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Old 02-06-2025, 02:00 PM   #9
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Default Re: Collapsed barn find

I rescued my 1936 Model 51 1-1/2 ton panel truck from a barn collapse. Only one big beam had fallen on the windshield frame, but the next big storm the rest of the barn was going to fall in an crush the truck. It was a bit of a treacherous extraction, but I got it out before the barn went down completely.

First picture is the way the project started. I had to remove the debris and then the remaining roof one square foot at a time. Then yanked it out into the sunshine and then finally got it into my garage. It was a long several days work.
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1935 157" 1 1/2 ton stake truck undergoing full original restoration
1936 131 1/2" panel truck rescue preservation
Author of the 1935-1936 Ford Model 51 V8 Truck book published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America
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