66 F100 Convertible!
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Obsolete Ford used to have a pic of a flareside done like this on their catalog. I always thought it looked neat, but it sure wouldn't be practical anywhere except SoCal or Az.
I might do that to a truck, if I found one that a tree had fallen on or the roof was just rusted away, but a solid AZ truck? I don't think so.
I might do that to a truck, if I found one that a tree had fallen on or the roof was just rusted away, but a solid AZ truck? I don't think so.
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Passenger car body on frame convertibles came with X member frames. Ford discovered early on that ladder frames aren't worth 2 cents.
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Looks like a good roaster project in the making!
That's the only option left in my book.
Been thinking above taking a lwb; making in into a uni type with no top and add two rows of wind star buckets and one row bench seat. Will need a lot of modifications to make one road worthy & safe for sure.
But I can't bring myself to justify hacking up a truck; and AZ is to far away to start one now!
That's the only option left in my book.
Been thinking above taking a lwb; making in into a uni type with no top and add two rows of wind star buckets and one row bench seat. Will need a lot of modifications to make one road worthy & safe for sure.
But I can't bring myself to justify hacking up a truck; and AZ is to far away to start one now!
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There's an F250 Crewcab bumpside that cruises around Santa Monica. It's a work in progress, still in primer. Those trucks always look long but with the top cut off it looks really long! I'm not necessarily a fan of convertible pickups, except maybe the Chevy SSR, but it looks like they're doing a good job with the F250. If somebody finishes the Slick convertible right, it could be an interesting show truck....
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LOL! i did that 20 + years ago to a 77 Courier mini truck.... there is a pic of it in one of my albums
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Well, you can cut the top off a Courier and nobody will care.....LOL!!
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When I totaled my 65 ford, my dad and I built another truck from one that I bought for 100 bucks. We did it in seven days using parts from nine different trucks. The cab had a lot of rust, so I cut the roof off and the door posts from the wing windows back. I filled in the window gaps in the doors and cut out the window cranks for marine speakers. I mounted an 8 inch bazooka tube and two 6x9,s into a stainless steel insulated box against the back of the bed by the cab. I used a marine radio cover for the stereo in the dash. I put a 70,s ford style roll bar in the bed also. I mounted a bronco swing gate with the spare on the back of the bed. The whole truck was painted flat black with a red and black vinyl seat. I had more offers from people wanting to buy it than when it was complete and uncut.
It now rests sadly in the pasture graveyard. The engine let go when I was going to my uncles house one day. Many of the parts live on though in my dad and I's other trucks.
It now rests sadly in the pasture graveyard. The engine let go when I was going to my uncles house one day. Many of the parts live on though in my dad and I's other trucks.
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It's funny, because my brother got a 71 firebird shell for free, and the roof looks like swiss cheese. we thought it'd be fun to just chop the roof, put in a HEFTY roll bar, make some "doors" out of pipe and welded shut (Enough to keep you in, but doesn't actually open, and you can just kinda step over them to get in) grab some fenders and a nose and drop an engine in and go cruise.
Totally not for sale, but because it's so far gone who cares! make something fun out of it!
Totally not for sale, but because it's so far gone who cares! make something fun out of it!
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Wow I just found this: Ford : F-250: eBay Motors (item 130418165659 end time Aug-12-10 20:17:45 PDT) Along the lines of ruining a perfectly good truck.
