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truckdog62563 · 10-27-2012, 01:42 PM

What is a '33 Model 85 BB panel worth? I say worth saving! My view is that anybody with telephone and a credit card can build a cookie cutter by laying five catalogs on the table in front of him and starting to dial. It's not so easy when the project is unique. While I've focused my fixation with oddballs on the Marmon-Herrington variety, I've long had a closet lust for a BB panel. So far I've had the self discipline to not scratch the itch.

This below red '36 is probably the one mentioned that was on eBay. IIRC it didn't meet reserve. The sad '34 is sitting in a SD yard and has whispered in my ear on a few occasions. If you've not done so already, I'd suggest finding a copy of James K. Wagner's great book Ford Trucks Since 1905. It gives a lot of attention to the BB panels of the '30s and early '40s. If you're up to the challenge of finding donors, and having parts fabricated, please go for it. When it's done you'll have a one of a kind that will draw 10 times more attention at a show than any of the cookie cutters. Stu

Edit - If you want more BB pics to help push you over the edge I have several more! Stu

10-27-2012, 01:42 PM	#9
truckdog62563 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester, Il Posts: 599	Re: What are the 1933 BB Panel Trucks worth? What is a '33 Model 85 BB panel worth? I say worth saving! My view is that anybody with telephone and a credit card can build a cookie cutter by laying five catalogs on the table in front of him and starting to dial. It's not so easy when the project is unique. While I've focused my fixation with oddballs on the Marmon-Herrington variety, I've long had a closet lust for a BB panel. So far I've had the self discipline to not scratch the itch. This below red '36 is probably the one mentioned that was on eBay. IIRC it didn't meet reserve. The sad '34 is sitting in a SD yard and has whispered in my ear on a few occasions. If you've not done so already, I'd suggest finding a copy of James K. Wagner's great book Ford Trucks Since 1905. It gives a lot of attention to the BB panels of the '30s and early '40s. If you're up to the challenge of finding donors, and having parts fabricated, please go for it. When it's done you'll have a one of a kind that will draw 10 times more attention at a show than any of the cookie cutters. Stu Edit - If you want more BB pics to help push you over the edge I have several more! Stu __________________ Stu McMillan Marmon-Herringtons Last edited by truckdog62563; 10-27-2012 at 01:54 PM.