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totto · 10-23-2018, 07:47 PM

Kirk:
My pickup is a bit older and had a metal over wood. When restoring my pickup, I removed the metal and the wood underneath was maple. The wood was tongue and grooved and some of the maple was "bird's eye". Ford used a lot of wood early on with model T's and A's as well as his "woodies". His wood came from his lumber/saw mills in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the "U P"). The maple on my pickup was dark so I think Ford had put a dark "stain" on the wood.

It is your pickup so do what you want; it appears that by 1950, the wood was painted body color. Good luck and enjoy your project.

Henry

10-23-2018, 07:47 PM	#15
totto Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 222	Re: Question for Oldtimers - Pickup Bed Wood Kirk: My pickup is a bit older and had a metal over wood. When restoring my pickup, I removed the metal and the wood underneath was maple. The wood was tongue and grooved and some of the maple was "bird's eye". Ford used a lot of wood early on with model T's and A's as well as his "woodies". His wood came from his lumber/saw mills in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the "U P"). The maple on my pickup was dark so I think Ford had put a dark "stain" on the wood. It is your pickup so do what you want; it appears that by 1950, the wood was painted body color. Good luck and enjoy your project. Henry