I'm confused (not a new thing)
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I'm confused (not a new thing)
So I came across this article about a 1947 Ford F-1. Now everything I have ever seen about the F-1 states that the first year was 1948. So have I just been wrong the whole time? Article is in Custom Classic Trucks so one would think they would know.
1947 Ford F-1 - Fun One - Custom Classic Trucks Magazine
1947 Ford F-1 - Fun One - Custom Classic Trucks Magazine
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You are right. The first F series trucks were made as 1948 models.
"The first F-Series truck (known as the Ford Bonus-Built) was introduced in 1948 as a replacement for the previous car-based pickup line introduced in 1941."
Ford F-Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The first F-Series truck (known as the Ford Bonus-Built) was introduced in 1948 as a replacement for the previous car-based pickup line introduced in 1941."
Ford F-Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perhaps this is due to the production of that model actually starting in 1947, even though it is a 1948 model? I don't know, but this does happen in Australia where for example a 1964 model Holden (GM) started production in 1963, and sometimes you will see one advertised and tagged as a 1963 model.
Although if that was the case you would think it would have been noted before.
Although if that was the case you would think it would have been noted before.
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Nice truck. Total misuse of the "F-1" name, however. My question would be, did the owner refer to it as an F-1 during the interview, or did the author of the magazine article just arbitrarily use "F-1" in his write-up?
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So I came across this article about a 1947 Ford F-1. Now everything I have ever seen about the F-1 states that the first year was 1948. So have I just been wrong the whole time? Article is in Custom Classic Trucks so one would think they would know.
1947 Ford F-1 - Fun One - Custom Classic Trucks Magazine
1947 Ford F-1 - Fun One - Custom Classic Trucks Magazine
Just because people write magazines for a living doesn't mean they have a clue on what they write about. This is a classic example, and not the first time we've seen this kind of thing.
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Serves me right for not checking the picture, yes it is a jailbar pickup, pre F1, teach me to shoot my mouth off without checking. Hands in motion before my brain is in gear.
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Perhaps this is due to the production of that model actually starting in 1947, even though it is a 1948 model? I don't know, but this does happen in Australia where for example a 1964 model Holden (GM) started production in 1963, and sometimes you will see one advertised and tagged as a 1963 model.
Although if that was the case you would think it would have been noted before.
Although if that was the case you would think it would have been noted before.
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You are not wrong, the mag idiots are. The F-series moniker started with the 1948 model year. Previously pickups were known as Commercial Cars, as they were built on the car chassis until 1942. That was the first year that Ford pickups had their own, truck-style chassis, which carried over mostly unchanged except for minor updates and natural evolutionary improvements, for several years.
Just because people write magazines for a living doesn't mean they have a clue on what they write about. This is a classic example, and not the first time we've seen this kind of thing.
Just because people write magazines for a living doesn't mean they have a clue on what they write about. This is a classic example, and not the first time we've seen this kind of thing.
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Light trucks, aka, commercial cars, were all built on the car chassis from the first pickups in 1925 through 1941, which was a carryover from the 1940 model. 1941 cars got a new chassis, but it still had the transverse spring suspension and used through 1948. The 1942 model pickups got an all new chassis design with 4 parallel leaf springs. It doesn't look much different from the F-1 frame except for the front crossmember.
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