----I wonder if MR.4SPEED would have some spare parts.....He is in Ohio and has a 59-60 and parts at Bigwins,and he might be willing to help your buddy out....Bill

 

I believe Mr4speed is off to Auto Tech school in the hinterlands of western Ohio-somewhere near Lima,I think.He hasn't been around too much lately.