My first car was 1 1951 Ford woody - August 1964

 

Thanks for all the kind words about MAR-K. Our parts are made in Oklahoma City, USA.

Since we are the manufacturer, MAR-K offers lots up upgrades on our bed sides, including with or without the latch for the tailgate. We also offer the bed sides with or without stake pocket holes for the same price.

Right now we have some great free shipping specials:

No code needed for FREE UPS GROUND - just order!

For Free Truck Freight use this CODE: FREEFRT1 AT CHECKOUT (must use code to receive free freight)


· Free Truck Freight - order must include bed sides and ship by truck freight within the Continental US. Customer pays handling charge of $25 per order.

· Free UPS Ground - order nearly any parts except bed sides and ship within the Continental US. Customer pays handling charge of $8.95 per order.

· Shipping is for standard truck freight or ground UPS only. Any additional charges, unloading fees, re-route fees, etc will be charged to the customer.

Hope this helps. Just take a look at our website for all the details. Thanks for letting us support the site!

 

Hi 50f-1,

Been in the garage for the last many nights working on assembling a new bed myself but thought that if you're still thinking about it, I'd chime in on this one. I assembled a Mar-K bed with their bed wood and stainless strips a few years ago for my early 50 F1. You can see it in my picture gallery. I couldn't have been happier with their product. It's well made, and very easy to assemble!! I only wish they made a bed for a 40 Ford. I can now compare Mar-K against the newest bed I'm assembling -- a certain bed made in Missouri. I think they're both good products, but Mar-K quality is top notch and have built in some major conveniences like pre-punched holes for fenders and in their bed strips and they send INSTRUCTIONS !! I know personally that some of their competitors don't get close to giving any guidance on how to assemble stuff. You'd think that for something that cost more than a grand, you'd get a little help. Anyway, better get back to the garage and my personal bed assembly marathon. Good luck with your decision. (No, Mark-K has not sponsored or supported this opinion in any way).

-Ken

 

Thanks Ken!!

 

There is another bed manufacturer: Mack Hils.
They are the original manufacturer of reproduction truck beds. Their truck products can be found here:

Mack Hils 2009, Mack Products

They product complete truck beds, either assembled or as kits and every part you need for a bed, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Studebaker, etc.

Phil

 

If you are not looking to make a show truck and only have little dings on the inside you could just Rhino line it. You can now dye the mix to meet your color specs.

 

Welcome to FTE man! Come join the MT Chapter!

 

Thanks for the response. I see you're from the home of Gibson Guitars. Great stuff has come out of there. Carl

 

Sure has man! We've got a lot of great trucks too.

 

I bought mine from these folks last November at a swap meet(saved on shipping and spent a day looking through ton's of autos/parts). I'm real happy with the product and the people who sold it. With that said, I've only primed it and I've yet to put it together. Hopefully, I'll know about it's fitment this summer!

 

Question regarding beds for mar-ktech. My truck is the late 1950 with flat bed sides. I have been under the impression (for some lost reason) hat the late 1950 front bed mounting holes are not in the same place as the 1951-52. Can this be confirmed? I do not want to order pre-drilled boards if they will not fit properly and I have no interest in drilling extra holes in the frame. I realize that I could just order un-drilled wood but . . . . I guess I'm lazy. By the way, thanks for responding to my thread and I look forward to a smooth order and delivery process. Carl

 

I would love to order a metal bed for my 55 F-250, but nobody makes a metal bed for the F-250's. I guess they were slightly different in alignment due to the additional length. I wish Mar-K could make a bed for the F-250's b/c it sounds like they are a great company to deal with. None of you guys have seen a metal repro bed for the F-250's have you?

 

I also bought my new bed from Mar-k in 2004 during there March Madness Sale (Free Shipping). Great bed, all the panels had a Galvanized finish on them so I had no issues with rusting, at least so far.

 

midfifty sells f250 beds now glockem

 

Are you serious? I have their catalog, and I looked on their website, and I don't see the option for an entire metal bed set up. Do you have a link by any chance? Thanks.