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Old 01-17-2011, 09:48 AM   #5
tmodelman
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Default Re: 1925 model T pickup bed

Ford's first metal bed for the T passenger car was introduced in April 1925 and that design bed lasted until Aug 1925 when the 'Improved Car' came out, the bed was redesigned to use the bolt on runabout/coupe fenders, and is very different than the early '25 bed. Some very early '25 beds did not have the Ford script.

The first '26 bed had the up front stake pocket like the '25, but that didn't last long as the '26 runabout tub overhung the bed and no wood stake could be used for flare boards. So in Dec '25 the Improved Car metal pickup bed has those front stake pockets moved back by 7" or so.

Pictures of a rusty '25 bed alone [the '25 is rather rare, about 20,000 were mfg, it has inside bed panel reinforcement for the fender iron rods to hang the rear fender]; '26 early bed in Ford Adv,; '26-'27 bed as shown in the Ford Body Parts Price boo; Photo of the '26-'27 later bed with stake pocket positioned back from the body tub.
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