1936 pickup bed

Does anyone know if the 36 beds came with rope tie down hooks on the side rails? My truck has them. Not sure if they were an option or someone added them. They are mounted under the side rail with carriage bolt heads showing inside the rails.

Roger
 
I replaced the oak boards on the underside, then made a piece of plywood to cover the original steel topside.
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When I took my wife to her first V8 club show in Gettysburg a couple of years ago, she asked what people carry in those beautifully restored or over-restored pickup beds? I told her they carried pillows! We still laugh about that.

My jailbar has a beautiful bed. I picked up some used appliances in it, but I put some moving blankets in first!
 
rbdrake said:
Does anyone know if the 36 beds came with rope tie down hooks on the side rails? My truck has them. Not sure if they were an option or someone added them. They are mounted under the side rail with carriage bolt heads showing inside the rails.

Roger
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I haven't seen them on the beds I've handled. They likely were owner mods.
 
The 8' tonner beds were wood plank with bed strips. I will be re-doing my fourth one this spring. Painted steel bed strips and painted boards. That's how they came through. My jailbar half ton has a pretty nice steel floor in it which will still be there when my wife posts the auction notice.
 
The stake side ford script beds, like my 37 has were wood and metal strip, and the rear fenders have channels for the bed to run through. Ford did it both ways!
 
Just in case anyone else is interested.... Mack DOES make the stamped steel bed flooring. $350 for it, which I think is reasonable. The problem, however, is it requires freight shipping....around $300 to NW GA. Also, there is a $125 crate fee added, so a total of around $775(Whew!!!) to me. In contrast, Mack's oak wood/stainless strip bed kit is $390 + UPS shipping(around $100 to NW GA).

Might be worth going to pickup the steel flooring if I go with it. It's around 8.5 hours 1 way. I have some things to think about I guess.
 
kehughes said:
Just in case anyone else is interested.... Mack DOES make the stamped steel bed flooring. $350 for it, which I think is reasonable. The problem, however, is it requires freight shipping....around $300 to NW GA. Also, there is a $125 crate fee added, so a total of around $775(Whew!!!) to me. In contrast, Mack's oak wood/stainless strip bed kit is $390 + UPS shipping(around $100 to NW GA).

Might be worth going to pickup the steel flooring if I go with it. It's around 8.5 hours 1 way. I have some things to think about I guess.
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FWIW: I made drawings of the wood bed boards and the wood subframe needed when I built my '38 box. If you are into wood working you can make your own. Just need to purchase the wood locally and order out the metal strips and bolts.
 
Thank heavens that in America a person can create a vehicle that pleases them. I have the best of both worlds. A stock appearing steel bed floor (in my Mack Hils reproduction bed). However, I love varnished wood, too. So I went with a Bruce Horkey "Show Deck" in rock maple. This is because I need to carry a box to lock up "stuff" when I'm on the road. I didn't want to drill holes in the steel bed so I installed the tie-down runners from Macs to allow me to attach the box and my directors chair when I go to shows. This way there is a removable wood deck that pleases me. (Never have been and never will be a drugstore cowboy.)
 

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