The Ford Barn

Pilot31135 · 09-01-2017, 03:13 PM

Well she hasn't seen sunshine for quite a while, and although she's still not finished; she starts, runs, drives and stops all on her own!!

"Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

Graeme / New Zealand · 09-01-2017, 03:50 PM

Grouse!

GB

flatford8 · 09-01-2017, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Graeme / New Zealand

Grouse!

GB

First thing... I dont understand this comment???
Second... I love that thing!!... Wind 'er up and let 'er whistle Bubby!!... where are ya? I may gave some parts.... Mark

Graeme / New Zealand · 09-01-2017, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by flatford8

First thing... I dont understand this comment???
Second... I love that thing!!... Wind 'er up and let 'er whistle Bubby!!... where are ya? I may gave some parts.... Mark

Gotcha!

....."grouse" = cool : late 60's early 70's "hippy era" saying

From the Urban Dictionary on the web

TOP DEFINITION
grouse
Word heard mostly in Australia's 2nd largest city, Melbourne meaning something wonderful, amazing.
"Kangaroos are grouse, mate!"

So it's probably a Aussie/kiwi thing...sorry for the confusion

GB

flatford8 · 09-02-2017, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Graeme / New Zealand

Gotcha!

....."grouse" = cool : late 60's early 70's "hippy era" saying

From the Urban Dictionary on the web

TOP DEFINITION
grouse
Word heard mostly in Australia's 2nd largest city, Melbourne meaning something wonderful, amazing.
"Kangaroos are grouse, mate!"

So it's probably a Aussie/kiwi thing...sorry for the confusion

GB

Ok... I get it now. Up here a Grouse is a woodland game bird. People say "gross" meaning disgusting. That's what made me confused.
Where's GBSISSON?.....I can't believe he'd let a big truck post go by without commenting. Great looking truck... Mark

Ford Freak · 09-01-2017, 03:59 PM

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Pretty !!

Seth Swoboda · 09-01-2017, 04:09 PM

Nice. What kind of bed are you going to put on it? What are you gonna haul?

Pilot31135 · 09-01-2017, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

Nice. What kind of bed are you going to put on it? What are you gonna haul?

Probably a wooden rack body. Not gonna haul much of anything, mostly for show.

"Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

Brendan · 09-03-2017, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

Nice. What kind of bed are you going to put on it? What are you gonna haul?

a F-1 woud look kool back there!

Seth Swoboda · 09-05-2017, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brendan

a F-1 woud look kool back there!

Indeed it would.

cmbrucew · 09-01-2017, 05:00 PM

Beautiful, I like trucks.
Bruce

Vintage Copper 47 · 09-01-2017, 05:12 PM

Beautiful truck... except the color... LOL.. not my truck, I have no say..

Pilot31135 · 09-01-2017, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Vintage Copper 47

Beautiful truck... except the color... LOL.. not my truck, I have no say..

And what color did you paint your truck?

"Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

Vintage Copper 47 · 09-03-2017, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pilot31135

And what color did you paint your truck?

"Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

Got Me THERE!
My 1944.. is o.d. green.. sadly not in my possession anymore but still being used/displayed in Pennsylvania..

Pilot31135 · 09-04-2017, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Vintage Copper 47

Got Me THERE!

My 1944.. is o.d. green.. sadly not in my possession anymore but still being used/displayed in Pennsylvania..

Well that's a shame you don't have the truck anymore. I sold my 1949 Ford business Coupe when my kid was born. I really didn't need to sell and now I realize I should have been more patient and kept it. As to color (you'll love this) my F8 paint code actually decoded to Meadow Green. I originally planned to go with that color, but after searching every square inch of metal I could find no meadow green. After talking to some experts, I was told it was not unusual to pull a truck off the line before paint and send it out in primer. Once the owner took possession, the owner would have it painted in proprietary colors of the business or in this case, the fire departments color of choice. So in the end I settled for ford Candy Apple Red single stage polyurethane from Summit Racing.

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corvette8n · 09-01-2017, 05:26 PM

Great looking big truck, are you going to put a dump body on it? Keep the pictures coming.

Pilot31135 · 09-01-2017, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by corvette8n

Great looking big truck, are you going to put a dump body on it? Keep the pictures coming.

No I don't think a dump body. I think I'll stick to a wooden rack body.

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Pilot31135 · 09-01-2017, 05:26 PM

Here it is in a quick video.
https://youtu.be/zB7x_d4iu9E

"Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

tubman · 09-01-2017, 05:56 PM

I know Ford big trucks used Lincoln engines; does this one have the new OHV or still the 337? I like it a lot either way!

Pilot31135 · 09-01-2017, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tubman

I know Ford big trucks used Lincoln engines; does this one have the new OHV or still the 337? I like it a lot either way!

It has the original 317 y block.

"Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

09-01-2017, 03:13 PM	#1
Pilot31135 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Maine Posts: 109	1952 Ford F8 Well she hasn't seen sunshine for quite a while, and although she's still not finished; she starts, runs, drives and stops all on her own!! "Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

09-01-2017, 03:50 PM	#2
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	Re: 1952 Ford F8 Grouse! GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

09-01-2017, 03:59 PM	#6
Ford Freak Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Pittsford NY. USA Posts: 1,096	Re: 1952 Ford F8 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Pretty !!

09-01-2017, 04:09 PM	#7
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: 1952 Ford F8 Nice. What kind of bed are you going to put on it? What are you gonna haul?

09-01-2017, 05:00 PM	#11
cmbrucew Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North of sandy ago, CA. Posts: 2,064	Re: 1952 Ford F8 Beautiful, I like trucks. Bruce __________________ Works good Lasts long time

09-01-2017, 05:12 PM	#12
Vintage Copper 47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: The sleepy San Fernando Valley Posts: 394	Re: 1952 Ford F8 Beautiful truck... except the color... LOL.. not my truck, I have no say.. __________________ WALT "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". "Old enough for the experience & too young to know better"

09-01-2017, 05:26 PM	#16
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,952	Re: 1952 Ford F8 Great looking big truck, are you going to put a dump body on it? Keep the pictures coming.

09-01-2017, 05:26 PM	#18
Pilot31135 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Maine Posts: 109	Re: 1952 Ford F8 Here it is in a quick video. https://youtu.be/zB7x_d4iu9E "Are you ignorant or apathetic? I don't know and I don't care."

09-01-2017, 05:56 PM	#19
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,319	Re: 1952 Ford F8 I know Ford big trucks used Lincoln engines; does this one have the new OHV or still the 337? I like it a lot either way! Last edited by tubman; 09-01-2017 at 06:25 PM.