35 or 36 pickup ?
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JM 35 Sedan
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Wire wheels are typical of '35, but these things can be switched around. If you take toeboards/transmission cover off, check serial number at top of bell on transmission. This can give month/year of manufacture if someone has not changed that trans. over the years. Members here like Lawson Cox and Brendan from Santa Rosa can tell you for sure what year this PU is. Get her roadworthy and have fun!! Welcome to Fordbarn.
Karl Wescott
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The cab is 1935 (defined windshield post).
Lawson Cox
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With the distinct angle at the junction of the cowl and A pillar, it is definitely early 35. That angle was "rounded out" sometime between March and May of 35. I don't have my notes before me at this moment.
Correct hood, grill and wheels for 35.
Nice truck. Enjoy.
Correct hood, grill and wheels for 35.
Nice truck. Enjoy.
Lawson Cox
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Found my notes on the 35-36 pickup book:
Our research to date has not uncovered a specific date for this change in the A Pillar design but it appears that approximately mid way in the 1935 production year, i.e. May-June. Several major changes were made to this area of the cab cowl assembly (50-810520), dash (50-810710), front body pillar (50-810940/1) (50-810910/1) during this period. While the 34 pickup had drains in the corners of the windshield opening, apparently this feature was overlooked in early 35 design and production. Research at the archives indicates that drains were added to the pickup cab and panel delivery windshield openings on or about 6/21/35. Inspection of several 35 cabs seems to bear this out. Rubber hose or tubing was attached to the nipple in the drain hole and run down the side of the cab, behind the upholstery panels, and out the bottom of the cab.
Other marked differences in the two years include, but are not limited to, the hood side panels, the number and positioning of the louvers, the location of the ornaments on the hood side panels, restyled grill, restyled bumpers and bumper arms, body pin stripe and wheels, with the 36 having the new “wide five” bolt pattern, stamped steel wheels with a 10.25 inch bolt pattern. Sadly, to the writers, gone forever are the stylish welded wire spoke wheels with 5 on 5.5” bolt pattern.
The various differences in 35 and 36 will be discussed more fully hereinafter.
Lawson
Dave/Green Bay
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Lawson: Are you going to publish the research on the 35-36 pickup trucks that you collected? To bad the early V8 Club pulled the plug on your project.
Dave/Green Bay
Dave/Green Bay
Sid the Maineiac
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Welcome to the Fordbarn ! You will find there are a lot of people who genuinely like to help with good info in regard to your project.Best of luck with it.Walt Dupont is the man to talk to if you need help rebuilding your motor and lives in Gardiner. Best to you for helping save another good old Ford!
Lawson Cox
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The book is on life support, gasping for air, but still hanging in there.
JM 35 Sedan
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Based on the picture, it looks like a great save to me. Many of those old PU's had a rough life and took much abuse during their youthful years. Many have also been street rodded. If it were mine, i would keep it as original/stock as possible and drive it! Good luck!
alanwoodieman
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mechanically repair it, make it safe (brake floaters, if not already converted to hydraulic), reliable (build engine, check out trans and rear end, steering, springs, etc and then go have some fun with it. this way you won't have to worry about a few scratches! I have a friend who has a 35 just like I mentioned.
BlueSunoco
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After the Early Ford V-8 Club pulled that stunt, I pulled my support never re-joined and don't intend to. That was pretty low of them to do that. I was really looking forward to buying that book and they really put it to Lawson Cox.
ford38v8
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Do you make a habit of making judgements by hearing only one side of the story? Not that I know all the facts either, but I'm sure the club would not have pulled their support of the book had there not been good reason to do so. These matters are fully discussed and voted on by the full Board of Directors in open session, nothing underhanded, no vendettas. Nothing against you either, but your statement is pretty strongly worded for one who hasn't all the facts, don't you think?
Alan Simpson, former Director, EFV8CA
Lawson many thanks to you and Jerry for the information you have collected so far, and for sharing your discoveries with us. I sincerely hope your book is published.
The EFV8 Club's treatment of yourself and Jerry was very shabby indeed. As you know I wrote a letter to the President, (with copies to) Office bearers and Directors. My letter set out in detail the facts as I understood them, and reasons why the decision to abandon the book was made in error. I reasoned with the Board, and pleaded a case for reinstatement, I also suggested a method of how the reinstatement could be achieved, and how the expense of publication and distribution amortised and justified. And, not to put to fine a point on it; I also questioned their decision with a moral argument, asking what author could ever trust the Club again? And, how could the membership have faith in a club that treats two senior members (that it commissioned to write a book) with such cavalier disregard, and insult them so, by not even offering an explanation or an apology.
The response, as they say, was sadly lacking. Zip, Nada, Nought, Zero.
Not even a curt 'We are in receipt of your letter, we disagree.'
So with their timid heads in the sand, the words of Herman Melville come to mind, from Moby Dick, Ahab is taunting the White Whale.
"I laugh and hoot at ye, ye cricket players, ye pugilists, ye deaf
Burkes and blinded Bendigoes! ...No, ye've knocked me down,
and I am up again, but ye have run and hidden. Come forth from
behind your cotton bags!"
KiWinUS
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So Alan ..... "Please" give us the facts ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brendan
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this is a photo of my 36 pickup, it is a old work truck. it is in good mechanical shape. I have done a lot of work to it to get it there. it is a good driver on back roads and around town . if you just rebuild what you have you will have a good truck also. oh what I see in your photos its a 35 all the way
