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05-07-2020, 09:58 PM | #1 |
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Prewar Ford V8 pickups
This week I was watching 2 prewar Ford V8 flathead pickups on EBAY #1 a 1938 Ford pickup in Calif in driving condition offered at no reserve was bid up to about $8250 when it was pulled with days to go and marked as sold and #2 a 1941 Ford V8 pickup former senior status with AACA with buy it now price of $27900 was pulled and marked as sold , I guess somebody is still wanting these early prewar Ford V8 pickups !
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05-07-2020, 10:28 PM | #2 |
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I know of one for sale in New Hampshire and I have driven it. Nice old truck ....
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05-07-2020, 10:52 PM | #3 |
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What??? Like there's something NOT to love about them? ok, the enclosed driveline, but that is IT for me......I think a '34 would be my holy grail pickup, but a 33 or 35 would do in a pinch.
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05-07-2020, 11:04 PM | #4 |
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I'd be okay with a 1929 Model A pickup with a flathead v8 stuffed in it.
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Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson) |
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05-08-2020, 07:29 AM | #7 |
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05-08-2020, 07:47 AM | #8 |
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know where a 3/4 restored 40 pick up is in NE for sale. Owner lost interest about 5/6 years ago. knowing him it will be expensive but it is being done correctly. pm if interested
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05-08-2020, 07:52 AM | #9 |
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I got a ‘37 that I Hope I live long enough to finish and drive... Mark
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05-08-2020, 08:04 AM | #10 |
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Working on a 35 BUT if a driver showed up that I could get into and drive with maybe a couple fix ups I could be interested. Mine is a ways off but is all steel and most of the heavy stuff is done. or a 32 5 window trunk model!! kx
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05-08-2020, 09:46 AM | #11 |
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This one is still available:
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249160 I installed a new clutch in Feb. of this year. It just got a fresh NH inspection sticker.
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05-08-2020, 11:29 AM | #12 |
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Pre-war pickups are "great" and fun to drive. They don't go fast but they get you there. Have had my for 50 years and restored it in 2007.
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05-08-2020, 11:56 AM | #13 |
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50 yrs. !!!!...... that’s great!!.... good for you!!....love hearing those stories ....Mark
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05-08-2020, 12:15 PM | #14 |
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Learned to drive in my grandpas '40 Ford pickup on the farm. Wonderful memories!!
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05-08-2020, 09:36 PM | #15 |
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I love my '33.
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05-09-2020, 12:48 PM | #16 |
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You can’t beat and old ford pickup,our 35 goes down the road nice!
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Try to find an unrestored '35 pickup. Glad I found mine when I did.
Edit: Felix, would like to see more pics, engine, etc., if you have them. 1935pu.jpg
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05-09-2020, 04:37 PM | #20 |
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Sure! Here’s some more
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05-09-2020, 04:42 PM | #21 |
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Originally Posted by Hoop
Edit: Felix, would like to see more pics, engine, etc., if you have them. "Sure! Here’s some more" - felix 40
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Very, very nice. '35 Fords have been my favorite since i was a kid. The pickup is, I think, the most beautiful of all the pu's .... personal opinion, of course.
Thank you.
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Nice truck!!...I like the colors!!...what’s the red, white and blue box on the running board?.....Mark
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05-09-2020, 07:26 PM | #24 |
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My good old 37. Original paint, factory demonstrator color scheme. Rare DeLuxe version. Old V8 trucks are like a friendly old dog. You can not help but have positive emotional therapy while driving one. Working on one....well that might be a different story! (p.s. how do you post pictures at full size rather than thumbnails?)
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05-09-2020, 07:37 PM | #25 |
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My 35. On display at the California State Fair a couple of years ago. It is currently in the California Auto Museum in Sacramento. While it is nice to share it with the visitors to the museum, I miss not having it to go on old V8 driving adventures.
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Wow, what a great lineup of early ford trucks! Very nice.
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I bought my barrel nose '39 when I sold my '40 1 1/2 ton flatbed. I wanted a p/u for its drivability over the flatbed. I wasn't initially sold on the looks of a barrel nose but now I wouldn't have anything else. '39 was the first year of hydraulic brakes which is definitely a plus. Another plus in my books is that it isn't a '40/'41. Not that there is anything wrong with them its just seems as if everyone has one or wants one.
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Not only do I love the pickups in these photos, the photos themselves are works of art. An old riveted steel bridge, a train, or a corrugated metal building in the background makes all the difference. A blue tarp rotting off a pile of junk in the background, or a picture including a hammered dodge aspen with one mag wheel can ruin the whole shot. Some of the backdrop on craigslist adds just screams to me "Run Gary, RUN!" This is a great thread. And yeah, that blue 35 is the holy grail.
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Pete, That is funny! Kat
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To me old V8 Ford trucks are special. As a kid in the 50's as our family travelled I searched the side streets, the back yards, the car lots, the farmers fields, the orchards for old V8 trucks. A trip to the Redwoods? A trip to the ocean? My memories were of the cast away, forgotten trucks. My dad and I restored the 35 and the 39 years ago. We did a couple more, including a 40 C.O.E. tow truck and my 37 panel. But to me the ultimate commercial Ford (besides 32-41 Sedan Deliveries) are the 32--34 open cabs. It took me half of my adult life to find one. This is it mocked up. I should gt to work on it but....
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A couple of photos of "Rusty". A daily driver - definitely not a trailer queen.
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51504bat, I love your 39 ,I missed out on one a while back, would love to have one someday..
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GB SISSON, Its pretty sad ,the old steel bridge our 35 is pictured with is gone, It was removed last month. I guess the township couldnt pay for necessary repairs, A local farmer moved it to his property so I wont be traveling over it in the the old truck. Im glad I took pics when I did...
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If we're tooting the horns of the barrel nose...….
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Well Im still driving [almost] everyday ; )
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My first old ford V8 pickup almost 30 years ago
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