1944 Ford Dump Truck

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Model A Eric

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Truck has G.I. Bed.
Family owned for many years. Clear title.
Save it from the crusher.
Has not run for a few years.
 

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Model A Eric said:
Truck has G.I. Bed.
Family owned for many years. Clear title.
Save it from the crusher.
Has not run for a few years.
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Interesting, it has a war time steering wheel. I know Ford did make some trucks during the war, but they are relatively rare. It appears to be civilian from the get-go judging by the gauges, as the military bound trucks would, I believe, have the round standard military gauges. Is there any holes for the single bar headlight guard in the fenders? The military trucks would have had those, but not the civvies.
 
I just saw an operator's manual for the 1944 Ford truck on e-pay about a week ago or so. I bid on it but didn't win the bid. My grandad didn't have to buy any trucks during the war but starting in 1944 the Government allowed a number to be made for agricultural use and for civilian transportation relief for the food production industry. They were plain as you cound get but they were civilian production. I did get an April 1945 operator's manual for a Ford comercial car (pick up) and they did start production of those also for the agricultural and food production industry so the folks at home could still eat. The war in Europe was about over and the Military was already starting to cancel contracts for military vehicles since they had produced a fair amount of surplus from 1942 through 1944.

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Military contract ,civilian-cab trucks were ID'd as G8T models. I have '40 version. Some of the late ones had 6-hole budd wheels {same as the GMC\Chev combat types}. Also Merc, Ford V8s and Sixes for engines. Good trucks. Newc {Oregon}
 
Is it too early to have the dataplates fastened inside the glovebox lid? That would be convenient & informative. Right corner of the dash, is that a blinker switch cobbed up, if so why not mounted conventionally, gov't wisdom? Front wheel in pic. looks suspiciously like a stretch ring. Could be a decent C&C pull off the bed & wscrub off the moss.
 
Ford did in fact make civilian trucks during the war. I had a 1945 commercial that I bought in 1978. The serial # prefix was 59C (I believe) but I don't remember the rest of it. I did alot of research at the time because everyone I talked to said "Ford didn't make any vehicles for civilial use during the war".
From what I remember there were no civ trucks made in 1943, a limited few in 1944, and a slightly higher number made in 1945.
 
Newc said:
Military contract ,civilian-cab trucks were ID'd as G8T models. I have '40 version. Some of the late ones had 6-hole budd wheels {same as the GMC\Chev combat types}. Also Merc, Ford V8s and Sixes for engines. Good trucks. Newc {Oregon}
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If it were a G8T made in 44, I'm pretty sure it would have the military round gauges. It would also have the single bar headlight guard, or at least the holes for it.
 
1952henry said:
Interesting, it has a war time steering wheel.
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A buddy just parted out a '45 big truck like this with the same wheel. I got everything from wheel to box from him, but I'm trying to figure out where to get rebuild parts for the steering box. Is it the same as the '42-'47 1/2-ton steering box?
 
no big truclk is different, shaft is longer for sure and the rest is bigger, I have several big trucks from 1940. try joblot in ny, I believe I have an extra nos or nosr steering parts, no bearings, if you need them
 
THe cargo body looks like one from a WW II 1-1/2 ton Chevy 4x4's. A rare body these days. Most of the 1-1/2 ton Chevy's were bought up by gas stations and made into wreckers. THey sold the bodies or scrapped them. Any WW II restorer would love to have that body. I believe the Ford's the Gov. bought under contract had rack bodies or cab and chassis. And since these trucks stayed stateside, they didn't need the G.I. guages. The best way to see if the steering wheel, etc.. were legit, you'd need to find a copy of the QM parts book to look them up. Alot of time has passed since 1944.
 
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