You're welcome. As everyone here knows, there's always something appealing about seeing one of these older trucks still on the job.

 

I got a prompt response back from the owner of this 52 F3 and supposedly the engine and trans was rebuilt 5 years ago and it's not driven daily so miles are low. Very little rust, new wiring, Mallory dual point distributor, etc. I asked if I purchased it if it would make it home to my house over an hour away and they said yes. I may take a look at it for the hell of it. I would not drive it on the freeway much, mostly around town on back roads but pulling power has me worried. I would have to look at it and drive it to decide any further. I'd love to have it or something similar for sure!

 

Photos! take some photos!

 

Will do. I will try to go take a look at it sometime this week or weekend.

 

What color is this? I think it is lovely

 

Lovely is an under statement. LOL

 

It is the factory Meadow Green.

Here are some more pictures. I need to add the pictures with my new racks.
BonusBuilt

Jim...

 

I love your trucks and the way you have fixed them up, the flatbeds and stake beds are great.

Gary
Miami Texas

 

ford48f3, glad to see you painted the racks basic black like Henry did. Love those hinges too. Here's one I sold last year. It was from Nevada and I think the black paint on the stakes was original. As you can see the bed and stakes didn't change much over the years.Looking at a book like 'Ford Trucks Since 1905' clearly shows you got the finish right.

 

Was that bed (not the stakes) on the truck originally? If not, do you know what kind of truck it is from? Does it have a solid metal top? I have a line on one that looks very much like that, only not in as good condition. I like the way it looks on your truck.

 

Surprised harleymsn doesn't have his in here yet... Really surprised this thread didn't come up in my search (started rebuilding my racks this fall and searched a ton).

So here is my contribution, a 1948 F1 with an aftermarket (non-ford script) rear member on a F2 bed (7 1/2' instead of the original 6 1/2', steel uprights instead of wood).

I am currently rebuilding all the racks (all wood like the F1 came stock, and all new hardware), and searching for a semi straight rear member (PO gave me the original - it is beat up real bad).





Note there is a "left handed" pair and a "right handed" pair - if you mix pairs they don't work:



PO also gave me some of the F1 sides - there is an interesting difference in the hardware even...
From top to bottom
Brass sex bolts bought at fastenal for new slightly thicker sides
F2 hardware (1/2 carriage bolt, 1/2 sex bolt - no slot on carriage)
F1 hardware (pan head flat slot w/ washer and square nut)


I only have 1 (mostly complete) example of each - so if others have multiple examples and can corroborate or refute.

 

[quote=48fordcoe;8831357]heres my. The best thing about a stake truck bed is that you can use them.. once you have a stake bed you will never want a pick up bed[/quote

I'm the wrong year for this forum but totally agree with the above statement!!! As proof.... 10 x 12ft shed move. Some "FINE" Trucks showing in here!

 

Here ya go Brian, Yep, I missed this one.

 

When my old thread got resurrected I realized I never posted the final finished product.

I settled for a dark green stain, I tried a sample with black stain and didn't like the results.



I got the stain custom mixed at Lowes. The wood I used had enough yellow in it I had to have them keep adding blue to get the color I wanted. Once I paid for custom mixing they didn't have any limit on playing with the color, warning me about changes that I might not like (no do overs from base with out a new charge).

 

Nicely done

I think the stain matches up with the truck really well

Bobby