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07-27-2016, 12:18 PM | #1 |
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1936 pickup bed
Question. Why do '35 and '36 Ford pickups that you see for sale today, with the pickup beds with varnished wood floors, get advertised as 'original'? Our '36 is pretty much original and has a sheet metal floor with a wood underlay. My Dad had a '36 that he bought in 1951 when the original owner traded it in, it was all original, and IT had the steel floor in the box NOT the finished wood you so often see.
That confuses me are not the steel floors original, not the wood???? Wouldn't that take away from the value as it is not 'original' with a polished and prettied-up wood floor? |
07-27-2016, 01:32 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
My original 1940 pickup was as you describe, metal floor with molded in ribs and an access opening for the fuel sending unit. There were oak boards under the metal. No wood was exposed on the topside of the bed bottom.
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07-27-2016, 02:44 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
The '36 pickup had the steel bed with wood under.
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07-27-2016, 03:43 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
Many vehicles are sold through dealers who know very little about what they are selling but do know that advertising it as original drives up the sales price. The above responses are correct that Ford used sheet metal over wood.
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07-27-2016, 05:32 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
New guys got to have that "bling" of shiny chrome strips and varnished boards.
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07-27-2016, 06:15 PM | #6 |
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
My floor in my 35 is to the point of needing replaced and I am going the wood floor, strips way simply because of cost and I like how it looks better. Does not change the vehicle to me at all whether it had the original steel or aftermarket wood. The price of the original style steel floor with wood subfloor is around $1000 because the shipping is so darn high, as opposed to about $360 through Mack Hil. I also use my truck and the wood is going to fair better than scrapping up a painted metal floor. Just my 2 cents.
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probably the same reason you see cars listed as "fully restored"...with 350/350, A/C....etc....etc....and so the story continues...lol....Mike
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07-28-2016, 10:03 AM | #9 |
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
Steel is the only way that the trucks came from the Ford factory, (wood underneath)
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07-28-2016, 10:34 AM | #10 |
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HI all; It just depends on whether the truck is going to be judged in an original class as by the Early V8 Ford Club. Newc
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07-28-2016, 11:07 AM | #11 |
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Many of these vehicles are marketed to the low information buyer who doesn't know what original was or should look like or don't really care what original is. I can disseminate, usually, what is original and not. However, many folks aren't like me and really don't care that much and that is fine. It doesn't bother me. My wife refers to many of us here as SME's (Subject Matter Experts). In her job she would call on a SME if needed.
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07-28-2016, 11:18 PM | #14 |
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Steel....
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
A car is only original once and that's when it left the factory. I think we can generally allow the word original to be applied to vehicles that have had things like tires, belts, hoses, water pumps, brakes or other normal maintenance items replaced over the years. I generally prefer the term "basically stock"
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Re: 1936 pickup bed
I'm restoring a 36 pickup. Trying to get it back to original as possible. Can someone tell me how the metal sheet that goes on top of the wood sub floor fastens down? Also , does the metal have a lip on 3 sides or is it just flat? Thanks
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07-29-2016, 07:31 AM | #17 |
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Exposed wood in the early pick up beds is something the "drug store cowboys" just have to have and believe is cool.
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07-29-2016, 08:11 AM | #18 |
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The sides flange up and are riveted to the bed sides.
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I typically chalk this up to ignorance of the English language. I do not think this is done out of any malicious intent nor out of deception. Nope... just ignorance.
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Kube you and I think alike! Glad it's just not me
The wood floors look nice heck we had one in the '37 pickup we owned years ago, but I sold that truck and bought the '36 because I wanted 'original'. The '37 looked stock but had a 302 V-8 and a C-4 tranny. Good driver always dependable though I have to admit! |
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