My New Ford Barn Find!

[harvest]

a friend called me yesterday and said he knew a guy not far from me who had an old ford truck in the barn he would like to sell due to moving south.i knew the barn cause i pass it on way into town sometimes.never knew the farm had any equipt or trucks around cause i never seen nobody around there in 20-25yrs. anyway,i showed up to meet the older gent and this is what i found and ended up coming home with a really nice old truck.

[green50]

Congrats on a nice find!

[41Joe]

Nice looking truck.

[42Ford M-H]

Looks to be in really good shape.

[51504bat]

Love big trucks, looks great!

[JSeery]

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Looking good!

[JM 35 Sedan]

Very nice find!! If it were mine, I would keep it just as found on the exterior, but restore the mechanicals for safe driving on todays roads. Keep us posted on your progress with this.truck.

[cmbrucew]

That big boy was made for some serious work.
Great find
Bruce

[LuckyFordGuy]

That is a nice find love them old trucks my dad had one years ago Rog Mn

[kegmon]

x2 what JM35 says.. nice truck!!!

[Bill]

I see another gem lurking in picture #4. Your job is not over yet...Bill

[49fordv8f4]

Very nice!!! Marmon-Harrington or Coleman conversion? Has a script bed also. Very Cool!
Mark

[mhsprecher]

Ditto what everyone has said, plus this is a real barn find. No faux barn find here.

[corvette8n]

Nice find, what year is it?

[RalphG]

Looking good. A 42-47 truck just like the first Ford I ever drove.

[harvest]

thank you members.i figure you all would like them pics. Its a 1946 1.5t with marmon awd. i had several IH coleman model 4x4's in the past,but this is our 1st Marmon ford. think its a keeper.

[harvest]

Originally Posted by Bill

I see another gem lurking in picture #4. Your job is not over yet...Bill

bill, that is our 55 ford 1/2 ton we poke around town with. be surprised how many leads you find for rusty iron when your driving rusty iron. lol

[GB SISSON]

I kept looking at it and thinking it was sittin' , in the words of Bob Seeger 'way up firm and high'. I thought "this guy didn't stumble onto a MH conversion.... or did he?" That is a really great find, my hardy congratulations on that one. Holly COW!

[Fredb_]

Nice rig!

[Bruce in southern OH]

GREAT FIND and good negotiations!

[Joe777]

Wowsa! That is an incredible find. Please post more pics when you can.

[38 coupe]

That truck looks to be in very good shape for a Marmon-Herrington. Most of those got beat on really hard.

[41panelmark]

Yes nice find indeed!!! Good bed and sides too!

[jim1932]

Piled tons of hay, literally, on one of those back in high school......

[GB SISSON]

I bet it looked sort of like this!

[harvest]

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had some time over the holidays to work on the marmon. here is couple pics. hopefully be on the road this summer.

[sidevalve8ba]

Good for you. That is quite a find!

[DD931]

If you need any help I live in E. Stroudsburg!!

[mercman from oz]

What a neat old Marmon Herrington Ford. Great find, congratulations.

[glennsanders]

That is a solid looking truck, great find.

[47Sooner]

Nice find !

[Marv]

Originally Posted by harvest

a friend called me yesterday and said he knew a guy not far from me who had an old ford truck in the barn he would like to sell due to moving south.i knew the barn cause i pass it on way into town sometimes.never knew the farm had any equipt or trucks around cause i never seen nobody around there in 20-25yrs. anyway,i showed up to meet the older gent and this is what i found and ended up coming home with a really nice old truck.

Why did you leave that pickup there? LOL

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by harvest

bill, that is our 55 ford 1/2 ton we poke around town with. be surprised how many leads you find for rusty iron when your driving rusty iron. lol

Originally Posted by Marv

Why did you leave that pickup there? LOL

As he said in post #17, he already owns that pick-up. DD

[Ken Crans]

Nice find indeed! Love the jailbar grille.

[Graeme / New Zealand]

Yes I have certain fondness for "jailbars". when I was a nipper it's the first v8 truck I can remember. I was suitably impressed as the local fire station had one as a hose truck.

GB

[tinman080]

reminds me of stacking hay bales...lol

[Joe777]

Originally Posted by 38 coupe

That truck looks to be in very good shape for a Marmon-Herrington. Most of those got beat on really hard.

And it was in PA where it must have had at least the occasional salt bath in the winter. Really incredible find!

[harvest]

everything finally in paint!

[Vanspeed]

Curious, why the black fenders?

[harvest]

van, Its my signature. I have a panel that represents the same paint scheme. gotta keep them happy when they are side by side

[mercman from oz]

Your truck is looking mighty fine. It is a real credit to you.

[1929ier]

Nice one...

[GB SISSON]

Pretty obvious this isn't your first rodeo..... Beautiful trucks!

[harvest]

Thank you all for the great compliments. Gibson,I spent my high school years taking up auto body instead of government. Lol. Yeah, I've been in the garage too long. Lol. I restored about 12 farm tractors, 6 jeeps, couple land cruisers, 2 corvettes, 1 bel air, 5 dump trucks, 2 backhoes, 3 forklifts, 5 skidsteers and lots of antique farm implements past 26 yrs. I need a vacation soon before the hands lock up and I can't breathe. Lol. Thanks again ford guys and the best to all your projects. Don't ever say it can't be done, just take one day at a time.

[harvest]

I've got 3 more projects I want to finish/restore. 40 coupe deluxe, 37 1.5t rollback, and a 55f100 and then I'm throwing out anything auto body related .lol

[burnette]

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nice job! wow on the panel!!
i own the jail bar GB posted with the load of hay.

[harvest]

burnette, that is 1 heck of a load of hay. I'm sure I'll be as when my truck is done as happy as the guy waving who stacked that hay!

[harvest]

I stacked a little in my hay day till we lost all our farmers as times changed. I would say there must be around 80 bales on that truck!

[cmbrucew]

We stopped in Minn. at Long Prarrie in July 1977 just in time to bring in the hay. Moose blaes his hay with 3 wires @140 lbs. When I hit my limit Moose's wife told me to drive the tractor she would finish loading the wagon. I was only 35 in 1977.
Bruce

[burnette]

we would do hay to when we were young. but probably more of a nuisance. mr burnette lived maybe 10 miles away ,so never hung around there.

[Joe777]

Really nice work! I'm partial to the big trucks and being that yours is an M/H makes it that much better. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[harvest]

Slowly coming along, I got the glass, mirrors and running lights installed.

[GB SISSON]

SO awesome... Like Joe triple seven, I am into the big trucks. Someday we should meet up for the 35 mph cruise across 3 states....

[harvest]

GB, thank U. That trip sounds great. I would imagine it would take me 3 months on the road to get to that 3 day drive. Lol

[burnette]

wow nice! did your windshield go together good! what kind of clearence lights are you using! really nice!

[harvest]

i had time to blast the bed and get in primer and got the rails painted. Gotta get me some lumber soon I guess.

[harvest]

Originally Posted by burnette

wow nice! did your windshield go together good! what kind of clearence lights are you using! really nice!

Windshield went in pretty good along with the help of dawn dish soap. The clearance lights were aftermarket units I found on eBay

[Bored&Stroked]

Fantastic progress . . . just makes me want to own a 'Big Ford Truck'!

[jim galli]

When I was a kid and didn't know any better I bought a '51 MH half ton. Half ton's are really scarce. We'd get that thing on inclines where the flatty was starving for oil. The usual; wish I had it now! Nice find!

[harvest]

Update on my ford 4x4 marmon. I painted the bed and had time to install the front fenders, running boards, grill and hood. Gonna try and get the jail bars and headlights in next. 😀

[harvest]

Pic of the front fenders and grill

[harvest]

And the hood.

[Bored&Stroked]

Really looking great! I've never been in one of those trucks or even seen the mechanical details. Would love to see one some day . . . they just look really cool to me and I love the paint scheme you're using (to match your stable). Keep up the good work.

B&S

[RalphM]

That is really looking great! Make a hell of a firewood hauler! If I didn't have so many other projects I'd grab up one of those( I know where a pickup and a 1-1/2 ton are).

[harvest]

Thank u members for the nice compliments. I had a rain day yesterday and found time to install the chrome. Hopefully have the flatbed on this weekend.

[harvest]

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another pic

[Bored&Stroked]

I'd sure be stoked at this stage - almost ready to drive it! Make sure you take a video of the debut - we'd all love to "be there" with yah.

D

[harvest]

B&S, Yeah, past few evenings ive been putting time into it.. Being careful, don't wanna make any mistakes. Been stoked at work and waiting to get home to work on her. I will take a video when finished.

[Royal Ryser]

By damn. That is snazzy!

[totto]

Looks GREAT and the "flatbed" will really add "class" to your truck! I have a '34 pickup as well as a '37 1 1/2 ton dump that is getting close to the "finish line"..... just need more time and $$$$.

Henry

[41panelmark]

Looks great!!

[harvest]

Royal,Totto & Mark. Thank u for the comp's. It's been a goal of mine to this truck and to dress it up like so for many years. I have about 750 hrs in it right now with the help of my younger brother. It's been a challenge on hunting correct replacement parts and of course having the time & $ to do this. When it's completed and I take out first ride, I'm gonna go get a steak dinner and a cold one! Today I cut, drilled and mounted all the white oak rough cut boards. It's a heavy bed! Used (9) 1 & 3/4" planks, (2) 3" beams, and 1" rack sides. Next thing To accomplish is installing the dual exhaust, installing the headliner kit, reskinned bench seat, mount the bed,rear lights and knock all the wheels to paint.
AND HOPEFULLY FINISHED!

[rufus39]

Never been a fan of the Jailbar front ends, up until now...That color combination with the added shined up bars just plain 'ol does it for me...I am now a fan..

[harvest]

Some pics of the bed

[harvest]

Deck boards installed

[harvest]

And last pic with the rack sides. This bed took 322 bolts!

[mhsprecher]

Sweet. Great work! I have a jail bar pickup that was done when I got it. I am just working on the stuff that wasn't done right the first time!

A guy in our local club is restoring a 35 stake body. Cool trucks. Your M-H is something special.

[harvest]

Thank you. Show us some pics of your pickup!

Originally Posted by mhsprecher

Sweet. Great work! I have a jail bar pickup that was done when I got it. I am just working on the stuff that wasn't done right the first time!

A guy in our local club is restoring a 35 stake body. Cool trucks. Your M-H is something special.

[harvest]

Pic of the bed coming out of shop

[harvest]

Installing the bed! 😀

[harvest]

Mounted! 👍

[harvest]

Another pic.

[Bored&Stroked]

Fantastic . . . now come to Ohio and take me for a ride in that sucker! LOL

[jim galli]

I recall fondly driving my '51 MH from Los Angeles to Tonopah Nevada and seeing a sign that said Lone Pine 46 mi and thinking to myself, it'll take more than an hour to get there.

[FlatheadTed]

Hey Vest ,Nice truck never see these this side of the pond .Ted

[harvest]

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B&S and Ted, thank u for the comp.

[harvest]

Got the headliner, windlace, bench seat and floor mat installed.