An odd find
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From: springfield il
are you kidding pics of the place / treasures where this thing is sitting ?! put 'em up !!!!!!!!!!! man that thing is still to dain cool !!!!!! i got a buddy whos going dark on his 51 { all ford save for volare clip } that i went to print off a pic of this and my printer ran outta ink !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! told him its time to join the rest of us looneys if he wants a look see !! 
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Ill restore it and have the room. I wonder how big of a semi i would need to hire to bring home. Original condition would be awesome. Please Please i need to know more. Wife won't mind. Honestly she thinks its cool. Steve
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Originally Posted by fordtrucksforever
This is sitting on some family property. Unfortunately not my family. They dont want to do anything with all of the treasures yet... It has 3 working doors with the middle and right rear sections welded solid. Three sets of seats with a large work bed on back. I do want to get it out of the sticks. Fortunately it hasnt been molested and no rust issues. All there complete. I am thinking its an oil crew truck. They are plenty of other unique treasures on the property too. It used to be a wrecking yard up until 40 years ago. In one of the buildings I found a whole stack of car titles from the 1920-30's. This family also has a parts house with auto repair thats been closed down for 40+ years. Still has all the inventory and machinery sitting since the doors closed. There is even a very early model Airstream trailer sitting not too far from this truck. I have the patience and way to haul off all this stuff along with a place to store it. Just have to be ready when the opportunity presents itself. Saying my prayers...I have a pic of something I couldnt identify if someone is up to the challange.
She gave him the car...when he asked her if there was anything she needed, she said, "make a donation to your favorite charity."
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From: Mustang ,OK
yeah 55 F350, but after the morning sickness (read: all day sickness) my wife just went thru and with the boy 4 years prior, I think our crew is going to get limited to 4 strong. Although, that bed does look big enough for the mom-in-law.
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From: Indiana
Originally Posted by fordtrucksforever
I have a pic of something I couldnt identify if someone is up to the challange.
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From: Michigan
That is an awesome 51, I need to add something like that to my collection.. Hmm, maybe for my next project after my extended cab I cab build me one of those.. looks like I'd need 3 donor cabs though.
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From: Central Illinois
Jon - I've thought the same thing, but how would you fab that roof panel? It's a special piece rather than three pieced together.
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From: springfield il
i'm wondering if it wasn't made by the co. { sorry cant remember the name !! } who done all the military stuff i think all the way up into the 70's ? they were known for using regular doors and you would end up with that odd shaped wedge in between the different doors .
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Originally Posted by 55 f350
i'm wondering if it wasn't made by the co. { sorry cant remember the name !! } who done all the military stuff i think all the way up into the 70's ? they were known for using regular doors and you would end up with that odd shaped wedge in between the different doors .
Actually I know that there were several companies out there that made these sorts of conversion cabs. I have one ad in my collection for a company called Armbruster (may not have spelling right, don't have ad with me at the moment) that specialized in 4 door cabs. I have never seen a 6 door version though.
The roof would not likely have come from a donor, rather I think it would have been made from fresh sheetmetal. I'm not quite sure I like the wedge shaped windows though. the ones that I have liked the best actually have a rectangular rear door where they used the rear portion of a door (from the opposite side of truck) to eliminate the vent window wedge. I know if I had a couple spare "junk" cabs laying around, I'd certainly try to build at least a 4 door version. I'm still tempted to convert my current extended cab into a 3 door version, with a suicide rear door on the drivers side.
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From: Greatest state on earth
OK, I am going to say this was on the back of the truck to keep it on topic. But this thing has me stumped. Its been stolen since I took the pic, but still has my interest. This is about the size of a small pot bellied stove. It has to be something using gas for heat from the exhaust pipe and some of the components. But then again I am just assuming.
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Tuned
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From: Greatest state on earth
Here are two more treasures sitting. I like the little International. Its 3/4 ton and all complete. The other one I think is a Chevy. The windshield tilts out at the bottom for fresh air conditioning. These might be Ford in order to keep on topic.
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From: Greatest state on earth
Originally Posted by NumberDummy
Don't laugh, getting treaures may be simplified if handled correctly. Back in 1975, a friend of mine found a 1916 Stutz Bearcat in an old apartment storage garage in downtown LA. Asking around, he found out the car belonged to the widow of the owner. After speaking to her, he sent her flowers once a month. After a year went by, the old lady called him and said "come get the car, it's yours."
She gave him the car...when he asked her if there was anything she needed, she said, "make a donation to your favorite charity."
She gave him the car...when he asked her if there was anything she needed, she said, "make a donation to your favorite charity."
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Originally Posted by fordtrucksforever
Here are two more treasures sitting. I like the little International. Its 3/4 ton and all complete. The other one I think is a Chevy. The windshield tilts out at the bottom for fresh air conditioning. These might be Ford in order to keep on topic.
The second looks like a war surplus Chevy or GMC, made 1941/45.
It appears to have the US Military style front fenders and headlamps.
Ford, GMC, Chevy, Dodge, Studebaker used a similar front end, which included the hood, grille, bumper, etc...all of which bolted to the stock cabs.
The Chevy/GMC's cabs carried thru till the end of 1947.
1948 was the first year of the all new Advanced Design models.
I'll bet this odd 3 door truck was made by Crown Coach.
Similar trucks were made by Crown for ARAMCO.
ARAMCO = The Arabian American Oil Company.
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From: La Mesa (East San Diego)
It could be a Department of Forestry Service Truck too. Maybe Military. DFS ordered a lot of things like this to haul firefighters and equipment in small communities. When you get to it - who ever does, look at the DSO code on the glove box rating plate...that may shed some light.
Dan
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