Recent content by 53F100Jeffie

For Sale: 1948 Ford F1 truck bench seat. Upholstery by Del Sol in Syracuse, NY. Great condition.

Good luck with your truck. The latest Early Ford V8 club magazine has a story on the restoration of a 42 Ford fire truck. Looks much like yours. It is from Canadaigua, N.Y. originally. Great story.

Peter, You have a beautiful ride there. My father in law has a 40 Coupe with the original Flattie. He bought it at Hershey around 1988, came from an estate in Oklahoma. Had less than 20k on the clock. The car is still a Peach! In my opinion, the 40 is the most beautiful car Ford ever made...

Pretty Scary, lesson learned!!!

I saw a 1940 Ford Shine runner at the AACA car show in Hershey last October. If memory serves, it had a Caddy V8 and a lot of spring help. An interesting part of Americana, I guess this is where Junior Johnson got started driving, before NASCAR.... Jeff :D

I had a fan blade come off on my 48 F1, which had a 51 Merc motor in it at the time. Went right through the hood. Scared the crap out of the kids and I. I am very wary of standing next to a running motor now. I hope you find out what cause this. Good Luck! Jeff:confused:

I am 5'10 and I fit in my 53 rather nicely. Short compared to some of you guys. I could wear a fedora in my truck and not touch the top of the cab. My truck has a split bench from a Ford car, and may sit a little lower than a truck bench seat. I have read the article on the 53 on...

My Father in laws restored 56 on the right, my 53 original on the left.

Great video!

http://www.junkyardartist.com/

I watched that last night. I also watched another hour and a half's worth. Watching him drive Steve McQueen's Jaguar XKSS was way cool. Watching a multimillion dollar car go down the highway is unbelievable. :cool: Jeff

I believe she was employed by the Farm Bureau to photograph the Depression, out west. Her work is outstanding. Another Depression Era Photographer I like is Russell Lee. The Pietown New Mexico series, (1940) is great. I am a Ophthalmic Photographer and my dad worked for Kodak in...

Very Nice! My wife and I rode in her father's 1931 Model A Roadster. What a great day. We were married July 4th, 1992. Congratulations!

Thanks for the Information. Love to hear more about these old workhorses! My truck has teeth in the grill which I believe is a Deluxe Cab. It has two door locks, sun visors.

Just to add the Stu's answer, the 53 was a newly designed truck, called the F100. The F1 was the first Ford redesigned product after WW2. It was built from 1948-52. The first three years had little design changes, 1951 and 52 had a new front end design. The 53 had a driverized cab, a...