Big window 56's do tend to go for more money than the average truck...

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Jun 10, 2024 | 07:56 AM

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Big window 56's do tend to go for more money than the average truck...

Just a little something that popped up in my email over the weekend. Some will like it, others not so much, but the craftsmanship seems amazing.

https://www.collectorcarnation.com/f...-restomod.html

Jun 10, 2024 | 08:25 AM

avf100

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I've seen that one for sale on Ebay. Beautiful truck but that's crazy money they are asking.

Jun 10, 2024 | 08:34 AM

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Nice truck, but they have removed every Ford-identification emblem on the entire thing.

Jun 10, 2024 | 08:53 AM

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Obviously to each their own but ( and at the risk of contradicting some of my build ) I am a fan of modern drivelines - ammenities etc but when the interior is indistinguishable from a brand new truck it looses something .

Jun 10, 2024 | 09:11 AM

Old F1

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Put her through Barrett Jackson and see what the drunk millionaires will pay, .. then that is the current market price of that particular truck.

I could care less what it is worth, the building process is my reason for being involved in the hobby.

There are two kinds of car people, the Merchants that are there just as a means for the money, ... and car/truck lovers that just love them for what they are.

Jun 10, 2024 | 11:51 AM

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Is it just me or does it look like the frame is bowed down in middle and the wheelbase too short. Rear fenders look rotated counter clockwise. Each to his own.

Jun 10, 2024 | 03:04 PM

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Is it just me or does it look like the frame is bowed down in middle and the wheelbase too short. Rear fenders look rotated counter clockwise. Each to his own.

looks like the cab is too low in the back

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Jun 10, 2024 | 07:07 PM

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For the cab, it looks like the drivers side is fine but the passenger side is leaning back. I bet that is just the way the picture was taken.
For the wheels not centered, that will be just the way the picture was taken I think.
I do like it but for that money, I would be able retire and build one, perhaps not as fancy but I could eat well.

Jun 11, 2024 | 08:57 AM

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I do like it but for that money, I would be able retire and build one, perhaps not as fancy but I could eat well.

Quote of the week.

Jun 11, 2024 | 09:02 PM

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looks like the cab is too low in the back

Yeah, somethings off there...it almost looks like the rear fenders were tilted down in the front so that the running boards would stay level to the tilted cab.

Jun 11, 2024 | 10:00 PM

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Yeah, somethings off there...it almost looks like the rear fenders were tilted down in the front so that the running boards would stay level to the tilted cab.

the rear of the pass side of the cab is most definitely lower than the driver side

Jun 12, 2024 | 03:36 PM

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the rear of the pass side of the cab is most definitely lower than the driver side

That is totally by design, and quite practical. That way when the new driver steps in with the wallet always heavily loaded with cash, it will level out the cab. The builder definitely has some forward thinking!

Jun 12, 2024 | 06:46 PM

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Hope the builder didn't do the calculations before billing .

Jun 12, 2024 | 07:45 PM

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I guess I'll say what a lot are thinking.........It's definitely not my style, none of it. But, If the builder/buyer is/are happy, that's really all that matters.

Should have used a tape measure on the wheelbase and a level on the cab and bed though.